Must-See Three – Jazz in NYC This Week Tyrone Allen II Close Up Thursday, March 12 – Fri, March 13 Sometimes it feels like artists who work a varied palette are hedging their bets — as if dabbling was the only way to sate li…

where will you go this weekend? what will you do? shorturl.at/v40ma

Must-See Three – Jazz in NYC This Week Mara Rosenbloom’s Flyways Jazz Gallery Friday, Feb 27 Just thinking out loud here, but listening to pianist Rosenbloom’s latest effort with bassist Jordyn Davis and percussionist/vocali…

NYC sidewalks ain't so bad now. get out there and walk to your favorite #jazz shows. here are some options. shorturl.at/uUofM

Must-See Three – Jazz in NYC This Week Alden Hellmuth’s Holding Patterns Jazz Gallery Weds, Feb 18 (photo: Pete Agraan) Sat in front of the able young alto player and her band at the LOOVE Annex during Winter Jazz Fest. They rocke…

please enjoy jazz in new york city this weekend. lamentforastraightline.wordpress.com/2026/02/17/m...

Action central this week. where you goin'? lamentforastraightline.wordpress.com/2026/02/10/m...

Must-See Three – Jazz in NYC This Week Maria Schneider Orchestra  Birdland Tues, Jan 3 – Sat, Jan 7 Killing time watching TV shows on a recent 10-hour flight to Patagonia, I was happily surprised to see James Spader’s Ra…

lots of #jazz to absorb this week. don't slip on the sidewalk. shorturl.at/u7Dp9 @nyccloseup.bsky.social

Must-See Six (X2) – Winter Jazz Fest Marathons The big blast is underway. Long nights, lotta performances. We all need help with our choices. Here’s a look at several valuable shows from the Marathons on Friday and Saturday in Manhattan a…

Lots and lots and lots and lots of choices at the Winter Jazz Fest this weekend. hope this guides you a little bit. #NYCWJF shorturl.at/Rds2K

Lots of jazz options in NYC this week. Lots. shorturl.at/KLJOu

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Jim Macnie Amir ElSaffar New Quartet + Hamid Al-Saadi Roulette TONIGHT SATURDAY, DEC 6 (photo: Daniel Wetzel) The measured volition of the trumpeter’s Live at Pierre Boulez Saal (Maqām Records) is what does...

@AmirElSaffar.bsky.social brings the luminous music of his New Quartet to Roulette in Brooklyn TONIGHT, Sat, Dec 6. Go! (not in NYC? watch the #Livestream on the Roulette.org site) shorturl.at/iEI1x

Jim Macnie TONIGHT!!!!! Wednesday, November 26, 6 pm ET, revel in the sounds of FAR FLUNG FOLK, radio'ing at WRIU 90.3 FM and STREAMING on WRIU.org and the radio app of your choice. Somewhere along the way, you....

Far Flung Folk radio show starts at 6 pm ET www.facebook.com/jim.macnie/p...

Must-See Three – Jazz in NYC This Week Billy Hart Smoke Friday, Nov 28 – Sun, Nov 30 The sound of Jabali’s toms open the new Multidirectional (Smoke Sessions). Their regal demeanor is obvious. When the band comes in, there&#…

jazz in nyc this thanksgiving week? yes, of course, please. shorturl.at/sMdcv

Must-See Three – Jazz in NYC This Week Jon Irabagon Record Shop Weds, Nov 19 /// Cafe Ornithology Thurs, Nov 20 You’ve heard him blow the Little Rascals theme on mezzo soprano. You’ve heard his reeds squeeze the daylights ou…

NYC is jazz city. weekend options: shorturl.at/M5QR6

Must-See Three (+1) – Jazz in NYC This Week Dave Holland/Chris Potter/Brian Blade Dizzy’s Thurs, Nov 13 – Sun, Nov 16 I remember making note of the locked-in connection between bassist Holland and drummer Blade about a decade ago…

shorturl.at/ZTXtj a weekend's worth of NYC jazz awaits

40+ Best Country Singles of 2022 From what I’ve read, 2022 is supposed to be the year that neo-traditionalism (i.e., singers trying to sound like Travis and Strait and McEntire trying to sound like Haggard and Jones and Wynette) retu...

