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Happy Birthday 2017 Tom!

July 16 (my late mother's birthday!) Born... 1940 - Tony Jackson 1941 - Desmond Dekker 1952 - Stewart Copeland ***** 1962 - The Beach Boys sign with Capitol Records. 1966 - Clapton, Bruce and Baker form Cream. 1981 - Harry Chapin dies. 2012 - Jon Lord dies. 2012 - Kitty Wells dies. 2014 - Johnny Winter dies.

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Vijay Iyer Sextet On Tour August 5 Newport, RI (Newport Jazz Festival) September 4 Detroit, MI (Detroit Jazz Festival) September 17 Monterey, CA (Monterey Jazz Festival) October 20 Brooklyn, NY (BRIC Festival) January 9 - 13 New York, NY (Birdland) January 20 San Francisco, CA (SFJAZZ, Miner Auditorium) April 27 Los Angeles, CA (Disney Hall) May 11 Appleton, WI (Lawrence Memorial Chapel)

Vijay Iyer piano, Fender Rhodes; Graham Haynes cornet, flugelhorn, electronics Steve Lehman alto saxophone; Mark Shim tenor saxophone; Stephan Crump double-bass Tyshawn Sorey drums Keyboardist-composer Vijay Iyer’s energized sequence of ECM releases has garnered copious international praise. Yet his fifth for the label since 2014 – Far From Over, featuring his dynamically commanding sextet – finds Iyer reaching a new peak, furthering an artistry that led The Guardian to call him “one of the world’s most inventive new-generation jazz pianists” and The New Yorker to describe him as “extravagantly gifted… brilliantly eclectic.” Far From Over features a sextet of virtuoso improvisers – with horn players Graham Haynes, Steve Lehman and Mark Shim alongside rhythm partners Stephan Crump and Tyshawn Sorey – leveraging a wealth of jazz history even as it pushes boldly forward. The music ranges from the thrillingly explosive (“Down to the Wire,” “Good on the Ground”) to the cathartically elegiac (“For Amiri Baraka,” “Threnody”), with melodic hooks, entrancing atmosphere, rhythmic muscle and an elemental spirit all part of the allure. “This group has a lot of fire in it, but also a lot of earth, because the tones are so deep, the timbres and textures,” Iyer says. “There’s also air and water – the music moves.” Vijay Iyer Sextet On Tour August 5 Newport, RI (Newport Jazz Festival) September 4 Detroit, MI (Detroit Jazz Festival) September 17 Monterey, CA (Monterey Jazz Festival) October 20 Brooklyn, NY (BRIC Festival) January 9 - 13 New York, NY (Birdland) January 20 San Francisco, CA (SFJAZZ, Miner Auditorium) April 27 Los Angeles, CA (Disney Hall) May 11 Appleton, WI (Lawrence Memorial Chapel) For information on these and other concerts between these dates, visit vijay-iyer.com Top banner Photo © Lynne Harty/ECM Records © 2017 ECM | ECM Records USA | 1755 Broadway, 3rd floor | New York NY 10011

ECM Gary Peacock Trio - Tangents Marc Copland: piano; Gary Peacock: double bass; Joey Baron: drums release date: September 8, 2017 Some of Gary Peacock's finest music has been made in piano trios. Early in his musical life, Peacock established a fresh role for the bass as an independent melodic voice, a concept carried forward in the history-making groups he's played with - from Paul Bley's and Bill Evans's trios to Keith Jarrett's. As a bandleader he has also been influential: Tangents is the second release from the great bassist's trio with Marc Copland and Joey Baron and draws on years of shared playing in diverse contexts. All three band members contribute compositions, Peacock's including "December Greenwings", revisiting a piece Gary introduced on his ECM recording December Poems. Repertoire includes five tunes from Peacock, two from Baron, one from Copland, and an outstanding group improvisation, "Empty Forest". The trio also plays Miles Davis's "Blue In Green" and, perhaps surprisingly, Alex North's theme for the film Spartacus, which also proves a fine vehicle for improvising. Tangents was recorded in Lugano in May 2016, and produced by Manfred Eicher.

Happy Birthday 2017 Agustin!

