Gary Kennedy
@jazzsnob99.bsky.social
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)
as a reminder for fans of specialist discographies this site has access to pdf versions of Jan Evensmo's work(s). www.jazzarcheology.com
JazzArcheology.com
Your Guide to the Treasures of Vintage Jazz
www.jazzarcheology.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:40 PM
as a reminder for fans of specialist discographies this site has access to pdf versions of Jan Evensmo's work(s). www.jazzarcheology.com
now playing [cd - Commodore/GRP 314-543 271-2]
info: www.discogs.com/release/6034...
info: www.discogs.com/release/6034...
November 25, 2025 at 2:32 PM
now playing [cd - Commodore/GRP 314-543 271-2]
info: www.discogs.com/release/6034...
info: www.discogs.com/release/6034...
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"This show is a digitized cassette of a concert from September 23, 1980.
Recorded Live at Ryles, Boston, MA
The only time this group played together: Paul Motian drums, Charlie Haden bass, Pat Metheney guitar, Julius Hemphill saxophone"
sound isn't great but it's worth more than one listen
Recorded Live at Ryles, Boston, MA
The only time this group played together: Paul Motian drums, Charlie Haden bass, Pat Metheney guitar, Julius Hemphill saxophone"
sound isn't great but it's worth more than one listen
jazzcloset.blogspot.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:09 PM
"This show is a digitized cassette of a concert from September 23, 1980.
Recorded Live at Ryles, Boston, MA
The only time this group played together: Paul Motian drums, Charlie Haden bass, Pat Metheney guitar, Julius Hemphill saxophone"
sound isn't great but it's worth more than one listen
Recorded Live at Ryles, Boston, MA
The only time this group played together: Paul Motian drums, Charlie Haden bass, Pat Metheney guitar, Julius Hemphill saxophone"
sound isn't great but it's worth more than one listen
now playing [cd - Fresh Sound/New Talent FSNT 112]
Gerald Cleaver (d), Mat Maneri (viola), Ben Monder (g), Craig Taborn (org & keyb), Reid Anderson (b), Andrew Bishop (cl, ss, ts)
DL: freshsoundrecords1.bandcamp.com/album/adjust
CD: www.freshsoundrecords.com/gerald-cleav...
Gerald Cleaver (d), Mat Maneri (viola), Ben Monder (g), Craig Taborn (org & keyb), Reid Anderson (b), Andrew Bishop (cl, ss, ts)
DL: freshsoundrecords1.bandcamp.com/album/adjust
CD: www.freshsoundrecords.com/gerald-cleav...
November 25, 2025 at 1:46 PM
now playing [cd - Fresh Sound/New Talent FSNT 112]
Gerald Cleaver (d), Mat Maneri (viola), Ben Monder (g), Craig Taborn (org & keyb), Reid Anderson (b), Andrew Bishop (cl, ss, ts)
DL: freshsoundrecords1.bandcamp.com/album/adjust
CD: www.freshsoundrecords.com/gerald-cleav...
Gerald Cleaver (d), Mat Maneri (viola), Ben Monder (g), Craig Taborn (org & keyb), Reid Anderson (b), Andrew Bishop (cl, ss, ts)
DL: freshsoundrecords1.bandcamp.com/album/adjust
CD: www.freshsoundrecords.com/gerald-cleav...
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'The Harp' by Augusta Savage, US sculptor associated with the Harlem Renaissance. Her sculpture was displayed at the 1939 World's Fair in New York City #womensart
November 25, 2025 at 5:49 AM
'The Harp' by Augusta Savage, US sculptor associated with the Harlem Renaissance. Her sculpture was displayed at the 1939 World's Fair in New York City #womensart
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A terrifically detailed conversation between @lonesomereader.bsky.social and Mircea Cărtărescu on YouTube, on the occasion of Vol. 1 of Blinding being published by Penguin.
My review of the novel was in The Irish Times on Saturday and will be online in a day or two.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6m8...
My review of the novel was in The Irish Times on Saturday and will be online in a day or two.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6m8...
