Settled In Shipping

...to the blogroll, that is. I've belatedly added Peter Breslin's Stochasticactus to the list; like me, he's a musician/radio j...

- My review of the Boxhead Ensemble's Nocturnes (featuring V5 cellist Fred Lonberg-Holm and Atavistic stalwart drummer Frank Rosaly is ...

I went to see Karkwa last night, continuing the tour behind their album Les tremblements s'immobilisent . The last time I saw the band ...

As have been rightfully linked throughout the jazz blog world, Mwanji's two essays on jazz and race are fantastic and important readin...

Much is being made in the blogosphere of the current state of jazz, vis-à-vis education and marketing. I dealt with some of these issues...

- Via Dan , an incisive and insightful Vijay Iyer essay at All About Jazz . Finally, someone who can thoughtfully talk about the state of j...

As a rule, I have tried to keep this blog apolitical. There's many great resources out there, far more knowledgeable and engaged than I ...

Ethan's interview with Stanley Crouch, David R. Adler's review of Crouch's compilation Considering Genius , and various other b...

Commuting's a bitch. The upshot of delayed flights: complimentary drinks. After scrambling all weekend to find a flight to get to the BM...

In March, Indigone Trio will be playing every Thursday from 6-8 pm at Le Parc des Princes , a new bistro up in the Mile-End neighbourhood (5...

For the Montrealers that read this blog (and those that are coming here via Panpot ), I hereby welcome you and remind you that I'm playi...

My apologies for the protracted absence here. I've been preparing for these past five days of auditions, lessons, and travel. Between so...

- My review of Steve Lacy's Esteem , Live in Paris 1975 is up at Panpot . - I wouldn't consider myself part of the Justin Timberlak...

Just before another excursion to New York, I'm drowning in new music. CKUT was selling off extra copies of discs to raise money at an op...

Slavic Soul Party - "Dance the Dust Up" ( In Makedonija ) Taraf de Haïdouks - "A La Turk" ( Band of Gypsies ) Burhan O...

It's a busy few weeks here, before embarking on another BMI excursion and Master's auditions. Here's the rundown: Friday, Januar...

Montreal seems to be going through a period of cultural upheaval. In the wake of the closing and re-opening of Cinéma du Parc (which may yet...

There's a couple of very touching essays remembering the departed up now around the web. Firstly, Christian McBride went on a burst of ...

On the Pulse blog , Joe Phillips has put up some substantive debate for composers, performers, and the like. I'm going to repost excerpt...

Trilok Gurtu - "Big Brother" ( African Fantasy ) Rez Abbasi - "Kismet" ( Snake Charmer ) Richard Bona - "Konda D...