K NEWS...Gaudi's new albu6 - Newport, RI @ Newport Jazz Festival Aug 6 - Newport, RI @ Newport Jazz Festival Sept 13 - New York, NY @ Jazz Standard Sept 14 - Newburgh, NY @ Queen of the Hudson Sept 15 - Baltimore, MD @ An Die Music Live! Sept 16 - Chicago, IL @ Constellation Sept 17 - Los Angeles, CA @ Bluewhale Sept 18 - Reno, NV @ University of Nevada Reno Campus (Workshop) Sept 19 - Reno, NV @ Laughing Planet Sept 20 - Portland, OR @ Fremont Theatre Sept 21 - Seattle, WA @ The Royal Room (workshop @ Cornish in afternoon) Sept 22 - Phoenix, AZ @ The Nash Sept 23 - San Francisco, CA @ SFJazz, JHL Sept 29 - New Orleans, LA @ The Old U.S Mint (w/ Local Musicians) Sept 30 - Pittsburgh, PA @ City of Asylum (Trio w/ Matt Mitchell & Kate Gentile) Oct 1 - Pittsburgh, PA @ City of Asylum (Double Solo Concert w/Matt Mitchell) Oct 6 - Philadelphia, PA @ Fringe Arts (Snakeoil + Sun of Goldfinger) Dec 1 - New Haven, CT @ Firehouse 12 tic

ECM Tim Berne's Snakeoil - Incidentals Tim Berne: alto saxophone; Oscar Noriega: clarinet, bass clarinet; Ryan Ferreira: guitars; Matt Mitchell: piano; Ches Smith: drums, vibraphone, percussion, timpani. With David Torn: guitar Tim Berne has been described as "a saxophonist and composer of granite conviction" by The New York Times. Incidentals is the fourth album from his spirited Snakeoil band and the second (following on from 2015's You've Been Watching Me) to feature the quintet line-up in which his core group with clarinetist Oscar Noriega, pianist Matt Mitchell and drummer/vibraphonist Ches Smith is augmented by guitarist Ryan Ferreira. The music is characteristically action-packed in the Berne tradition: powerful, dynamic, often fast-moving - yet also very clear in all its teeming detail. "We somehow achieved more sonic space by adding another player," the bandleader notes wonderingly. It's an impression maintained even when producer David Torn takes up his own guitar in a cameo at the climax of the modestly-titled "Sideshow"(in reality a 26-minute epic journey), soloing amid thunderous timpani and over serpentine melody outlined by sax and clarinet. Incidentals is issued as Snakeoil gear up for a USA tour through September and October, followed by European dates in November. US tour dates: Aug 6 - Newport, RI @ Newport Jazz Festival Sept 13 - New York, NY @ Jazz Standard Sept 14 - Newburgh, NY @ Queen of the Hudson Sept 15 - Baltimore, MD @ An Die Music Live! Sept 16 - Chicago, IL @ Constellation Sept 17 - Los Angeles, CA @ Bluewhale Sept 18 - Reno, NV @ University of Nevada Reno Campus (Workshop) Sept 19 - Reno, NV @ Laughing Planet Sept 20 - Portland, OR @ Fremont Theatre Sept 21 - Seattle, WA @ The Royal Room (workshop @ Cornish in afternoon) Sept 22 - Phoenix, AZ @ The Nash Sept 23 - San Francisco, CA @ SFJazz, JHL Sept 29 - New Orleans, LA @ The Old U.S Mint (w/ Local Musicians) Sept 30 - Pittsburgh, PA @ City of Asylum (Trio w/ Matt Mitchell & Kate Gentile) Oct 1 - Pittsburgh, PA @ City of Asylum (Double Solo Concert w/Matt Mitchell) Oct 6 - Philadelphia, PA @ Fringe Arts (Snakeoil + Sun of Goldfinger) Dec 1 - New Haven, CT @ Firehouse 12 NOTE: RELEASE DATE IS SEPT. 8.

Week 4 picks https://www.cfl.ca/2017/07/12/weekly-predictor-west-looks-best-week-4/ https://www.cfl.ca/2017/07/12/cfl-ca-writers-make-picks-week-4/ http://www.rodpedersen.com/2017/07/week-4-cfl-picks-2017.html http://cfl-football.blogspot.com/2017/07/canadian-football-league-week-4-picks.html ***** 7/12 checking down https://www.cfl.ca/2017/07/12/weekly-predictor-west-looks-best-week-4/

July 12 Born... 1943 - Christine Perfect ***** 1954 - Elvis signs with Sun Records. 1979 - Minnie Riperton dies. 1979 - Disco Demolition Night 2003 - Benny Carter dies.

