Anthony O.
@anthonyoz.bsky.social
Free jazz/fire music/free improvisation saxophonist.
Outraged aesthete.
Frustrated stand-up comedian.
Outraged aesthete.
Frustrated stand-up comedian.
"It's just music, it's trying to play clean and looking for the pretty notes."
June 28, 2025 at 9:12 PM
"It's just music, it's trying to play clean and looking for the pretty notes."
It is Sun Ra Arrival Day!
Le Sony'r Ra, born Herman Poole Blount, May 22, 1914 – May 30, 1993.
Le Sony'r Ra, born Herman Poole Blount, May 22, 1914 – May 30, 1993.
May 22, 2025 at 9:03 AM
It is Sun Ra Arrival Day!
Le Sony'r Ra, born Herman Poole Blount, May 22, 1914 – May 30, 1993.
Le Sony'r Ra, born Herman Poole Blount, May 22, 1914 – May 30, 1993.
Salutations to Jimmy Lyons, who died on this day in 1986 - a great alto saxophonist, he extended the influence of bebop into uncharted territories, both in his very underrated solo work and his lengthy tenure with Cecil Taylor.
Jimmy Lyons, December 1, 1931 – May 19, 1986.
Jimmy Lyons, December 1, 1931 – May 19, 1986.
May 19, 2025 at 7:37 AM
Salutations to Jimmy Lyons, who died on this day in 1986 - a great alto saxophonist, he extended the influence of bebop into uncharted territories, both in his very underrated solo work and his lengthy tenure with Cecil Taylor.
Jimmy Lyons, December 1, 1931 – May 19, 1986.
Jimmy Lyons, December 1, 1931 – May 19, 1986.
Of course, every accusation is a confession, a kind of hideous self-portrait.
Always remember that when you witness trolls going around signalling their non-existent virtues.
I have learnt this through direct and bitter personal experience - but, for all that, it was a lesson well worth learning.
Always remember that when you witness trolls going around signalling their non-existent virtues.
I have learnt this through direct and bitter personal experience - but, for all that, it was a lesson well worth learning.
April 24, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Of course, every accusation is a confession, a kind of hideous self-portrait.
Always remember that when you witness trolls going around signalling their non-existent virtues.
I have learnt this through direct and bitter personal experience - but, for all that, it was a lesson well worth learning.
Always remember that when you witness trolls going around signalling their non-existent virtues.
I have learnt this through direct and bitter personal experience - but, for all that, it was a lesson well worth learning.
Crocus Behemoth has left the building.
David Lynn Thomas, June 14 1953 - April 23 2025.
David Lynn Thomas, June 14 1953 - April 23 2025.
April 24, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Crocus Behemoth has left the building.
David Lynn Thomas, June 14 1953 - April 23 2025.
David Lynn Thomas, June 14 1953 - April 23 2025.
It is International Romani Day.
We persist, we survive.
We persist, we survive.
April 8, 2025 at 9:15 AM
It is International Romani Day.
We persist, we survive.
We persist, we survive.
Tomorrow evening - the inaugral ZEN JERK event took place on April 9th last year, so come along and celebrate our (slightly early) first birthday.
April 7, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Tomorrow evening - the inaugral ZEN JERK event took place on April 9th last year, so come along and celebrate our (slightly early) first birthday.
HBD to Cecil Taylor - born on this very day back in 1929.
In a class of his own, essentially - he was, literally, peerless.
Cecil Percival Taylor: March 25, 1929 – April 5, 2018.
In a class of his own, essentially - he was, literally, peerless.
Cecil Percival Taylor: March 25, 1929 – April 5, 2018.
March 25, 2025 at 11:51 AM
HBD to Cecil Taylor - born on this very day back in 1929.
In a class of his own, essentially - he was, literally, peerless.
Cecil Percival Taylor: March 25, 1929 – April 5, 2018.
In a class of his own, essentially - he was, literally, peerless.
Cecil Percival Taylor: March 25, 1929 – April 5, 2018.
HBD to gnarly old Lou, born on this very day back in 1942 - exposure to his music altered the whole trajectory of my life. Nothing was the same afterwards.
Lewis Allan Reed: March 2, 1942 – October 27, 2013.
Lewis Allan Reed: March 2, 1942 – October 27, 2013.
March 2, 2025 at 8:33 AM
HBD to gnarly old Lou, born on this very day back in 1942 - exposure to his music altered the whole trajectory of my life. Nothing was the same afterwards.
Lewis Allan Reed: March 2, 1942 – October 27, 2013.
Lewis Allan Reed: March 2, 1942 – October 27, 2013.
Ornette, Monterey Jazz Festival, 1960.
Photo by Jerry Stoll.
Photo by Jerry Stoll.
February 17, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Ornette, Monterey Jazz Festival, 1960.
Photo by Jerry Stoll.
Photo by Jerry Stoll.
Mr. Burroughs, born on this day in 1914.
"Exterminator lady. You need the service?"
William Seward Burroughs II: February 5, 1914 – August 2, 1997.
"Exterminator lady. You need the service?"
William Seward Burroughs II: February 5, 1914 – August 2, 1997.
February 5, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Mr. Burroughs, born on this day in 1914.
"Exterminator lady. You need the service?"
William Seward Burroughs II: February 5, 1914 – August 2, 1997.
"Exterminator lady. You need the service?"
William Seward Burroughs II: February 5, 1914 – August 2, 1997.
Mr. Joyce, the great artist of the word, of language, born on this very day in 1882.
James Augustine Aloysius Joyce: 2 February 1882 – 13 January 1941.
Joyce in Paris, 1937.
Photo by Josef Breitenbach
James Augustine Aloysius Joyce: 2 February 1882 – 13 January 1941.
Joyce in Paris, 1937.
Photo by Josef Breitenbach
February 2, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Mr. Joyce, the great artist of the word, of language, born on this very day in 1882.
James Augustine Aloysius Joyce: 2 February 1882 – 13 January 1941.
Joyce in Paris, 1937.
Photo by Josef Breitenbach
James Augustine Aloysius Joyce: 2 February 1882 – 13 January 1941.
Joyce in Paris, 1937.
Photo by Josef Breitenbach
