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Writer, movie-watcher, jazz-listener, fascism-loather. Dad.
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Jazz OTD: Tenor saxophonist and composer led his band Veneration for the atmospheric, moody "Hopes and Dreams," recorded November 28-29, 2007. #jazzsky
Wayne Escoffery and Veneration - The Face I Love
YouTube video by Jazz Everyday!
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November 28, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Jazz OTD: Tenor saxophonist and composer led his band Veneration for the atmospheric, moody "Hopes and Dreams," recorded November 28-29, 2007. #jazzsky
Happy birthday Gigi Gryce!
Gigi Gryce – alto saxophone
Donald Byrd – trumpet
Wade Legge – piano
Wendell Marshall – bass
Art Taylor – drums
Released - 1957
Recorded - March 7, 1957
Reeves Sound Studios, New York City
Label - Riverside
Producer - Orrin Keepnews
#jazzsky
Gigi Gryce – alto saxophone
Donald Byrd – trumpet
Wade Legge – piano
Wendell Marshall – bass
Art Taylor – drums
Released - 1957
Recorded - March 7, 1957
Reeves Sound Studios, New York City
Label - Riverside
Producer - Orrin Keepnews
#jazzsky
Gigi Gryce And The Jazz Lab Quintet - Jazz Lab Quintet (1957) (Full Album)
YouTube video by Jazz Time with Jarvis X
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November 28, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Happy birthday Gigi Gryce!
Gigi Gryce – alto saxophone
Donald Byrd – trumpet
Wade Legge – piano
Wendell Marshall – bass
Art Taylor – drums
Released - 1957
Recorded - March 7, 1957
Reeves Sound Studios, New York City
Label - Riverside
Producer - Orrin Keepnews
#jazzsky
Gigi Gryce – alto saxophone
Donald Byrd – trumpet
Wade Legge – piano
Wendell Marshall – bass
Art Taylor – drums
Released - 1957
Recorded - March 7, 1957
Reeves Sound Studios, New York City
Label - Riverside
Producer - Orrin Keepnews
#jazzsky
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They'll build a statue to the first reporter who tells this old dumbass to eat shit on camera
“You’re a stupid person” — Trump lashes out at a reporter who presses him on the fact that the suspected DC shooter was actually thoroughly vetted before he was let in the US from Afghanistan
November 28, 2025 at 1:50 AM
They'll build a statue to the first reporter who tells this old dumbass to eat shit on camera
Everyone made pie
November 28, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Everyone made pie
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A bit too on the nose for thanksgiving
ICE DETAINED MARILYN. Fuck these people. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
‘Northern Exposure’ actor gave ICE agents in Redmond her tribal ID. They called it ‘fake,’ she says
Indigenous actor Elaine Miles of "Northern Exposure" was detained by ICE at a Redmond bus stop. When she showed them her Tribal ID, they told her it was fake.
www.seattletimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 5:26 PM
A bit too on the nose for thanksgiving
Morning jam #jazzsky
Blood Quantum (Nəwewəčəskawikαpáwihtawα)
YouTube video by Mali Obomsawin - Topic
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November 27, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Morning jam #jazzsky
Happy birthday Wilber Morris!
David Murray – tenor saxophone, bass clarinet
Henry Threadgill – alto saxophone
Bobby Bradford – trumpet
Lawrence "Butch" Morris – cornet
Craig Harris – trombone
Curtis Clark – piano
Wilber Morris – bass
Steve McCall – drums
#jazzsky
David Murray – tenor saxophone, bass clarinet
Henry Threadgill – alto saxophone
Bobby Bradford – trumpet
Lawrence "Butch" Morris – cornet
Craig Harris – trombone
Curtis Clark – piano
Wilber Morris – bass
Steve McCall – drums
#jazzsky
Flowers for Albert
YouTube video by David Murray - Topic
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November 27, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Happy birthday Wilber Morris!
