Been digging “Peperina” by Seru Giran today. Fascinating. (Brace for deep dive).
#commuterelief #music #musicsky
Last AM commute before spring break has “Thrust” as the soundtrack. Paul Jackson is a beast. Three great concerts coming to a greater Boston near you next week.
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New Bruno Mars album is awesome. Serious 70s throwback.
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New Pat Metheny album “Side Eye III+” for #commuterelief this AM. Awesome.
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The new U2 song inspired a listen to “War” for #commuterelief this AM. Great record.
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Tigran Hamasayan’s new album “Manifeste” is thunderous. Also, today is Bandcamp Friday, FYI. #commuterelief #music #musicsky #jazzmusic #jazzsky
Twice through the newest Miguel Zenon album “Vanguardia Subterránea: Live at The Village Vanguard” for #commuterelief recently. Incredible, start to finish.
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Loving Zorn’s Bagatelles Vol 5, featuring the Kris Davis Quartet. Drew Gress sounds great.
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Starting 2026 #commuterelief off with the new A$AP Rocky mixtape, “LIVE.LOVE.A$AP”.
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Kris Davis’ new album, “The Solastagia Suite” for #commuterelief this morning. What a fascinating work! Parts Bartok, Crumb and Penderecki, with gorgeous piano playing interspersed.
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Starting and ending the day with Stevie Wonder. “Music of My Mind” for #commuterelief this evening.
#music #musicsky #steviewonder
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Here we go - first presentation of 2026 requires Stevie Wonder for #commuterelief - I think his “Signed, Sealed, Delivered” is overlooked. Check the whole thing out sometime. #awesome #steviewonder #berklee #berkleecollegeofmusic #music #musicsky
First AM #commuterelief of the last week of the semester is John Scofield’s incredible trio date, “Shinola”.
#blistering #livemusic #jazzmusic #music #musicsky #jazzsky
Totally digging the new Rosalía album “LUX” for #commuterelief this morning.
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A peaceful morning with Gary Burton and Keith Jarrett for #commuterelief. I love the way Burton plays on “In Your Quiet Place”, especially.
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Yes. This morning’s #commuterelief started with Alice Cooper and ended with Barbara Streisand. #facts #music #musicsky
Loving “Setting Standards: New York Sessions” by Keith Jarrett, Gary Peacock and Jack DeJohnette for #commuterelief this morning. They still sound amazing, even 40 years later!
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Digging the new Leon Thomas project, “Pholks” for #commuterelief this morning. Great one!
#leonthomas #music #musicsky
Morphine’s “Cure for Pain is an excellent cure for commute, aka #commuterelief this morning.
#morphine #cureforpain #music #musicsky
Heading into Friday with Sergio Santos for #commuterelief (WOW), getting ready for an awesome presentation/concert in West Stockbridge on Saturday.
#musiceducation #jazzeducation #doublebassist #holisticbassist #music #musicsky #jazzmusic #jazzsky
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Did not plan to listen to The Beatles for #commuterelief this morning, but here we are. Rubber Soul is the second best album of theirs. Still, darn good. #music #musicsky
A body in motion stays in motion until they get to the gig. #currentmotto
Racing to Medford Public Library for a presentation/concert with Sheryl Bailey and Yoron Israel. 6:30pm - see you there!
Eberhard Weber for #commuterelief
#livemusic #musiceducation #doublebassist #holisticbassist
PM #commuterelief is Joni Mitchell’s “Hissing of Summer Lawns”. Stuck on Edith and the Kingpin because it has my favorite of her lyrics:
His eyes hold Edith
His left hand holds his right
What does that hand desire
That he grips it so tight
#music #musicsky
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1/Preparing for the biggest week of the semester: next week. Five gigs! See below for some details.
George Russell’s Riverside recordings for #commuterelief this morning.
#livemusic #jazz #jazzmusic #music #musicsky #jazzsky
PM #commuterelief is Michael Brecker’s incredible debut solo album. Of the personnel, only Metheny is still with us: RIP to these masters. Also, Charlie Haden’s solo on The Cost of Living is perfection.
#charliehaden #doublebassist #jazzbass #jazzsky #jazzmusic #music #musicsky
Pretty interesting PM #commuterelief today, thanks to a friend’s recommendation: Lewis’s Taylor’s eponymous album.
#lewistaylor #music #musicsky
Thinking about the new trio I am in, debuting Nov 6 at the Mad Monkfish (link below, presales matter) and listening to Chick Corea’s “Three Quartets” for inspiration. Man, that’s an incredible record.
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Digging the new Tame Impala record, “Deadbeat” for #commuterelief this AM. #music #musicsky
PM #commuterelief is a blast fro the past - checking out John Patitucci, Omar Hakim, Michael Brecker, et al on the Tommy LiPuma produced album “The Language of Life” by Everything but the Girl.
#everythingbutthegirl #music #musicsky
Very cool. Enjoyed it on the PM #commuterelief - it’s fun to hear these songs that I otherwise know so well, but under such different circumstances. Very very well done! Thanks for sending.