The introduction to the vibes book is live and free on the publisher’s website! dukeupress.edu/good-vibes-o...
Good Vibes Only: Phenomenology and the Biopolitics of Algorithmic Legitimation
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Gary Kennedy
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Former chronicler of jazz lives. Not sure what happened.
Fantastic interview. Two amazing young musicians who can say, "We don't think of theory...We just follow literally our ears, like what sounds good and what feels right." www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGLF...
Are These Two The Future Of Music?
YouTube video by Rick Beato
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Very pleased to have written notes for this cracking 2CD live album from Nucleus due out in September. Find out more here: burningshed.com/nucleus_live...
I'm thinking about running an undergraduate class on indie music in the spring. Please recommend any readings you find essential! And thanks!
A very nice review of John Tilbury: At Home by @clivepaget.bsky.social The 4-CD box set is released by the consistently excellent label Another Timbre. www.theguardian.com/music/2026/j...
John Tilbury: At Home album review – an eclectic and extraordinary treasure trove
The great interpreter of Morton Feldman and a towering figure of experimental music signs off with four discs of intimate, revelatory recordings
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Perfect first line of a short story: "So I bought a little city (it was Galveston, Texas) and told everybody that nobody had to move, we were going to do it very gradually, very relaxed, no big changes overnight."
Look Bluesky. I insist. Stop what you're doing. Read this now. It's like nothing else. Trust me. You won't regret it.
The Guardian@theguardian.com · 2d agoDriver jailed for four years after faking brake failure on motorway
Once you get past the clickbait title, this is the best explanation of pedal steel I've ever seen www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIoA...
This Instrument Is the Sound of Spongebob
YouTube video by Rob Scallon
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2/2 Women messing w/ men's heads du jour #2: Salome shows up at dinner w/ head of John the Baptist. Tasty! By Juan de Flandes, 1496.
Transcribing some Coltrane on Mr. Day and dude, concert F#? Ugh. youtu.be/8iTLJnVd5uE?...
Mr. Day
YouTube video by John Coltrane - Topic
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If you're looking for a good podcast on jazz this one out of Australia hosted by American bassist Eric Ajaye is great. The latest episode is on Jack Dejohnette. www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
Jazz Legends: Jack DeJohnette - ABC listen
Jack DeJohnette was a titan of modern drumming. In fact, more than that, he was a masterful multi-instrumentalist, performing both behind the drums and, on occasion, at the piano. Discover his incredi...
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Happy Birthday to Roscoe Mitchell! One of the most artistically ruthless (in the best way imaginable) musicians of all time.
cowsarejustfood@cowsarejustfood.bsky.social · last yr.it's roscoe mitchell's birthday and as is tradition i must post one of my all-timer dogs on album covers
I'm going through Downbeats from 20+ years ago, when all the labels were reissuing remastered versions of their deep catalog on CD for like $10-12. Now we can get many of those same albums again, but only on vinyl and only if we want to pay 3-4x the price. The early aughts were good for jazz nerds.
Benny Goodman and his Orchestra live at Carnegie Hall 1938 rocks harder than 80% of all the music that came after, at least up till the MC5. youtu.be/zQ_C9aOKJ-8?...
Benny Goodman & His Orchestra 1/16/1938 "Sing Sing Sing" Gene Krupa, Harry James | Carnegie Hall
YouTube video by thecrippledrummer
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Ned Raggett@nedraggett.bsky.social · 5d agoThe way the history of pop was warped by boomer criticism/historiography into a hard dividing line between a supposed glop past and Elvis-and-everything-after with a rock focus was a massive reductive mistake that is still playing out.
