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Gary Kennedy

@jazzsnob99.bsky.social

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Former chronicler of jazz lives. Not sure what happened.

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Gary Kennedy @jazzsnob99.bsky.social · Aug 13

Guitarist Pat Metheny requests that “fusion” not be used in reference to his music; he prefers the term “Big Wave," explaining: “It's a combination of New Wave and surfing music." ("Potpourri," DownBeat, Vol. 47, No. 2 (Feb. 1980), p. 12)

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Monterey Bay Aquarium @montereybayaquarium.org · 9m

🌊Local fishermen and seafood experts spoke with Monterey Bay Aquarium about the highs and lows of the Pacific bluefin tuna fishery, and how the recovery is supporting new fishing opportunities in California and beyond.

Learn more about this recovery story: mbayaq.co/4oe3M7h

Underwater image of a bluefin tuna swimming swiftly in blue waters.

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Gary Kennedy @jazzsnob99.bsky.social · 4h

oh, of course.

Gary Kennedy @jazzsnob99.bsky.social · 4h

Don't forget about Kenny Clarke on this: soulnote.bandcamp.com/album/pieces...

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Pieces Of Time - YouTube

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David Menestres @abstracttruth.bsky.social · 5h

Max Roach, Abdullah Ibrahim
Streams of Consciousness (1978)

Max Roach and Abdullah Ibrahim - Streams of Consciousness (Full Album)

YouTube video by Bitches Brew

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Gary Kennedy @jazzsnob99.bsky.social · 5h

Thant's fine and understandable. I'll wait and watch for it.

Gary Kennedy @jazzsnob99.bsky.social · 5h

You're welcome. Glad I could help.

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Joanna Pocock @joannapocock.bsky.social · 5h

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Orion Magazine @orionmagazine.bsky.social · 5h

Our love for whales 🤝 your love for whales

The submission window for our Summer 2026 issue about whales and other cetaceans is open! Guidelines and where to pitch are all at the link below.
orionmagazine.org/submission-g...

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Gary Kennedy @jazzsnob99.bsky.social · 5h

Rob, I have a subscription. I've saved interview as pdf but am unable to message you.

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Darcy James Argue @darcyjamesargue.com · 15h

A nice writeup of Secret Society’s recent performance at Drake University by Lucy Matlock for the Times-Delphic, Drake’s student newspaper.

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Darcy James Argue brings renowned jazz to campus - The Times-Delphic

The blaring, brassy sound of an 18-member jazz band filled the auditorium as the audience sat in awe and excitement. Horns resonated throughout the space as the pianist and bassist...

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delrayser @delrayser.bsky.social · 17h

everything is on fire these days, sure, but how is it that 50% of all news stories are not about how I just spent $20 on a bag of store brand coffee at fucking costco

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Oriol Sabaté @malcombowie.bsky.social · 1d

Do not remember having seen this picture before
Jazzsky

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Darcy James Argue @darcyjamesargue.com · 17h

Thanks to Richard Sandomir and the @nytimes.com for this obituary for Jim McNeely. I am glad to see his life and music commemorated in the paper of record.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/a...

Jim McNeely, Innovative Composer for Jazz Big Bands, Dies at 76

www.nytimes.com

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David Menestres @abstracttruth.bsky.social · 18h

Watched Brothers Hypnotic (2014), a documentary on Hypnotic Brass Ensemble. Aside from the banging tunes, it's an interesting look at a non-traditional family strucutre.

Brothers Hypnotic | Family Brass Band | Independent Lens | PBS

Brothers Hypnotic: 8 brothers forged into a band as children by their father, Chicago jazz maverick Phil Cohran, march to their own beat in music business.

www.pbs.org

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jeff @jazyjef.bsky.social · 18h

Excerpt

EXCLUSIVE: Thurston Moore’s New Book on Monumental Free Jazz Recordings - JazzTimes

JazzTimes is thrilled to present the following exclusive excerpt from NOW JAZZ NOW, co-authored by music writer Byron Coley, baritone saxophonist Mats Gustafsson and iconic … Read More "EXCLUSIVE: Thu...

