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January 23, 2026: Al Dimeola, Kessler Theater, Dallas Ken Peplowski Quartet, Windmills, The Colony January 24, 2026: Jackie Venson, Antone's Austin Al Dimeola, Heights Theater, Houston Ken Peplowsi Quartet, Windmills, The Colony January 31, 2026: Jackie Venson, Antone's, Austin Hamilton de Holanda Trio, Windmills, The Colony Jason Moran (Ellington Tribute, solo and with UT Jazz Orchestra), Bates Recital Hall, Austin February 2, 2026: Ari Hoenig Trio with Tivon Pennicott, Drink and Think, Denton February 3, 2026: Ari Hoenig Trio, Parker Jazz Club, Austin February 4, 2026: Ari Hoenig Trio with Tivon Pennicott, Doc's, Houston February 5, 2026: Ari Hoenig Trio, JazzTX, San Antonio February 7, 2026: Quamon Fowler, Scat Jazz, Fort Worth February 17, 2026: Peter Bernstein Quintet, Parker Jazz Club, Austin February 19, 2026: Bruce Saunders Quintet with Peter Bernstein, Monk's Jazz Club, Austin February 20, 2026: Shemekia Copeland and Ally Venable, Granville Arts Center, Garland February 21, 2026: Shelley Carrol, Scat Jazz, Fort Worth February 22, 2026: Branford Marsalis Quartet, Wortham Theater, Houston February 24, 2026: Larry Goldings, Peter Bernstein, Bill Stewart Trio, Parker Jazz Club, Austin February 25, 2026: Larry Goldings, Peter Bernstein, Bill Stewart Trio, JazzTX, San Antonio February 26, 2026: Larry Goldings, Peter Bernstein, Bill Stewart Trio, Scat Jazz, Fort Worth March 5, 2026: Pat Metheny, Charline McCombs Empire Theater, San Antonio March 6, 2026: Pat Metheny, Paramount Theater, Austin Jackie Venson, Windmills, The Colony March 7, 2026: Pat Metheny Side-Eye, Wortham Theater, Houston Jackie Venson, Windmills, The Colony March 13, 2026: T.K. Blue and African Rhythms Alumni, A Tribute to Randy Weston, Walton Arts Center, Little Rock, Arkansas March 20, 2026: Sarah Hanahan, Monk's Jazz Club, Austin Chirag Katti (sitar), Windmills, The Colony March 21, 2026: Sunny War, Anne Harris, Sable Sisters (Kaia Kater), Buffalo Nichols, Jake Blount, Justin Robinson, Fort Worth African American Roots Music Festival, Southside Preservation Hall, Fort Worth Chirag Katti (sitar), Windmills, The Colony March 22, 2026: Sarah Hanahan, Eldorado Ballroom, Houston March 26, 2026: Pat Metheny Side-Eye III, Marc Ribot, Ches Smith Clone Row, Isaiah Collier, William Hooker Quartet, Big Ears Festival, Knoxville, Tennessee March 27, 2026: Chucho Valdes Royal Quartet, John Scofield Trio, Ghost Train Orchestra: The Music of Moondog, Jeff Parker Expansion Trio, Miles Okazaki Trickster, Nate Smith, Ned Rothenberg, Nik Bartsch, Sullivan Fortner Trio, Tim Berne, Thomas Fujiwara: Dream Up, Saha Gnawa, Big Ears Festival, Knoxville, Tennessee March 28, 2026: Darius Jones Trio, Either/Orchestra, Incerto, Marquis Hill Blacktet, Mary Halvorson, Miles Okazaki: The Compete Monk, , Nate Smith, Nik Bartsch Ronin, Patricia Brennan Septet, Shabaka, Yasmin Williams and William Tyler, Incerto, Electrical Field of Love, Big Ears Festival, Knoxville, Tennessee March 29, 2026: Brandon Woody's Upendo, Chicago Underground Duo, Dave Douglas Gifts Quartet, Either/Orchestra Plays Eithiopiques, Julian Lage Quartet, Marc Ribot, Matt Mitchell's Zealous Angles, Miles Electric Band, Nels Cline: Lovers, Openness Trio, Tom