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We Are Living in a ‘ChatGPT Flyer Pandemic’

"Hey if this is your flyer, I’m not going, I’m not donating, I’m not sharing. Don’t ask me."

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Nate Chinen @natechinen.bsky.social · last mo.

#TunesOnTuesday shares "My Country," which I wrote in a burst of inspiration on the morning of July 4 this year. #songwriting #songwriter #july4th ohljazz.com/2026/07/07/t...

Tunes on Tuesday: My Country

Why this tune? Once in a rare while, inspiration strikes and there’s no choice but to follow it. That happened to me on the morning of July 4, when we celebrated the 250th anniversary of the …

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As you were, America. youtu.be/eKlL5X0iuEI?...

The Star Spangled Banner (Live at Newport Jazz Festival 1958)

YouTube video by Louis Armstrong - Topic

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T'ruah: The Rabbinic Call for Human Rights@truahrabbis.bsky.social · last yr.

Shabbat shalom! Here's a song for this week's Parashat Pinchas, celebrating the story of the five daughters of Zelophehad who asserted their rights to their father's inheritance. "What About Us" #torah #JewSky youtube.com/shorts/h8tLQ...

What About Us (Parashat Pinchas)

YouTube video by Oren Levine

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(M)oral Torah: In a world full of Pinchases, be the daughters of Zelophehad. "Curiosity and 'being right' stand in tension with each other," writes Rabbi Pamela Wax for Pinchas. Then, when the time comes to respond, do so with both strength of conviction and integrity. Full text: buff.ly/lVxcWGa

PoPville @popville.bsky.social · last mo.

“The State Fair isn’t the only show on the Mall. Check out the Smithsonian Folklife Festival.” www.popville.com/2026/07/stat...

“The State Fair isn’t the only show on the Mall. Check out the Smithsonian Folklife Festival.” - PoPville

"Dear PoPville, The Smithsonian folklife festival has moved indoors to the Arts and Industries building, a Victorian exhibition hall - artisans like Hawk Henries (shown above performing on Native flut...

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#TunesOnTuesday marks USVI Emancipation Day (July 3) and US Independence Day (July 4) with "Be Free" written by me and Ardamus for the Lucky So & Sos in DC. #emancipationday #independenceday #JazzSky ohljazz.com/2026/06/30/t...

Tunes on Tuesday: Be Free

Why this tune? In honor of this week’s celebration of Emancipation Day in the US Virgin Islands and US Independence Day, I’m sharing “Be Free,” a song I wrote back in 2018 f…

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Darcy James Argue@darcyjamesargue.com · last mo.

Magnificent performance by Cécile McLorin Salvant with a powerful arrangement by @darcyjamesargue.com Wait for what she does with the last note!

New video: Cécile McLorin Salvant singing Stephen Sondheim’s “Being Alive.” I wrote this arrangement as a soliloquy for Cécile, and this incredible one-shot one-take video by Ebru Yildiz fully embraces that vision. youtu.be/PYNOEvYHMFs?...

A celebration of power pop from the editors at @bandcamp.com - reminding me that I'm actually a big fan of the style. Yes I'm one of those "people who can name 20 Fountains of Wayne songs without naming that one" daily.bandcamp.com/features/pow...

Why Power Pop is the Sound of Now

A new wave of bands are reaching for the ringing of six strings, the thwack of real drums, and a melody sung straight from the heart.

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250 to 250 @250to250.bsky.social · 2mo ago

#TunesOnTuesday (a day late this week) shares a song from the Dave Frishberg book. "You Would Rather Have the Blues" speaks to me. Sometimes "when things are looking up, I'm looking down" #JazzSky #jazzsong #frishberg ohljazz.com/2026/06/24/t...

Tunes on Tuesday: You Would Rather Have the Blues

Why this tune? This week’s tune comes from the songbook of the late great Dave Frishberg, a brilliant pianist and songwriter who passed away in 2021. If you’re of a certain age, you&#82…

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@repstaceyplaskett.blsky.social is the first person in a territory to be named a Ranking Member of a Select Committee and is serving her 6th term as a delegate to the House of Representatives from the U.S. Virgin Islands. #250to250

Trip Kirkpatrick @triplingual.myatproto.social · 2mo ago

Posting #TunesOnTuesday a day late - I'm singing a standard for a change, the lovely "Day By Day" by Alex Stordahl and Paul Weston with lyrics by Sammy Cahn. Trying to put my voice lessons to good use. #JazzSky #jazzstandard ohljazz.com/2026/06/16/t...