Duane, in 2014 or 2015, oldies.com had the DVD of Yucca Flats for 99 cents. I bought it and a number of other '50s horror pictures for the kids at my church for Christmas. PS - Another one was a Richard Boone vehicle called I Bury the Living!

jlh, I got the box of four CDs for Christmas. I have listened to Disc One, and was kind of disappointed. Let me know what you think!

I think this will be in tomorrow's edition. https://www.wsj.com/articles/filmmaker-d-a-pennebakers-rock-n-roll-life-1499785358

Dana, you will note that the Roughriders are climbing up the power rankings!

Week 3 results Lions 23....Alouettes 16 https://www.cfl.ca/games/2379/bc-lions-vs-montreal-alouettes/ http://www.cbc.ca/sports/football/cfl/lionw-alouettes-recap-thursday-1.4193763 ***** Stampeders 29....Blue Bombers 10 https://www.cfl.ca/games/2380/calgary-stampeders-vs-winnipeg-blue-bombers/ http://www.cbc.ca/sports/football/cfl/calgary-stampeders-winnipeg-blue-bombers-cfl-1.4195620 ***** Argonauts 26....Redblacks 25 https://www.cfl.ca/games/2381/toronto-argonauts-vs-ottawa-redblacks/ http://www.cbc.ca/sports/football/cfl/toronto-argonauts-ottawa-redblacks-1.4196647 http://3downnation.com/2017/07/08/ricky-ray-reaches-300-career-touchdown-passes-argos-beat-redblacks/#comments http://3downnation.com/2017/07/08/redblacks-brad-sinopoli-attempts-rare-quick-kick/#comments http://3downnation.com/2017/07/09/redblacks-sink-10-thoughts/#comments https://www.cfl.ca/2017/07/08/ray-throws-for-his-300th-career-td-pass/ ***** Roughriders 37....Tiger-Cats 20 https://www.cfl.ca/games/2382/hamilton-tiger-cats-vs-saskatchewan-roughriders/ http://www.cbc.ca/sports/football/cfl/hamilton-tiger-cats-saskatchewan-roughriders-1.4196610 http://3downnation.com/2017/07/09/ticats-db-will-hill-grabs-official-gets-ejected/#comments http://3downnation.com/2017/07/09/video-ticats-coach-kent-austin-loss-riders/#comments http://3downnation.com/2017/07/09/riders-win-first-game-at-new-mosaic-stadium/#comments http://3downnation.com/2017/07/09/riders-show-resilience-win-hamilton/#comments http://3downnation.com/2017/07/09/edwards-loss-riders-theres-trouble-tiger-town/#comments http://3downnation.com/2017/07/04/new-mosaic-perfectly-green-unbelievably-loud/#comments ***** Power Rankings https://www.cfl.ca/2017/07/11/saskatchewan-riding-nissan-titan-power-rankings/ http://www.cbc.ca/sports/football/cfl/cfl-power-rankings-week3-1.4198791 http://www.tsn.ca/stamps-on-top-argos-riders-climb-in-cfl-power-rankings-1.802227 ***** The Als have signed Brandon Stewart. http://www.tsn.ca/als-add-veteran-db-brandon-stewart-1.801064 ***** Plays of the Week https://www.cfl.ca/videos/plays-of-the-week/ ***** The Redblacks have released AJ Jefferson. https://www.cfl.ca/2017/07/11/redblacks-release-db-aj-jefferson/ http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Football/CFL/Ottawa/2017/07/10/22737162.html

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Happy Birthday 2017 Guy!

July 10 Born... 1939 - Mavis Staples 1941 - Ian Whitcomb 1944 - Beaky 1947 - Arlo Guthrie 1950 - Greg Kihn 1958 - Bela Fleck 1980 - Jessica Simpson ***** 1950 - Your Hit Parade premieres on NBC-TV. 1968 - Eric Clapton announces that Cream will break up after their current tour. 1987 - John Hammond dies.

This year's Prime Day starts at 9:00 pm eastern tonight, and extends through tomorrow. So far they seem to be promoting their Alexa/Echo/Dot products. Please post if you see any good CD or DVD deals.

I enjoyed Big Night in the theatre very much. Hard to believe that it's been twenty years.