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Coming up: Was "recently finished producing a quartet session with Philadelphia organist Joey DeFrancesco, sax man David Sanborn, vibes player Bobby Hutcherson, and drummer Billy Hart." And the there's "Eagles guitarist Joe Walsh, who Was recently recorded with drummer Ringo Starr, singer Bettye LaVette, and a harp player named Mick Jagger."

I'm going to see the 1918 silent film, "The Yellow Ticket", accompanied by violinist Alicia Svigals and pianist Marilyn Lerner performing Svigals’ original score.

Last night at the Philadelphia Art Alliance: Craig Taborn Trio ECM Records release celebration Craig Taborn, piano Thomas Morgan, bass Gerald Cleaver, drums

Congrats! What a great interior, too! (Now you just need to start a concert series in the building and you'd be able to take care of both interests. )

Hmm, I have six of the nine Muse records...

At least he didn't wear a cowboy hat...

I hope to get to this one next week: Wednesday, May 1, 8:00pm CRAIG TABORN TRIO ECM Records release celebration with Craig Taborn, piano; Thomas Morgan, bass; and Gerald Cleaver, drums Philadelphia Art Alliance, 251 S. 18th Street $15 General Admission Ars Nova Workshop presents the Philadelphia debut of this trio led by the pianist Craig Taborn featuring the bassist Thomas Morgan and the drummer Gerald Cleaver. “If there’s any danger that his music is going to harden into one specific thing — a style, even of his own — he seems to go the other way,” writes The New York Times about Craig Taborn. “He destabilizes any traditional framing idea — of a set, of a song, of a chorus — but with the assurance of a really good frame builder.” The New York City pianist Craig Taborn has worked with Roscoe Mitchell, Tim Berne, Dave Douglas, Steve Coleman, and many others. Among his recent recordings are three excellent ECM albums: Roscoe Mitchell and the Note Factory's Far Side (2010), Taborn's solo piano album Avenging Angel(2011) and the Michael Formanek Quartet's Small Places (2012). Gerald Cleaver, the drummer for the trio, has worked with Taborn in numerous configurations, including in trios with William Parker and Lotte Anker, and in the Michael Formanek Quartet. Cleaver has also worked with Mario Pavone, Matthew Shipp and Jemeel Moondoc, and leads the Gerald Cleaver Group with Jean Carla Rodea, Andrew Bishop, Dave Ballou and Michael Formanek. The bassist Thomas Morgan has worked with Paul Motian, Masabumi Kikuchi, Jim Black, Bill Frisell and Lee Konitz. http://arsnovaworkshop.org/events/craig-taborn-trio-05-01-2013

And once more repeat again for the second time .

Need to mention Albert Mangelsdorff's solo trombone record, Purity, on Mood Records. Some fabulous multiphonics.

Yeah, quick shipment & he threw in a couple extra CDs.

PM with question.

That set goes for big bucks on all Amazon sites I've checked, usually more than $400. Ridiculous. I wonder if the same material is included on the more recent (2006), larger (9 CDs) and cheaper ($35 from Amazon) Philips set: "Mozart: Violin Sonatas; String Duos & Trios"? http://www.amazon.com/Mozart-Violin-Sonatas-String-Trios/dp/B00004YSBH/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1366514125&sr=8-5&keywords=Grumiaux+Walter+Klien+mozart+philips+sonatas

Unpaid interns.

I'll try to make the Philly event if I'm free on 5/18.

Some of the samples on the Odean Pope CDs sound interesting.

I wouldn't call Matisse square.

Any recommendations?

The duo Michel Petrucciani on Owl is called Toot Suite. Other duos I've heard: Lee Konitz featuring Harold Danko - Wild As Springtime (Candid, 1984) Lee Konitz - Franco D'Andrea - Twelve Gershwin In Twelve Keys (Philology, 1988) Lee Konitz & Kenny Werner - Unleemited - Play the Music of Alain Guyonnet (Sunnyside or Owl, 1992) Lee Konitz - Fran Wunsch - Into It (Westwind, 1993) Lee Konitz / Franco DeAndrea - Inside Cole Porter (Philology, 1996) Lee Konitz & Paul Bley - Out of Nowhere (Steeplechase, 1997)

I don't have a problem with USPS delivery here.

I have it, but haven't played it in a long time. My memory is that all of Gerry Hemingway's early 1990s Hat recordings were quite good. I'll have to dig it out.

Ars Nova Workshop presents: Tonight! Thursday, April 11, 8pm ICP ORCHESTRA with Michael Moore, alto saxophone + clarinet; Tobias Delius, tenor saxophone + clarinet; Ab Baars, tenor saxophone + clarinet; Thomas Heberer, trumpet; Wolter Wierbos, trombone; Mary Oliver, violin; Tristan Honsinger, cello; Ernst Glerum, bass; and Han Bennink, drums International House Philadelphia, 3701 Chestnut Street $15 General Admission

Ars Nova Workshop presents: Tonight! Thursday, April 11, 8pm ICP ORCHESTRA with Michael Moore, alto saxophone + clarinet; Tobias Delius, tenor saxophone + clarinet; Ab Baars, tenor saxophone + clarinet; Thomas Heberer, trumpet; Wolter Wierbos, trombone; Mary Oliver, violin; Tristan Honsinger, cello; Ernst Glerum, bass; and Han Bennink, drums International House Philadelphia, 3701 Chestnut Street $15 General Admission Saturday, April 13, 8pm THE ENGINES with Dave Rempis, saxophones; Jeb Bishop, trombone; Kent Kessler, bass; and Tim Daisy, drums Philadelphia Art Alliance, 251 S. 18th Street $15 General Admission

The Braxton/Bynum duo will be on Braxton House.

I've had some nice, relatively inexpensive, bottles of Côtes du Rhône reds.

I was hoping to make the Philly gig, but I might have a conflict. Here's a photo I took of Misha conducting in 2007: And of some of the brass/reeds: