Cannonball Adderley w/Milt Jackson - Things Are Getting Better (via MOG) Cannonball Adderley Quintet - In Chicago (via MOG) Mengelberg/Lacy/Lewis/Gorter/Bennink - Change of Seasons (Music of Herbie Nichols) Mengelberg/Lacy/Lewis/Reyseger/Bennink - Dutch Masters Misha Mengelberg Quartet - Four in One...

John Coltrane Quartet - Crescent John Coltrane Quartet - Dear Old Stockholm Dexter Gordon - Dexter Rides Again (via Spotify) Dexter Gordon - One Flight Up Brad Mehldau - Largo Brad Mehldau - Places Brad Mehldau Trio - Day Is Done Myra Melford Trio - Alive in the House of Saints Trio M (Melford, Dres...

Theo Bleckmann - Hello Earth (The Music of Kate Bush) Theo Bleckmann/Kneebody - Twelve Songs by Charles Ives Eastern Rebellion - (s.t.) (via Spotify) Duke Ellington - Blues In Orbit Jimmy Heath Sextet - The Thumper/The Quota (via Spotify) Sheila Jordan - Jazz Child John McNeil - East Coast Cool Brad...

Ensemble Ambrosius – The Zappa Album Talk Talk – The Colour of Spring Talk Talk – Spirit of Eden Seems I've mostly deserted the jazz/improv side of the shelves. I recently re-bought several Talk Talk CDs that I had previously traded away or had on cassette years ago. I don't think I really apprecia...

I grew up with my mother and grandparents. None of them were big music fans, but my mother did have a thing for Elvis. This was the one record I remember hearing -

Dennis Gonzalez Yells at Eels - Colorado at Clinton Mazolewski Gonzalez Quintet - Shaman Ryan Keberle Double Quartet - (s.t.) Ryan Keberle & Catharsis - Music Is Emotion Frank Kimbrough/Scott Robinson - Afar Bill McHenry - La Peur Du Vide John McNeil/Bill McHenry - Rediscovery John McNeil/Bill M...

Chris McGregor's Brotherhood of Breath - (s.t.) Chris McGregor's Brotherhood of Breath - Travelling Somewhere Bill McHenry - Roses Bill McHenry - Ghosts of the Sun Ken McIntyre - Stone Blues Dave McKenna - A Handful of Stars Jim McNeely Tentet - Group Therapy Thelonious Monk - The Complete Live at t...

I hope he ads a DC-area show eventually.

Susanne Abbuehl - The Gift Ran Blake/Sara Serpa - Aurora Ran Blake/Sara Serpa - Camera Obscura Marc Cary - For The Love Of Abbey Dave Douglas - Be Still Charlie Mariano - Deep In A Dream Warne Marsh Quartet - Ne Plus Ultra Donny McCaslin - Exile And Discovery Ron McClure Sextet - Double Triangle Ter...

I just heard the new Guy Clark recording, "My Favorite Picture of You," and highly recommend it. I also listened again to the latest release by West Texas singer/songwriter Terry Allen, which is really good. It was his first release in 14 years and came out to little fanfare, even less tha...

Here is an updated DC-area list of show. The new additions are Bernard Lyons' dates at The Windup Space in Baltimore, Transparent Productions' dates at Bohemian Caverns, the Atlas Performing Art Center jazz dates plus Henry Threadgill at the Library of Congress - 8/8-11 Terence Blanchard at Blues Al...

Marc Cary - For The Love Of Abbey Ben Goldberg - Subatomic Particle Homesick Blues Charlie Mariano - Savannah Samurai Charlie Mariano - Somewhere, Out There David Murray Infinity Quartet - Be My Monster Love Gary Peacock/Marilyn Crispell - Azure The Swallow Quintet - Into The Woodwork Bonnie Prince ...

Louis Armstrong - Hot Fives & Sevens Vol. 3 (JSP) The Bad Plus - Made Possible (Via Spotify) Andy Bey - The World According to Andy Bey John Hollenbeck - Songs I Like A Lot Tony Malaby/Angelica Sanchez/Tom Rainey - Alive In Brooklyn Vol. 1 Tony Malaby Trio - Adobe Tony Malaby - Tamarindo Tony Ma...

7/12-13 Katy Roberts Quintet (w/Salim Washington) at Twins Jazz 7/13 Henry Kaiser, Anthony Pirog & Friends at An Die Musik (Baltimore) 7/14 Henry Kaiser & Friends at Pyramid Atlantic (Silver Spring) 7/19-20 Etienne Charles at Bohemian Caverns 8/8-11 Terence Blanchard at Blues Alley 8/9 Chick...

Bill Frisell - Disfarmer Bill Frisell - Big Sur Steve Kuhn/Steve Swallow/Joey Barron - Wisteria Fred Lonberg-Holm Trio - Other Valentines Fred Lonberg Holm Trio - Terminal Valentine Joe Lovano - From The Soul Joe Lovano - Rush Hour Joe Lovano - Trio Fascination Mario Pavone - Trio Arc Dave Stryker -...

1977 - Heart with opening act Rick Derringer