Skinner,, Big Ears Festival, Knoxville, Tennessee April 1, 2026: Samara Joy, Winspear Opera House, Dallas Pat Metheny Side-Eye III, Majestic Theater, Dallas April 2, 2026: Kaia Kater, Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts, Little Rock, Arkansas Samora Joy, Austin City Limits April 4, 2026: Samora Joy, Tobin Center, San Antonio Melissa Aldana, Bates Recital Hall, Austin April 10, 2026: Coltrane at 100 (Joe Lovano, Melissa Aldana, Ndudzo Makhathini, Matt Garrison, Jefftain Watts), Cullen Theater, Houston April 11, 2026: Rakesh Charaurasia (flute) and Amit Kavthekar (tabla), Matchbox4, Houston April 12, 2026: John Beasley's Unlimited Miles (John Beasley, Mark Turner, Sean Jones or Marquis Hill, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Ben Williams, Terreon Gu)), Eisemann Center, Richardson April 23, 2026: Nicholas Payton featuring Butcher Brown Presents the Supreme Blue, Monty Alexander "Jamericana", Charlie Musselwhite, Kyle Roussel, Kenny Neal, Vieux Farka Toure (Mali), Nidia Gongora (Columbia); Yusa (Cuba), Aurora Nealand and the Royal Roses, Jamil Sharif, Peter Harris Presents Firm Roots, New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival April 24, 2026: Hiromi's Sonicwonder, Adonis Rose and the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra featuring Andromeda Turre, Astral Project, Parlor Greens (w/Jimmy James), Tribute to Ragtime Piano Legends feat. Terry Waldo, Tom McDermott, and David Boeddinghaus, Lil Ed and the Blues Imperials, Sevana (Jamaica), Joy Clark, Wendell Brunious, New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival April 25, 2026: Mahmoud Chouki, Louis Ford, Little Freddie King, New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival April 26, 2026: Ron Carter Quartet, Catherine Russell, Roger Lewis and Baritone Bliss, Love Is Supreme: A Tribute to John Coltrane feat. Derek Douget, Trevarri Huff-Boone and Ricardo Pascal, Chris Thomas King, Tuba Skinny, People Museum, New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival April 30, 2026: Isaiah Collier, Steve Masakowski Family Band, Sasha Masakowsti as Trash Magnolia, Helen Gillet, New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival May 1, 2026: Terence Blanchard with Ravi Coltrane; Charlie Gabriel; Victor Campbell, Stephen Walker, D.K. Harrell, Meschiya Lake and the Little Big Horns, New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival Jackie Venson, Main Street Crossing, Tombull May 2, 2026: Dianne Reeves; Uptown Jazz Orchestra; Alexey Marti, Leroy Jones, Tribute to Jelly Roll Morton’s Red Hot Peppers feat. Dr. Michael White and Shaye Cohn, Larry McCray, Leyla McCalla, , New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival May 3, 2026: Herbie Hancock; Jason Marsalis, Trumpet Mafia featuring Keyon Harold, Jackie Venson, Lila Ike (Jamaica), Doreen's Jazz New Orleans, New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival May 9, 2026: Hiromi's Sonic Wonder, Cullen Theater, Houston May 16, 2026: Chucho Valdes, Paramount Theater, Austin May 17, 2026: Lucia, Eldorado Ballroom, Houston October 10, 2026: Niladri Kumar (sitar), Stafford Center, Houston October 18, L. Shankar (violin), Selvaganesh Vinayakram, Swaminathan, Amit Kaythekar (percussion), Matchbox4, Houston