Jazz OTD: On August 3, 1964, Wayne Shorter recorded "Juju" - one of his truly great Blue Note albums, showcasing his skill as a composer as well as improviser - with McCoy Tyner (p), Reggie Workman (b), and Elvin Jones (d). #jazzsky
Twelve More Bars To Go (Rudy Van Gelder 24 Bit Mastering/1999 Digital Remaster)
YouTube video by Wayne Shorter - Topic
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Nursery Cryme, Foxtrot, Selling England by the Pound
Mia Murphy 🏳️⚧️@miamurphy.com · 4d agoWhat's the best three album run from a band? (the correct answer is Moving Pictures, Signals, and Grace Under Pressure by Rush, but I'm excited to learn second place)
Harvey Pekar was one of the first underground comix artist that came up alongside R. Crumb and this Kickstarter to preserve his life's work only has 7 backers (counting me)! Kick a few dollar in if you can.
Fortmax Headroom@hwhall.bsky.social · 3d agoThis seemed like it was worth boosting. www.kickstarter.com/projects/735...
‘Black is Beautiful: The Kwame Braithwaite Story’ shines light on photographer who documented Black expression timesofsandiego.com/arts/2026/07...
'Black is Beautiful: The Kwame Braithwaite Story' shines light on photographer who documented Black expression
The documentary, screening at MOPA, part of the San Diego Museum of Art in Balboa Park, explores Kwame Braithwaite's long life and career.
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if you were ever gonna subscribe to the kevin drumm bandcamp now would be a good time (it's always a good time) to be overwhelmed by it's ludicrous, voluminous riches kevindrumm.bandcamp.com/subscribe
now playing [cd - Esoteric ECLEC32939] (the "finally getting around to this one" edition] info: www.cherryred.co.uk/isotope-upwa...
Jazz OTD: John Zorn's great Masada quartet (with trumpeter Dave Douglas, bassist Greg Cohen, and drummer Joey Baron) recorded their eighth studio album Het (ח) on August 1, 1996. Rigorous, creative, and endlessly surprising. Here's the full album. #jazzsky
John Zorn • Masada - Het (1997) Full Album
YouTube video by Lucas Ferreira
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This is a dark album for dark times. Without words, 'The Rest Is My Ghost' not only conveys so much, but provokes so much thought and speaks on so many levels... auralaggravation.com/2026/07/30/l... @room40.bsky.social @rarelyunable.bsky.social #AuralAggravration
Lawrence English – The Rest Is My Ghost
Room40 – 7th August 2026 Christopher Nosnibor Lawrence English is an artist who invariably creates works imbued with insight and purpose, with concept and theoretical grounding in the contemplative…
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I wrote about Bach's Cello Suites for Alisa Weilerstein's recital at this year's Edinburgh International Festival. I particularly enjoyed revisiting the story of Pablo Casals finding a copy of the pieces in a charity shop and reigniting their popularity. Do have a read www.eif.co.uk/news-and-blo...
Get to Know Bach’s Cello Suites: from Obscurity to Eternity | Edinburgh International Festival
Re-discovering the Bach Cello Suites in a Charity Shop? Read on to discover the history of one of the greatest composers of all time, and what to listen fo
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NOT NOW, CANNIBALISTIC JELLYFISH WITH A VANISHING ANUS
Odd This Day@oddthisday.bsky.social · 5d agoRoses are red Sinner plays tennis
Julian Priester started playing with Sun Ra in his teens and has kept that daring spirit through eight decades as a sideman, bandleader, and educator. https://bit.ly/4w1TQ4D
Trombonist Julian Priester elevated mainstream jazz with avant-garde soul - Chicago Reader
Julian Priester started playing with Sun Ra in his teens and has kept that daring spirit through eight decades as a sideman, bandleader, and educator.
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So beautiful to hear Bird's saxophone ring out so clearly on this awesome recording. Always grateful for this sound.
Mark Stryker @markstryker.bsky.social · 7d agoOne of Charlie Parker’s greatest studio sessions took place on this day 73 yrs ago, 7/30/53. Confirmation/Now’s The Time/I Remember You, multiple takes of Chi Chi, an A-flat blues. I learned these solos as a kid. Beautifully balanced, swinging trio: Haig/Heath/Roach. www.youtube.com/watch?v=82kS...