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I have not chosen anything yet. I'm not feeling that big need to rip and burn music right now. But that feeling will eventually return.

April 18, 2026: Wendell Brunious, Victor Campbell, Joy Clark, Secret Six Jazz Band, Stephen Walker, Shake Em Up Jazz Band, Jamil Sharif, Marlon Jordan, Aurora Nealand and the Royal Roses, French Quarter Festival, New Orleans April 19, 2026: Tuba Skinny, Uptown Jazz Orchestra, Rod Paulin, Astral Project, Helen Gillet, Leyla McCalla, Louis Ford, French Quarter Festival, New Orleans 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 Double Bird, 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 Natu Camera (Guinea), Festival Internationale de Louisiane, Lafayette April 25, 2026: Mahmoud Chouki, Louis Ford, Little Freddie King, Dr. Nativo (Guatemala), New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival Delgres (Guadeloupe), Natu Camera (Guinea), Vieux Farka Toure (Mali), Festival Internationale de Louisiane, Lafayette Bnois King, Stevie Ray Vaughn Park, Cockrell Hill 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 Delgres (Guadeloupe), Vieux Farka Toure (Mali), Dr. Nativo (Guatamala), Festival Internationale de Louisiane, Lafayette April 28, 2026: Robert Cray, Empire Theater, San Antonio Joe Alterman, JazzTX, San Antonio April 29, 2026: Robert Cray, Heights Theater, Houston April 30, 2026: Isaiah Collier (The World is on Fire), Steve Masakowski Family Band, Sasha Masakowsti as Trash Magnolia, Helen Gillet, New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival Lil Ed and the Blues Imperials, Poor David's Pub, Dallas 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 Kenny Garrett, Jazz and Blues Market, New Orleans Ustad Shahid Parvez Khan (sitar), Unity Church of the Hills, Austin 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 8, 2026: Guitar Prasanna, Windmills, The Colony May 9, 2026: Hiromi's Sonic Wonder, Cullen Theater, Houston Guitar Prasanna, Windmills, The Colony May 16, 2026: Chucho Valdes, Paramount Theater, Austin Sandip Chatterjee (Violin) & Subhajyoti Guha (Tabla), Kathak Rhythm Studios, Plano May 17, 2026: Lucia, Eldorado Ballroom, Houston May 21, 2026, Stockton Helbing, Bank of America Theater, Richardson May 30, 2026: Jackie Venson, Beer City Music Hall, Oklahoma City 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 June 11, 2026: Shelley Carrol, Bank of America Theater, Richardson June 19, 2026: Mohini Dey, Windmills, The Colony June 20, 2026: Mohini Dey, Windmills, The Colony June 26, 2026: Oz Noy, Windmills, the Colony June 27, 2026: Oz Noy, Windmills, The Colony 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 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

Mozart String Quintets K.593 and K.614

@Milestones Did you ever get an external optical drive that worked for you?

I'm actually anticipating it will have even less jazz content as has been the case for most "jazz" festivals these days.

Indeed. I just listened to the song back to back on vinyl (CBS 62456) and on CD (Columbia Roots'n'Blues 2-CD set), and that test pressing indeed sounds markedly clearer. But since this test pressing is Take 2 again, one thing baffles me: How come the originally issued master (take 1) apparently was bypassed in favor of take 2 for many (most?) reissues from the 60s onwards? CBS 62456 (originally Columbia CL 1654) has take 2, Goodrich & Dixon also list several reissues for take 2 but none for Take 1. The first reissue of Take 1 I've found is on the Roots label from 1971. Reissues that have take 2 started in 1961, however. So did those blues rock legends of the 60s who absorbed RJ for inspiration ever get to hear the ACTUALLy released version of that tune back in the day, I wonder? The Roots'n'Blues set has both takes, and they are interesting to compare. To me the vocals on take 1 do sound rougher.

No knowledge, but it does not surprise me. Oscar gets knocked around a bit, which I think is basically unjustified. The man could play with just about anyone--and he did play with people from different generations and with different styles. For instance, he made a fine album with Freddie Hubbard.

I don't have Manhattan Moods in my collection, but I have heard it. I found it not as impressive as I expected, but some nice moments--and one great performance in their reading of "Blue Monk."

Svend Asmussen, Arne Domnérus, Bengt Hallberg, Rune Gustafsson, Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, Ed Thigpen: Svend Asmussen At Slukafter. Phontastic Phont NCD 8804 [Sweden 1989]

Mikis Theodorakis - East of the Aegean (Intuition) Suite for Violoncello and Piano /Jens Naumilkat (vcl) & Henning Schmiedt (pn)

Mary Halverson “Cloudward”

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLblW4tsVAe0io2xFbhgf-xLywZXhH8S8E Ellington - Copenhagen 1964

Spent a few hours getting some things done before upcoming storms arrive and am now settling down for a little listening. Starting off with Duke Ellington “Copenhagen 1964” on Storyville cd. Ellington always lifts and separates me from my frustraton. 600×600 13.9 KB

I like Elsbeth. It's definitely the character, which I have enjoyed since "The Good Wife," though now she's become Sherlock Holmes in many ways, and i enjoy how she is somewhat like Sherlock and Columbo combined. It's a fun show. . . I like fun shows to escape within.

https://newportjazz.org/tickets I'm very cautiously optimistic that the lineup will start shifting back to jazz, since they have a new programmer. We'll see.

Morning. I came across this while I scrolling on Instagram and was shocked. I never had any impression that these two played together. Does anyone have any more info about this? Thanks.

My girlfriend likes Elsbeth. But it's definitely the same show over and over again. I think she likes the character as well as the famous guest stars that show up.

Okay, you've no direct experience. In actual practice, there was a reason and a benefit, and I could not detect a real sonic deficit. There was better cabling available to use, and I could then use an EQ component after the DAC for both analog and digital components. I found however that using the balanced output of the phono preamp yielded slightly better sound than either the analog output with single-ended or the identical sounding HDMI I2S digital output and I got a Goldpoint 2 XLR into 1 XLR switcher to switch betwen phono preamp and DAC into that EQ component and discontinued the digital output.

I liked the Elspeth character on The Good Wife so I watched the show a few times when it began. I burned out on it pretty quickly because the format tells you the solution up front and then you are left to watch Elspeth masterfully - or painfully and transparently after a few disappointing episodes - figure out the solution to the mystery. Tada!