David Murray – tenor saxophone, bass clarinet
Henry Threadgill – alto saxophone
Bobby Bradford – trumpet
Lawrence "Butch" Morris – cornet
Craig Harris – trombone
Curtis Clark – piano
Wilber Morris – bass
Steve McCall – drums
#jazzsky
David Murray – tenor saxophone, bass clarinet
Henry Threadgill – alto saxophone
Bobby Bradford – trumpet
Lawrence "Butch" Morris – cornet
Craig Harris – trombone
Curtis Clark – piano
Wilber Morris – bass
Steve McCall – drums
#jazzsky
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Jazz OTD: A half-century ago today, Weather Report (at the time: Wayne Shorter, Joe Zawinul, Alex Acuña, Alphonso Johnson, and Chester Thompson) recoded this, among several tracks from their November 27, 1975 performance at The New Victoria Theatre in London. Happy Thanksgiving, folks! #jazzsky
Directions / Dr. Honoris Causa (Live)
YouTube video by Weather Report - Topic
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November 27, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Jazz OTD: A half-century ago today, Weather Report (at the time: Wayne Shorter, Joe Zawinul, Alex Acuña, Alphonso Johnson, and Chester Thompson) recoded this, among several tracks from their November 27, 1975 performance at The New Victoria Theatre in London. Happy Thanksgiving, folks! #jazzsky
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I need everybody to read this and understand what’s going on. These are spouses of US citizens in the country legally. They have entry clearance and green cards, they’ve passed background checks and have no criminal records. ICE is taking them anyway.
Gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Green Card Interviews End in Handcuffs for Spouses of U.S. Citizens
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:40 PM
I need everybody to read this and understand what’s going on. These are spouses of US citizens in the country legally. They have entry clearance and green cards, they’ve passed background checks and have no criminal records. ICE is taking them anyway.
Gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
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Awful. Trump admin is deporting a 23-year-old NC woman who came here at the age of 14 as an unaccompanied minor. Her father was murdered and mother died of cancer. All she has are two traffic citations, per this report from Charlotte Observer's Dan Kane:
www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politic...
www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politic...
November 26, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Awful. Trump admin is deporting a 23-year-old NC woman who came here at the age of 14 as an unaccompanied minor. Her father was murdered and mother died of cancer. All she has are two traffic citations, per this report from Charlotte Observer's Dan Kane:
www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politic...
www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politic...
I kicked in $36 which is small but what I have available. Join me?
Every year around this time, I ask folks to consider doing something in support of Native people. This year, please join me in supporting the Native Organizers Alliance as they build grassroots power, defend Native voting rights, and equip our people for collective struggle through skill-building.
Donate - Native Organizers Alliance
Supporting organizing and advocacy initiatives for Indigenous justice.
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November 26, 2025 at 6:53 PM
I kicked in $36 which is small but what I have available. Join me?
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The problem with ICE is not that it's targeting people who aren't criminals. The problem with ICE is that it's an unaccountable secret deportation police. It cannot be reformed under a better president. It can be made less terrible, but the instrument of repression remains for the next tyrant.
November 26, 2025 at 5:04 PM
The problem with ICE is not that it's targeting people who aren't criminals. The problem with ICE is that it's an unaccountable secret deportation police. It cannot be reformed under a better president. It can be made less terrible, but the instrument of repression remains for the next tyrant.
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LIBRARIES MAKE BOOKS ACCESSIBLE TO EVERYONE, she shouts, apparently inaudibly
WHY DO THESE "YOU'RE A CLASS TRAITOR" PEOPLE KEEP PRETENDING LIBRARIES DON'T EXIST?
ARE THEY CLASS TRAITORS WHO DON'T BELIEVE IN LIBRARIES?
WHY DO THESE "YOU'RE A CLASS TRAITOR" PEOPLE KEEP PRETENDING LIBRARIES DON'T EXIST?
ARE THEY CLASS TRAITORS WHO DON'T BELIEVE IN LIBRARIES?
Just saw someone claim that authors who want to be paid for their work are "class traitors" because we "only let the wealthy" read our books, and I think I need to go into the woods to scream into the night for a bit.
It's $5, not your first-born child! I need that $5 for health insurance!
It's $5, not your first-born child! I need that $5 for health insurance!
November 26, 2025 at 3:51 PM
LIBRARIES MAKE BOOKS ACCESSIBLE TO EVERYONE, she shouts, apparently inaudibly
WHY DO THESE "YOU'RE A CLASS TRAITOR" PEOPLE KEEP PRETENDING LIBRARIES DON'T EXIST?
ARE THEY CLASS TRAITORS WHO DON'T BELIEVE IN LIBRARIES?
WHY DO THESE "YOU'RE A CLASS TRAITOR" PEOPLE KEEP PRETENDING LIBRARIES DON'T EXIST?
ARE THEY CLASS TRAITORS WHO DON'T BELIEVE IN LIBRARIES?