I suppose there's no point. It's cool to look at smoke in pictures or on an album cover; otherwise, it is out of fashion (and appriciate smoke-free smelling clothes myself).

RIP, loved and own much of his early work. His sound was unmistakable.

Never heard it, looks sweet! Great stuff! One of my favorites! But I am a huge listener when Sonny reinventes himself. RCA, Impulse!, Contemporary too! How is this!?! Word.

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R.I.P When I first heard him in 1972, on his ECM LP and with Oregon I was overwhelmed. That band was an Idol for all in the band in whicj I played at the time. A very important early influence.

Here is a nice copy of the recent Who Are You Super Deluxe box set at about half of the new price because this copy is missing the book. It has everything else - CDs, blu-ray, outer box. But no book. The Who – Who Are You 2025 Super Deluxe box set (7 CD/1 Blu-ray), missing book. It contains all 8 discs and the slipcover that holds them, plus the outer slipcover. Missing the book. All is in NM condition - the outer box is still in original shrink wrap with hype sticker attached but the shrink wrap has been opened on side edge to be able to retrieve contents. $65 (+ $7 media mail shipping) U.S. shipping only. Pay pal friends/family

The 50s Blue Note albums are all really enjoyable. Arguably the pinnacle for this style of “functional” hard hop - great players at the top of their game but no dominant voice, on compositions that take a back seat to the playing (unlike Silver or Blakey) but don’t sound generic

"Thinking of Home" is one of my favorite Mobley releases. Yes, I hear a bit of the change in his sound due to his encroaching illness, but I just love the compositions and arrangements here. Right now I try sometimes but I can’t stay away from Ellington. These World Transcription recordings are in great fidelity and showcase some great compositions. Duke Ellington And His Orchestra “Volume Five - 1945” Circle cd

Way better than I expected, includes strong covers of Tyner's "Contemplation" and Hubbard's "Little Sunflower", and a good Cedar Walton tune, "When Love is New", averaging 14 minutes each.

And if you've ever wanted to hear the stritch outside of Roland Kirk, it's played very well on this record:

Sounds like something I might like. Oh.....Beaver Harris 😄 Buster Williams 😄 I saw Larry Coryell only once but liked it very much. It was shortly after he had recorded with Sonny Rollins ("Don´t Ask!")

I think I might give it another try. I have it somewhere but I doubt I listened to it more than twice. If I remember, I was a bit disappointed by the sound of Hank´s tenor and had the impression, that his lung problems had started since he sounds if he was very short of breath... But as I said, maybe if I don´t have anything better to do, I´ll give it another try.... oh oh ! this might be something for ME !!!! I am so much into those more spiritual kinds of the music now, late Trane, Pharoah, Albert Ayler and Alice Coltrane I might love it. Seems to be a must for me. And .....Pharoah Sanders is.....maybe my most favourite of all of them....watch out my upcoming album with an original I dedicated to him !

I don´t see the point, Hank Mobley was one of my favourites and sure of a lot of fans and I think there is an increasing interest in his music. Music students get better and better and really dig what was stuff. So I don´t really care if Hank Mobley smoked or not. I practically grew up in jazz joints with all that smoke in cellar clubs, I was underage when I started to go to them joints, and like all of us guys I started to smoke early. Right now I couldn´t imagine to smoke in a club, that´s over, indifferent whether it´s allowed or not, it´s just out of fashion. If you want to smoke, you go out in front of the door during intermission or so, that´s everybody´s own business, but I am glad my clothes and my hair don´t smell smokey anymore.

I remember I saw and heard her in Miles´ band from late 1985. Mike Stern had returned after Scofield left, and I must admit I liked Stern more in Miles´ band than Scofield, maybe for a lot of you that might be a sacrilege but Stern had more the power I enjoyed from Miles guitarists from 1973 on....(Reggie Lucas, Pete Cosey !). Yes, I remember Marilyn Manzur had a special solo spot and maybe also danced a bit. But in general it was not the most memorable Miles Concert: I saw him in the same year in summer and somehow the band, or Miles himself had more power, and as I remember the November 85 concert was the only Miles Concert I ever saw that was not sold out ! Maybe there was a kind of unsureness of Miles where to go next musically, since the deal with Columbia ended and it was before the deal with Warner Brothers.

RIP, I still remember when I first heard Oregon's album Distant Hills.

In any order: Billy Harper - Black Saint Billy Harper - In Europe Cecil Taylor - Winged Serpent Henry Threadgill - Spirit of Nuff Nuff Joseph Jarman - Black Paladins Julius Hemphill - Flat Out Jump Suite Mal Waldron - Seagulls of Kristiansund Mal Waldron - Crowd Scène Marc Copland - Paradiso Micha Mengelberg - Change of the Season Steve Lacy and Mal Waldron - Sempre Amore Steve Lacy - Revenue Steve Lacy - The Window Steve Lacy - Trickles

RIP

What a wonderful musician he was. RIP.

RIP, sir.

Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio at Windmills.

Lee Konitz, Jazz a Confronto (Horo)