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I plead guilty.

I just love this - playing music to talk about music. Simple idea, but effective. A bit of Blindfold Test out in the open air. Taj has always been someone I've admired. Hope this guy knows how lucky he is.

Read the excerpt that was in the New Yorker.

Early on I experimented with all styles. Some appealed to me, some not. From time to time I go back but my feelings haven’t changed.

Ts find NP - Sonata for Violin Sonata - Grumiaux, Hajdu One of the same i have

May 21, 2026: Stockton Helbing, Bank of America Theater, Richardson May 22, 2026: Ken Vandermark, Slab Cinema Arthouse, San Antonio May 23, 2026: Ken Vandermark, Monk's Jazz Club, Austin May 24, 2026: Ken Vandermark, The Wild Detectives, Dallas May 29, 2026: Shelley Carrol, Scat Jazz, Fort Worth May 30, 2026: Jackie Venson, Beer City Music Hall, Oklahoma City Amina Scott Quartet, Monks Jazz Club, Austin June 2, 2026: Chuck Redd, JazzTX, San Antonio0 June 6, 2026: L Shankar (double violin), Unity Church of the Hills, Austin Abhisek Lahiri (Sarod) & Subrata Bhattacharya (Tabla), Kathak Rhythm Studios, Plano June 7, 2026: Eleonora Strino Duo, Unity of Dallas June 8, 2026: Eleonora Strino Duo, Bates Recital Hall, Austin June 9, 2026: Eleonora Strino Duo, Dianne Benaco Concert Hall, San Antonio June 10, 2026: Eleonora Strino Duo, Bayou Theater, Houston Bill Charlap Trio, Parker Jazz Club, Austin June 11, 2026: Shelley Carrol, Bank of America Theater, Richardson June 12, 2026: Bill Charlap, JazzTX, San Antonio Quamon Fowler, Scat Jazz, Fort Worth June 13, 2026: Bill Charlap Trio, Windmills, The Colony June 17, 2026: Hamilton de Holanda Trio, JazzTX, San Antonio June 19, 2026: Mohini Dey, Windmills, The Colony June 20, 2026: Mohini Dey, Windmills, The Colony Shelley Carrol, Scat Jazz, Fort Worth Bobby Rush, Poor David's Pub, Dallas June 21, 2026: Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio, Lowdown, Tulsa June 25, 2026: Yotam Silberstein, JazzTX, San Antonio June 26, 2026: Oz Noy, Windmills, the Colony June 27, 2026: Oz Noy, Windmills, The Colony June 28, 2006: Oz Boy Organ Trio, Parker Jazz Club, Austin June 30, 3036: Jason Marsalis, Parker Jazz Club, Austin July 10, 2026: Yoko Miwa Trio, Windmills, The Colony July 11, 2026: Yoko Miwa Trio, Windmills, The Colony July 18, 2026: Lurrie Bell, Antone's, Austin July 20, 2026: Marcos Valle, Mohawk Austin July 26, 2026: John Primer, Antone's, Austin August 1-2, 2026: Satchmo Summerfest, New Orleans August 22, 2026: S. Akash (flute) & Vivek Pandya (tabla)/ Manas Kumar (violin) and Ojas Adhiya (tabla), Unity Church of the Hills, Austin August 27, 2026: Buddy Guy, Majestic Theater, San Antonio August 28, 2026: Buddy Guy, Austin City Limits August 29, 2026: Buddy Guy, Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, The Woodlands August 30, 2026: Buddy Guy, Majestic Theater, Dallas September 5, 2026: Samara Joy, Afro4 Jazz Band (Nigeria), Riverfront Jazz Festival, Dallas September 20, 2026: The Bad Plus, Lowdown, Tulsa September 21, 2026: The Bad Plus, AM/FM Lounge, Dallas September 22, 2026: The Bad Plus, The O4 Center, Austin September 23, 2026: The Bad Plus, Stable Hall, San Antonio October 10, 2026: Niladri Kumar (sitar), Stafford Center, Houston October 11, 2026: Niladri Kumar (sitar), Austin October 18, L. Shankar (violin), Selvaganesh Vinayakram, Swaminathan, Amit Kaythekar (percussion), Matchbox4, Houston

He's a national treasure. One of the few blues musicians I really love.

I see a serious case of string quartet addiction .....

I saw both live - not together.

yup, the adage is that if you want a truly NM record, buy an open one.

🤣 amazing!

You became a record producer at a young age. I toyed with the idea of trying to get a job as a recording engineer but there were no jobs around when I graduated from UMass/Amherst. What got you decided to do that? When I was in my early 20's, I would never have thought being a record producer was something I could do. Was it "easier" to do something like this in the late 60s?

A tru.ly independent spirit. R.I.P.

Sad to hear this, he was an original. Long life and looks like he was active till the very end.

Another cooler morning, and I"m in a bit of pain, so distracting myself with Cannonball’s first recorded appearance on Kenny Clarke’s “Bohemia After Dark” after seeing another jazz pen pal playing the lp on another board. I found this version first, and as a further search might wake sleeping beauty Lucinda, and because moving about is a bit painful today, I’m spinning the version that begins this 2 cd set.

Very sad but he made it to a good age and left a great recorded legacy. I always feel his contribution is generally underappreciated. But not in this house.

Sad news. A ripe age and full life, and so many great records.

What a loss - his hometown Göttingen mourns with the whole jazz community - R.I.P.

First Miles and Coltrane events for me were at the Plugged Nickel. In 1965 I went (from Iowa City) with JR Monterose to catch the Coltrane quartet - JR was friends with Elvin. My first Miles experience was in 1968 and the band was Shorter, Chick Corea, Dave Holland and Tony. As I left the club that night, Joe Segal stopped me to introduce me to Miles, who was leaning on the bar. Joe said I was a record producer, Miles took my hand and slapped me on my ass.

RIP, he made fascinating music.