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Gary Kennedy @jazzsnob99.bsky.social · 17h

Arthur Blythe: as; Bob Stewart: tuba; Abdul Wadud: cello; Bobby Battle: dr at the Jazzfestival Berlin, November 1, 1980.

Markus Schöner @schoenermarkus.bsky.social · 1d

Arthur Blythe Quartet Berlin 1980

YouTube video by crownpropeller

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Gary Kennedy @jazzsnob99.bsky.social · 17h

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Abdullah Ibrahim & Larry Appelbaum in Conversation

YouTube video by Library of Congress

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Gary Kennedy @jazzsnob99.bsky.social · 19h

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Chris Robinson @chris-robinson.bsky.social · 19h

My gig at @dukepress.bsky.social rules. I sell translation rights so our books end up translated all over the world, like these books on this table here. Japanese publishers make beautiful hardcovers with ribbon bookmarks, central and eastern European book designers are scary creative. Books are rad

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listening to @living-in-clip.bsky.social · 20h

Gary Thomas - tenor saxophone, flute
Kevin Eubanks - electric guitar
(tracks 1, 5, 6 & 8)
Renee Rosnes - synthesizer, piano
(tracks 2, 3 & 8)
Anthony Cox - bass
(tracks 4, 5, 7 & 8)
Dave Holland - bass
(tracks 1-3 & 6)
Dennis Chambers - drums
(tracks 1–5, 7 & 8)

While the Gate Is Open
Album by Gary Thomas ‧ 1990

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Bird Lives @birdlives1.bsky.social · 20h

Hbd to Abdullah Ibrahim! 🎂 Listening to this 1995 trio gem. Maybe a little less straightahead than my usual 🎹 trio tastes. Nevertheless, involving and lovely. Hbd! 🍷
#jazzsky, #jazz, #nowplaying

Album cover Abdullah Ibrahim Trio, "Yarona"

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Standplaats Kraków @standplaatskrk.pl · Oct 27

teashoesandhair on tumblr:

"Stellar conversation on BBC Wales today"

Caller: I live in America now, since the '80s, but I'm visiting family in Wales this week, and I thought I'd ring in.
Host: Why did you move from Wales to America?
Caller: I actually moved because of a woman.
Host: Who's the lucky lady?
Caller: Margaret Thatcher.

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Farran Smith Nehme @selfstyledsiren.bsky.social · 21h

Ann Sothern with a super-cute white floof dog. I don't have any more information than that, but how much more do we need, really.

Sothern has on a chic little black hat and a fur jacket. She is holding the small(ish) dog. The dog has floppy floof ears, a big black nose, and fur almost covering its eyes.

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Chris Robinson @chris-robinson.bsky.social · 23h

Record collectors: any shop worth hitting up in Frankfurt, Germany?

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Jacob Shamsian @jayshams.bsky.social · 23h

I've been wondering why Dominion Voting Systems suddenly reached settlements with Rudy Giuliani, Sidney Powell, and One America News.

Turns out, it's been purchased by a Republican-owned election tech firm that insisted on it, per Axios.

www.axios.com/2025/10/09/d...

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jeff @jazyjef.bsky.social · 1d

Now Jazz Now: 100 Essential Free Jazz & Improvisation Recordings 1960–80 📕 Neneh Cherry, Joe McPhee, Bryan Coley, Mats Gustafsson & Thurston Moore

December 5 • Ecstatic Peace Library

www.ecstaticpeace.net/now-jazz-now

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Steve Smith @nightafternight.bsky.social · 1d

A different look for @roulettenyc.bsky.social tonight as @bambrooklyn.bsky.social is in the house with ‘Dambudzo’ by nora chipaumire to open this year’s Next Wave festival. #NextWave2025

The Brooklyn concert venue Roulette with chairs cleared out, lights on the walls and ceiling, a video screen over the stage, and a DJ in one corner.

The Brooklyn concert venue Roulette with seats cleared out. Four seated men are visible in silhouette against a video screen, and the room is illuminated with a disco ball.

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