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Jazz OTD: If you, like me, were familiar with tenor saxophonist Charlie Rouse initially because of his brilliant, deeply attuned tenure with Thelonious Monk, the rhythm and vibe of his wonderful album "Bossa Nova Bacchanal," recorded November 26, 1962, might come as a surprise. #jazzsky
Samba De Orfeu
YouTube video by Charlie Rouse - Topic
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November 26, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Jazz OTD: If you, like me, were familiar with tenor saxophonist Charlie Rouse initially because of his brilliant, deeply attuned tenure with Thelonious Monk, the rhythm and vibe of his wonderful album "Bossa Nova Bacchanal," recorded November 26, 1962, might come as a surprise. #jazzsky
Listening to 69 Love Songs with the 6yo and I think she was under the impression I wrote these songs
November 26, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Listening to 69 Love Songs with the 6yo and I think she was under the impression I wrote these songs
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i think tech and ai positive people are going to be in for a big shock when anti tech and anti ai sentiment becomes a major part of leftwing politics going forward especially as datacenters continue to destroy communities and raise electricity bills
Is this platform still massively against AI or has it moved more towards acceptance?
November 26, 2025 at 5:34 AM
i think tech and ai positive people are going to be in for a big shock when anti tech and anti ai sentiment becomes a major part of leftwing politics going forward especially as datacenters continue to destroy communities and raise electricity bills
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I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
I see some book piracy discourse, and, to make a positive argument in favor of buying books, your marginal ability to influence what books get published and support the careers of writers you like is massive compared to most other forms of media.
November 25, 2025 at 11:07 PM
I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
It would be rad if there were a jazz history walking tour or some such here in Cleveland. #jazzsky
Ghost of Cleveland jazz great Albert Ayler still haunts today’s sounds 55 years after his death
Decades after his mysterious death in New York, jazz great Albert Ayler's specter still looms large over jazz and other genres of music. The Cleveland-born artist is still considered an enigma.
www.cleveland.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:52 PM
It would be rad if there were a jazz history walking tour or some such here in Cleveland. #jazzsky
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My microwave sings a little song when my Hot Pocket is done. Should it have the right to vote?
November 25, 2025 at 8:44 PM
My microwave sings a little song when my Hot Pocket is done. Should it have the right to vote?
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"device hoarding" is a phrase that would have made my grandparents become the Joker
stupid young people, stop buying a new phone every year if you don't want to be broke. wait no, not like that.
November 25, 2025 at 6:28 PM
"device hoarding" is a phrase that would have made my grandparents become the Joker
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“Camera doorbells are social cancer as a technology, breaking down social solidarity and further encouraging people to see strangers with suspicion.”
Christmas is coming, and the Black Friday sales signal we’re in peak gift-buying season.
When you’re picking out gifts for friends and family this year, there’s a whole slew of tech products that are better to avoid. I put together a guide to help you through it.
When you’re picking out gifts for friends and family this year, there’s a whole slew of tech products that are better to avoid. I put together a guide to help you through it.
A tech critic’s guide to holiday gift-giving
Maybe your grandma doesn’t need that Alexa smart speaker
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November 25, 2025 at 5:33 PM
“Camera doorbells are social cancer as a technology, breaking down social solidarity and further encouraging people to see strangers with suspicion.”
Dig *up*, stupid
November 25, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Dig *up*, stupid
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No one at the rap battle will wait for me to type my prompts
November 25, 2025 at 12:24 PM
No one at the rap battle will wait for me to type my prompts
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Jazz OTD: Nearly 30 years after their only previous release, MTB - named for Brad Mehldau (p), Mark Turner (ts), and Peter Bernstein (g) - returned to the studio on November 25-26, 2023 with their original bassist Larry Grenadier and Bill Stewart (d) for the terrific "Solid Jackson." #jazzsky
Angola
YouTube video by Brad Mehldau - Topic
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November 25, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Jazz OTD: Nearly 30 years after their only previous release, MTB - named for Brad Mehldau (p), Mark Turner (ts), and Peter Bernstein (g) - returned to the studio on November 25-26, 2023 with their original bassist Larry Grenadier and Bill Stewart (d) for the terrific "Solid Jackson." #jazzsky
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Jazz OTD: Although they returned to recording/playing with one another 7 years later, the Modern Jazz Quartet recorded what was billed as their final concert on November 25, 1974 at Lincoln Center, and it's exquisite even by the lofty standards of Messrs. Jackson, Lewis, Heath, and Kay. #jazzsky
The Jasmine Tree (Live at Lincoln Center)
YouTube video by The Modern Jazz Quartet - Topic
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November 25, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Jazz OTD: Although they returned to recording/playing with one another 7 years later, the Modern Jazz Quartet recorded what was billed as their final concert on November 25, 1974 at Lincoln Center, and it's exquisite even by the lofty standards of Messrs. Jackson, Lewis, Heath, and Kay. #jazzsky