Tunes on Tuesday: Day By Day

Why this tune? This week’s tune “Day By Day” is a popular song from 1945 written by Alex Stordahl and Paul Weston with lyrics by Sammy Cahn. Frank Sinatra and Jo Stafford recorded…

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TIL it's also Jaki Byard's birthday today, so until noon EDT and in the other gaps, you are encouraged to put some of his work in your ears. Why not "Out Front" as mentioned by @davidleheny.bsky.social some time ago? blacksky.community/profile/did:... #JazzSky

Trip Kirkpatrick@triplingual.myatproto.social · 2mo ago

Today's Erroll Garner's birthday, so as announced, WKCR will be playing his works 12–3p amd 6–9p (EDT) today. Come for the "Misty," stay for all the great jazz piano beyond it. 89.9FM / wkcr.org / mobile radio apps #JazzSky

Don Berryman @donberryman.bsky.social · 2mo ago

#LunchtimeLP Jazz pianist Jaki Byard was born 104 years ago today. He recorded To Them-To Us in 1981 in Milan.for Soul Note records. solo playing original tunes along with standards and inventive pop song interpretations. Highly recommend.

Oren Levine@ohljazz.com · 2mo ago

I found this story thanks to @miriamanzovin.bsky.social 's insightful (and delightful) commentary on the parsha. If you don't know her work you're missing out! www.instagram.com/reel/CuVNxLE...

#TunesOnTuesday shares another #Torah tune for Parashat Pinchas. "What About Us" tells the tale of the five daughters of Zelophehad who successfully petitioned to inherit their father's share in the Promised Land even though he didn't leave a male heir. #JewSky ohljazz.com/2026/06/09/t...

Nate Chinen @natechinen.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Tunes on Tuesday: What About Us

Why this tune? This week’s tune is an update of my Torah Tune for Parashat Pinchas (Numbers 25:10-30:1). It tells the story from Numbers 27 about the five daughters of Zelophehad, who success…

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RIP James Blood UImer. My obit for NPR Music.

James Blood Ulmer, avant-garde electric guitarist and singer, has died at 86

The fearless free-funk and jazz artist, a student of Ornette Coleman's Harmolodics concept, followed his unorthodox path to a singular five-decade career.

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#TunesOnTuesday goes back to my Torah Tunes project with "On the March Again," a song for this week's portion Beha'alotcha (Numbers 8:1-12:16) inspired by the Israelites' joourney across the desert #torah #JewSky ohljazz.com/2026/06/02/t...

Tunes on Tuesday: On the March Again

Why this tune? For this week’s tune, I’m, going back to my ongoing Torah Tunes project with a song for this week’s portion, Beha’alotcha (בְּהַעֲלֹֽתְךָ֙). The song was insp…

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#TunesOnTuesday shares a short musical celebration of the Caribbean roots of the great Sonny Rollins, who we lost this week on May 25. A medley of two Caribbean tunes he recorded: "Hold Em Joe" and "St. Thomas." ohljazz.com/2026/05/26/t... #JazzSky #jazzpiano #solopiano #sonnyrollins

Tunes on Tuesday: Hold Em Joe / St. Thomas

Why this tune? This week’s tune is a tribute to the life and work of the “saxophone colossus” Sonny Rollins, who passed on May 25. He recorded over 60 albums as a leader and compo…

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Marisa Kabas@marisakabas.bsky.social · 3mo ago

@marisakabas.bsky.social makes a clear case that generative AI is an attack on our agency. I like to think that my weekly posts of (AI-free) songs to LinkedIn are a small counter to the endless AI boosterism over there

NEW — My first true foray into AI haterdom is about how those of us not convinced by AI’s inevitability are a real constituency worthy of a voice. Give it a read:

Thanks to the Today Explained podcast from @vox.com for the shout-out to St. Croix and Buck Island in their excellent May 19 episode about the Transportation Secretary's road trip www.vox.com/today-explai... #stcroix #usvi

Today, Explained podcast

Today, Explained is Vox’s daily news explainer podcast. Hosts Sean Rameswaram and Noel King will guide you through the most important stories of the day. You can listen to it, and more Vox podcasts, h...

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#TunesOnTuesday shares an updated version of my song "We Hate the Same Way," on the list for an album I'm recording this fall! #songwriting #songwriter #JazzSky ohljazz.com/2026/05/19/t...

Tunes on Tuesday: We Hate the Same Way

Why this tune? I wrote the first version of this week’s tune in January as part of my song-a-day challenge. I found inspiration in a column by Miss Manners we read in the Washington Post, whe…

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#TunesOnTuesday shares a new version of my surprise hit "The Last Banana." 🍌 It was a thrill to share it with the Cast Party audience in NYC! ohljazz.com/2026/05/12/t... #JazzSky #songwriter #songwriting #bananas

Tunes on Tuesday: The Last Banana

Why this tune? I wrote “The Last Banana” a couple of years ago, and have been performing it at live shows and open mics for about a year. I have shared it with appreciativeaudiences in …

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