A deep dive into the most challenging book I’ve ever read with Mircea Cartarescu
YouTube video by Eric Karl Anderson
www.youtube.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:33 PM
A terrifically detailed conversation between @lonesomereader.bsky.social and Mircea Cărtărescu on YouTube, on the occasion of Vol. 1 of Blinding being published by Penguin.
My review of the novel was in The Irish Times on Saturday and will be online in a day or two.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6m8...
My review of the novel was in The Irish Times on Saturday and will be online in a day or two.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6m8...
good morning [cd - Verve 831 270-2 (orig: MGV-8205)] (the "I bought this when I was 25. I was not ready for it." edition]
info: www.discogs.com/release/5001...
info: www.discogs.com/release/5001...
November 25, 2025 at 1:07 PM
good morning [cd - Verve 831 270-2 (orig: MGV-8205)] (the "I bought this when I was 25. I was not ready for it." edition]
info: www.discogs.com/release/5001...
info: www.discogs.com/release/5001...
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Against critical sobriety 🙃
November 25, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Against critical sobriety 🙃
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Happy Birthday to my dear friend Bev Bevan, pictured here along with Geezer, Ian and myself in 1983. Hope you're having a great day mate. - Tony
November 25, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Happy Birthday to my dear friend Bev Bevan, pictured here along with Geezer, Ian and myself in 1983. Hope you're having a great day mate. - Tony
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Alison Knowles (29 April 1933–29 October 2025)
At The Wire website, Irene Revell reflects on the life and work of Fluxus co-founder Alison Knowles, who died in October
www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/t...
At The Wire website, Irene Revell reflects on the life and work of Fluxus co-founder Alison Knowles, who died in October
www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/t...
Alison Knowles (29 April 1933–29 October 2025) - The Wire
Irene Revell reflects on the life and work of Fluxus co-founder Alison Knowles, who died in October
www.thewire.co.uk
November 24, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Alison Knowles (29 April 1933–29 October 2025)
At The Wire website, Irene Revell reflects on the life and work of Fluxus co-founder Alison Knowles, who died in October
www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/t...
At The Wire website, Irene Revell reflects on the life and work of Fluxus co-founder Alison Knowles, who died in October
www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/t...
apropos of nothing: youtu.be/WWnLsib9vOs?...
Caravan (Instrumental)
YouTube video by Randy Weston - Topic
youtu.be
November 25, 2025 at 2:24 AM
apropos of nothing: youtu.be/WWnLsib9vOs?...
John Abercrombie, John Scofield, George Mraz, Peter Donald recorded 1982/83.
more info: www.discogs.com/release/2375...
more info: www.discogs.com/release/2375...
Solar - YouTube
youtube.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:55 AM
John Abercrombie, John Scofield, George Mraz, Peter Donald recorded 1982/83.
more info: www.discogs.com/release/2375...
more info: www.discogs.com/release/2375...
apropos of something else: youtu.be/M2HJj02rmJs?...
It's All Forgotten Now
YouTube video by Al Bowlly - Topic
youtu.be
November 25, 2025 at 1:53 AM
apropos of something else: youtu.be/M2HJj02rmJs?...
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Not sure who needs to know this, but Bradford Red Light District is currently free to dl from the Whitehouse bandcamp. The 33 min Pt 2 (Pt 1 isn't as interesting, and isn't even a walk round Bradford, it's London) is one of the most accidentally stunning pieces of sound art ever recorded. [short 🧵:
Bradford Red Light District, by Whitehouse
2 track album
susanlawly.bandcamp.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Not sure who needs to know this, but Bradford Red Light District is currently free to dl from the Whitehouse bandcamp. The 33 min Pt 2 (Pt 1 isn't as interesting, and isn't even a walk round Bradford, it's London) is one of the most accidentally stunning pieces of sound art ever recorded. [short 🧵:
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Beauvoir starts off The Ethics of Ambiguity showing how the entire history of Western philosophy is an attempt to offload the hard work of making decisions in ambiguous & arbitrary circumstances onto supposedly 'rational' systems - having chatbots think for you is effectively the same thing
November 24, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Beauvoir starts off The Ethics of Ambiguity showing how the entire history of Western philosophy is an attempt to offload the hard work of making decisions in ambiguous & arbitrary circumstances onto supposedly 'rational' systems - having chatbots think for you is effectively the same thing
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Do I know anyone at like WIRED or some other venue that would be interested in a pitch for this?