2022 was supposedly the year neo-traditionalism returned to country radio while everybody showed how much they missed to the ’90s. But what mostly caught my ear were dance songs - flat-out disco, at times - by women, as often as not w/o big label recording contracts, or recording contracts at all.

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Henry Horenstein & Laura Cantrell Hit Rizzoli Nov 4 Photographer Henry Horenstein is a pro when it comes to framing rural culture and those who revel in it. His 2003 HonkyTonk collection illustrated country music artists in action. His new Miles and…

two smart people chatting it up tonight at Rizzoli lamentforastraightline.wordpress.com/2025/10/26/h...

who's playing where, jazz-wise? this week? in #NYC? this may help. shorturl.at/Hkmm8

Far Flung Folk, WRIU, Oct 23 Ivor Cutler, On The Trail, Vladamir Sidorov, Michael Hurley, Brother’s Ivan, Nora Brown, Dr. K Gyasi & His Noble Kings, Chris Smither, Laura Nyro, Los Straightjackets, Leroy Jenkins, Beau…

perhaps Far Flung Folk fits better in your Sunday morning sched. lamentforastraightline.wordpress.com/2025/10/26/f...

Everything Trump is doing now is a preamble for his regime's real goal: to invoke the Insurrection Act.

I don’t want to unduly alarm you, but you need to be aware of this imminent danger. Let me explain what’s going on.

Must-See Three (+1) – Jazz in NYC This Week Tony Malaby Close Up Friday, Oct 10 – Sunday, Oct 12 Dude likes charging up whatever hill is in front of him just to see what’s on the horizon. He also likes laying claim to that new gr…

NYC is action central for jazz heads this week. from Jaleel Shaw to Orrin Evans to Arturo O'Farrill, here's a list of options. shorturl.at/uqv0t

lots of jazz action in the boroughs this weekend. shorturl.at/tSE3D

Must-See Three – Jazz in NYC This Week Patricia Brennan Trio Bar Bayeux Weds, Sept 24 Been spending lots of time with the vibraphonist’s follow-up to Breaking Stretch, and it’s just as enticing as its celebrated predecessor.…

mucho action on the nyc jazz scene this week. lamentforastraightline.wordpress.com/2025/09/22/m...

don't forget about Allison Miller's Trio with Caroline Davis and Rashaan Carter at Rizzoli's Music Aperitivo series at 4:30 THIS AFT.

Must-See Three – Jazz in NYC This Week Jamie Saft Trio The Owl Music Parlor Weds, Sept 17 There’s an “Everything Happens to Me” on the wily keyboardist’s Plays Monk album that makes a point of having ev…

@miguelzenon.bsky.social at the Vanguard, dan weiss at the Stone, @jamiesaft.bsky.social at the Owl. and lots more jazz across NYC this week. here's the list... shorturl.at/3sVj2

Far Flung Folk WRIU Radio, August 20 Greg Brown, Willie Dixon, John Doyle, Basiani Ensemble, Michael Hurley, Eddie Palmieri, Phyllis Nafuna, Will Holshouser, Les Gypsies Francine, Davis Sisters, Vietnamese string music, Sands Family, …

maybe Sunday afternoon is a good time to fling some folk? lamentforastraightline.wordpress.com/2025/09/14/f...

of course, you're invited to enjoy Far Flung Folk tonight at 6 pm ET on wriu.org. it's followed by its sister jazz show at 9 pm, Lament for a Straight Line. shorturl.at/gEBX3

Lament For A Straight Line Jim Macnie's Music Blog

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Arthur Blythe - My Son Ra – Solo (1991) YouTube video by Antonio Lucente

used to be on heavy rotation at chez macnie

action central, that's what this place is. #jazz in nyc this week. shorturl.at/TfAXi

Far Flung Folk (6 pm ET) and Lament For a Straight Line (9 pm ET) radio shows on TONIGHT. i am your host. you are invited. can't make it? will share the archive later. WRIU or any radio app. shorturl.at/pxZ9u