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Jack DeJohnette, dynamic and instantly recognizable jazz drummer, dies at 83 Jack DeJohnette, of the most daring and singular jazz drummers of the last 60 years, died on Sunday.

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Jack DeJohnette, versatile jazz drummer known for Miles Davis fusion recordings, dies aged 83 Drummer played on Bitches Brew and other landmark recordings, as well as making numerous albums as a bandleader

A hugely influential musician..

#jackdejohnette #improviser
#jazz #music #obituary

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Anne Carson, The Art of Poetry No. 88 “I write to find out what I think about something.”

"Perfection is less interesting."
-- Anne Carson

#booksky #interview
#poetry #annecarson

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E. B. White, The Art of the Essay No. 1 “People are like animals and the city is full of people in strange plumage.”

“A writer who waits for ideal conditions under which to work will die without putting a word on paper.”
— E. B. White

#booksky #ebwhite #interview

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Utterly unacceptable!

Italo Calvino, The Art of Fiction No. 130 “Every time I must find something to do that will look like something a little beyond my capabilities.”

“Novelists tell that piece of truth hidden at the bottom of every lie.”
—Italo Calvino

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#booksky #italocalvino #interview
#novelists #parisreview 1983

Edward Hirsch, The Art of Poetry No. 110 “It’s part of your job, as a poet, to write out of experience. To name what matters to you. You’ve only got one life to draw on.”

“I don’t think that poetry leads to self-destructiveness. It’s life that gets people there.”

—Edward Hirsch

#booksky #poetry #interview
#parisreview #edwardhirsch

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Currently reading..

#booksky #marilynnonken
#spectral #piano #classical
#contemporary #avantgarde

Robert Frost, The Art of Poetry No. 2 “… Why don't critics talk about those things—what a feat it was to turn that that way, and what a feat it was to remember that, to be reminded of that by this?”

I enjoy reading well-conducted interviews of talented poets, regardless of whether their style is similar to my own attempts..

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#booksky #robertfrost #poetry

Allen Ginsberg, The Art of Poetry No. 8 “What happens if you make a distinction between what you tell your friends and what you tell your Muse?”

“There should be no distinction between what we write down, and what we really know.”

The Art of Poetry interview of Allen Ginsberg by Tom Clark, from the Spring 1966 issue of The Paris Review..

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#booksky #poetry #allenginsberg

Enchanting!

Sun Ra’s Chicago Sun Ra (1914–93) was one of the most wildly prolific and unfailingly eccentric figures in the history of music. Renowned for extravagant performances in which his Arkestra appeared in neo-Egyptian gar...

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Currently reading..

#booksky #sunra #afrofuturism
#chicago #avantgarde #jazz

I made it into my middle age without ever using pejorative nicknames, but now..

My own terminology for the current american emperor and his puppet:

Caligula Musk and his pet imbecilic demon.

#usa #resist #musk #trump

Heavenly.

WOW.

Currently reading..

A long-awaited biography of the enigmatic musical great.

#booksky #freejazz #music
#biography #kennywheeler

Exactly this, today.
Hang in there, Steve.

Currently reading..

Braxton has long been one of my musical inspirations.

#anthonybraxton #booksky

A distressing degree of censorship and suppression. And the repercussions will long outlast this oligarchy.

An artist doesn't have to boast and pretend to be "groundbreaking" to soar into our imaginations.

#music #authenticity
#art #improvisation

Yes! This is easy to do, and extremely important. It also means that people wanting to share posts are empowered to do so without drowning their followers in yet more photos of these perpetrators.

Insanity.

I'm worried for all those already struggling with mental illness or extremely difficult life situations, who might be pushed over the edge by the actions of this brutal oligarchy.

#dictatorship #musk #trump

Incredible!

Gorgeous.

An excellent book.

Small Business, Big City: Downtown Music Gallery Perseveres - JazzTimes In today’s economic environment, giga- and tera-sized corporations consolidate resources and wealth while independents struggle. One of the latter still standing is 70-year-old indie record … Read Mor...

Our buddy Bruce!

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I use kitten photos so that only those who choose to open the news links have to see the monster's face. I want friends to be able to scroll past my posts without a sucker punch.

Can Trump really rename the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of America?

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