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I will be there. Looking forward the music. Also not to be missed will be the Muhal solo set at the Cultural Center at 3 PM on Friday. If you really want to see it I'd recommend getting there early. It's a small room.

They are also playing the Velvet Lounge in Chicago on 10/1.

Chicago native and trumpeter Maurice Brown is her musical director.

It appears to be back on sale new at Dusty Groove for those who are interested.

Von will be playing a concert with Barry Harris in Chicago on October 3rd of this year. Mark your calendars.

I wish he'd consider playing a venue other than the Empty Bottle in Chicago, like any of them that support jazz and improvised music the other 364 days of the year. Oh well.

Barry Harris will be coming to Chicago in October to play a concert with Von Freeman. I'm looking forward to it.

John Murphy is a great writer and interesting guy - I've corresponded with him on several occasions. He's currently working on a book about Ronald Shannon Jackson.

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More bureaucratic entities won't help the arts. More funding through existing entities would be great!

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I'm a fan of both Loose Assembly records - a band led by drummer Mike Reed, and featuring Josh Abrams, Jason Adasiewicz, Tomeka Reid, and Greg Ward. I think the newer of the two is a superior effort, FWIW.

Thanks for the suggestions! I will investigate and report back....

Greetings all - I was hoping someone could make some recommendations for some good South African music - stuff with emphasis on vocals and harmonies. A friend made me a copy of an old LP entitled Sotho Vocal Jive that's absolutely fantastic and I want more in that vein. Any guidance is greatly appreciated! -D.

Great post. Thanks for sharing your thoughts Larry.