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There have been many live streamed concerts since the lockdown began, but the first I’ve tuned into was this morning’s duo con...

This morning I tuned into James Wylie’s podcast featuring music from Iran. I know next to nothing about Iranian music and foun...

After another early morning round of Steve Cournane’s Dancing Queen kicked off week 3 of the pandemic lockdown. Then it was o...

From May 10, 1973, Stan Getz takes Down Beat's "Blindfold Test." Dan Morgenstern tests Getz with tracks by Chick Corea, Dexter...

Not long after discovering the music Lee Konitz, I picked up Alone Together  (Blue Note) featuring Konitz alongside Charlie Haden and Brad M...

It was sad news to hear of Kenny Wheeler's passing yesterday. Around 2000, when I was hunting out everything Lee Konitz, I discovered Wh...

It's been a while since added to this series of the blog. Here are the previous entries - Kings of Swing , Kind Of Blue , Charlie Parke...

Haden @ Jazz Middelheim August 2009 photo by Guy Van de Poel The web is alive with tributes to Charlie Haden and I felt it was necessa...

Lee Konitz with Strings: An Image (reissued on Lee Konitz Meets Jimmy Giuffre ) Last semester I took a class about “West Coast/Cool/Th...

It has been a while since I last checked in. Here are a few albums that have been making the rounds. When I stumbled upon ...

I lifted this questionnaire straight from bassist  Ronan Guilfoyle 's blog Mostly Music  (he adapted it slightly from Ethan Iverson ...