With 2026 around the corner, I wanna pitch a like 3-5k word feature on the Telecom Act of 96 and what's happened to music and media in the 30 years since then, that's also kinda filtered thru my experience as a music writer who is also class of 96.
November 24, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Do I know anyone at like WIRED or some other venue that would be interested in a pitch for this?
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Amongst the shite on Youtube, there are jewels. Love this channel exploring all the globe's different stringed instruments. This one is magical.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=h812...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=h812...
Qanun
YouTube video by The Stringdom
www.youtube.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Amongst the shite on Youtube, there are jewels. Love this channel exploring all the globe's different stringed instruments. This one is magical.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=h812...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=h812...
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November Grove Music Online update. @academic.oup.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:41 PM
November Grove Music Online update. @academic.oup.com
now playing [cd - Columbia/Legacy CK 48531]
November 25, 2025 at 12:29 AM
now playing [cd - Columbia/Legacy CK 48531]
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Hope Dad has his motoring gloves on.
November 24, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Hope Dad has his motoring gloves on.
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And when Alexander saw the breadth of his domain, he wept, for there were no more worlds to conquer, Charlie Brown
November 24, 2025 at 7:27 PM
And when Alexander saw the breadth of his domain, he wept, for there were no more worlds to conquer, Charlie Brown
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Being vulgar isn’t the goal of roasting. EARNING CAMARADERIE IS THE POINT. You display the empathy to accurately asses others’ vulnerabilities, the craft to make fun at them without destroying underlying respect for their humanity, and you earn satisfaction of earning their esteem.
November 24, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Being vulgar isn’t the goal of roasting. EARNING CAMARADERIE IS THE POINT. You display the empathy to accurately asses others’ vulnerabilities, the craft to make fun at them without destroying underlying respect for their humanity, and you earn satisfaction of earning their esteem.
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Just the Commonwealth of Virginia shipping in PFAS from Maryland since they have regulations and we don't.
Biosolids, derived from waste, can be converted to agricultural fertilizer. By using it, farmers in Virginia may be unknowingly spreading toxic chemicals on their land that could end up in crops and the state’s waterways, researchers and community members say. virginiamercury.com/2025/11/24/v...
Virginia communities push back against sewage sludge on agricultural land as PFAS concerns grow • Virginia Mercury
As worry mounts about health risks from exposure to ‘forever chemicals,’ Virginia communities push for testing and limits for biosolids.
virginiamercury.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Just the Commonwealth of Virginia shipping in PFAS from Maryland since they have regulations and we don't.
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Got the furnace serviced today and the guy asked about carbon monoxide detectors so it’s a good day to share my favorite reason for ensuring your CO detectors are fully functional as the winter approaches:
Carbon monoxide is never funny, but one of my best friend’s CO alarm went off at about 11pm after a particularly cold OU-Texas weekend Saturday.
They had had their roof replaced and the vent of their HVAC was not reconnected to the outside air so when the heater kicked on CO just flooded the attic
They had had their roof replaced and the vent of their HVAC was not reconnected to the outside air so when the heater kicked on CO just flooded the attic
November 24, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Got the furnace serviced today and the guy asked about carbon monoxide detectors so it’s a good day to share my favorite reason for ensuring your CO detectors are fully functional as the winter approaches:
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If you're at all interested in how culture & politics intertwine, check out this thread about the connections between South African music & the South African anti-apartheid struggle. Includes a 1970 broadcast from the ANC's Radio Freedom. And some very cool music. 👇🏽
i fact-checked this beautiful piece about South Africa's exiled jazz musicians: www.parapraxismagazine.com/articles/lik...
Like Deepening Thunder into Our Hearts — Parapraxis
Sounding South African Exile Francis Gooding
www.parapraxismagazine.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:32 PM
If you're at all interested in how culture & politics intertwine, check out this thread about the connections between South African music & the South African anti-apartheid struggle. Includes a 1970 broadcast from the ANC's Radio Freedom. And some very cool music. 👇🏽