Category: Music
The Abstract Truth – Rodrigo Amado, Kent Kessler, & Paal Nilsson-Love
Helen Gillet, Will Thompson, & Doug Garrison @ The Broadside

Tonight I went to hear my fist live performance since March. It was at The Broadside, which is a great outdoor venue in New Orleans. The chairs are well spaced, the people all wear masks, the sound is good. There is food and drinks. Plus there is a cool view of downtown from the right seats. It was nice to hear music with people and not feel like I was being pandemic irresponsible.
Helen, Will, and Doug sounded great, and it was great to see and hear my friends. I will be playing there next Wednesday with a new band that will be lots of fun. Tickets here.
Hero Trio – Rudresh Mahanthappa
Freedom Exercise – Josh Johnson
Rainbow Family – George Lewis
My practice has been to list only listening that is new to me here, and technically this is not music that is new to me. It is music that has been recently re-released, so it gets a pass. One should never let one’s rules get in the way of good music, or sharing of such music.
The Iconoclast – Barry Stephenson
The Fantastic Mrs. 10 – Tim Berne’s Snakeoil
Compass Confusion – Junk Magic
Junk Magic – Compass Confusion – discovered via Night After Night
Unanimous Sources – Top 10 Jazz Albums of 2020 in Boston Globe
Jon Garelick of the Boston Globe included “Unanimous Sources” in his Top 10 Jazz Albums of 2020″ list. He heard it on WWOZ. Read the article here: https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/12/24/arts/jon-garelicks-top-10-jazz-albums-2020/