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Ethan Iverson
Brooklyn
pianist in The Bad Plus, blogger at Do The Math
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This One's for Charlie
New DTM: Hampton Hawes and the Low Blues. At the end of the month are two days of Charlie Haden tribute at the Healdsburg Jazz Festival. Continue reading
Posted 7 days ago at Do The Math
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One Who Keeps Tearing Around
I've been on Soundcheck many times; the first was with the New York Tango trio in...what...1995? There was something for the Mark Morris Dance Group with Yo-Yo Ma, then several occasions with TBP. Certainly Reid and I met the members of Interpol at the WNYC studio, that's when we told... Continue reading
Posted May 11, 2013 at Do The Math
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The Web Planet
"Friends and Neighbors, That's Where It's At" Destination: OUT! has had some valuable Ornette-related posts lately: a memorial for the great Jayne Cortez, and an overview of O.C.'s "White House." That Curlew track is some Prime Time-esque stuff for sure. Interesting to hear Denardo as a sideman with someone other... Continue reading
Posted May 7, 2013 at Do The Math
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Backstage Scene
Posted May 6, 2013 at Do The Math
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Forumesque 13
Posted Apr 28, 2013 at Do The Math
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A Good Story and Other Stories
Posted Apr 26, 2013 at Do The Math
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Postmortem
Posted Apr 22, 2013 at Do The Math
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During the Few Minutes that Lewis was Away, Morse was Acutely Conscious of the Truth of the Proposition that the Wider the Circle of Knowledge the Greater the Circumference of Ignorance
Posted Apr 18, 2013 at Do The Math
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There Are So Many Aspects of a Performance That Can be Evaluated and Scrutinized
New DTM pages: George Walker Triptych 1) Interview with George Walker 2) Three Scarecrows 3) Dispatches from Detroit (by Mark Stryker) The interview came about after a rambling blog post that included some open-ended comments on black classical composers. Special thanks to Mark Stryker for not just his guest post... Continue reading
Posted Apr 17, 2013 at Do The Math
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Opus De Horace
Posted Apr 13, 2013 at Do The Math
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SD on USA Boxing Nationals
I met Gautham Nagesh of Stiff Jab last night in DC. A very nice guy, and his boxing blog is great. My better half reported in depth from Spokane: Day 1 - The field Day 2 - The question of headgear Day 3 - Clone Wars Day 4 - Tiara... Continue reading
Posted Apr 11, 2013 at Do The Math
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Westlake and Rabe
Posted Apr 8, 2013 at Do The Math
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Floyd Camembert Reports
TBP on tour: 10 Washington, DC -- The Hamilton 11 Annapolis, MD -- Ramshead On Stage 12 New York, NY -- Allen Room with Bill Frisell 13 New York, NY -- Allen Room with Bill Frisell --- New season of Mad Men...if you like that show, give the Nero Wolfe... Continue reading
Posted Apr 7, 2013 at Do The Math
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Take It Easy, Mr. Bond
Apologies for yesterday's April Fool's joke. Everything above the broccoli was true, except I left out the other reason I've been thinking about Bond lately, Len Deighton's marvelous memoir, James Bond: My Long and Eventful Search for His Father. At his best Deighton is one of my absolute favorites, and... Continue reading
Posted Apr 2, 2013 at Do The Math
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Blanched, Not Boiled
Posted Apr 1, 2013 at Do The Math
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It is Never Right to Play Ragtime Fast
I’ve missed my chance to interview Ed Bland, the composer of intriguing jazz-influenced formal music. The New York Times obit unfortunately focuses almost exclusively on something that Bland seems to have nearly repudiated, the late-50’s curiosity The Cry of Jazz. It would have balanced the obit to have had a... Continue reading
Posted Mar 29, 2013 at Do The Math
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Fresh Rhythmic Melodies Suitable for Contrapuntal Designs
Ted Panken has posted some marvelous interviews with canonical jazz pianists: Tommy Flanagan Chris Anderson Buddy Montgomery When trying to understand jazz, race, and history, discussions with less familiar figures like Anderson and Montgomery can be just as valuble as those with marquee artists like Flanagan. (Not to say that... Continue reading
Posted Mar 25, 2013 at Do The Math
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Sherlock's Abacus
Motian music tonight (Shteamer, Chinen) 15 2-part Inventions tomorrow TBP April 10 Washington, DC -- The Hamilton 11 Annapolis, MD -- Ramshead On Stage 12 New York, NY -- Allen Room with Bill Frisell 13 New York, NY -- Allen Room with Bill Frisell --- Then: Assisting Mark Morris in... Continue reading
Posted Mar 22, 2013 at Do The Math
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Special Freight
Any 40's jazz piano folio scholars out there? I'm considering recording the contents of two nice 40's collections. 5 JAZZ PIANO SOLOS by Art Tatum, transcribed by Frank Paparelli, published by Leeds, contains Carnegie Hall Bounce, Gang O' Nothin', Jumpin' for Sumpin', Live Jive, Night Scene and 6 ORIGINAL BOOGIE-WOOGIE... Continue reading
Posted Mar 15, 2013 at Do The Math
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Floyd Camembert Reports
This month the Billy Hart Quartet with Mark Turner, Ben Street, and me will play a few domestic gigs prior to recording another disc for ECM. March 14-17 Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola, NYC (two shows a night) March 20 Ars Nova, Philadelphia March 21 An Die Musik, Baltimore (two shows) March... Continue reading
Posted Mar 9, 2013 at Do The Math
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Legacies
Donald Byrd and Van Cliburn: When they were at their best, there was no one better. I'm listening to Byrd's Royal Flush right now. Someday I'm going to go through all the records with Byrd and Herbie Hancock together. There's about ten of them, begining in 1961. In their own... Continue reading
Posted Mar 1, 2013 at Do The Math
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Flatbush Stomp
Off to my masterclass...you coming? Details here. Also, if you love DTM and never come see me play in NYC, tear yourself away from the glowing screen and come to my recital Wednesday! I need you there. Yesterday post has been updated with an important note by Jason Moran and... Continue reading
Posted Feb 25, 2013 at Do The Math
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Ramble
Posted Feb 24, 2013 at Do The Math
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Masterclass and Recital
On Monday, February 25, I'll host my last masterclass/comedy hour at the Drawing Room. (It remains to be seen how the new space works out for group events.) The class is free and will go from 7 to 10 PM. 70 Willoughby Street (between Lawrence St. and Bridge St.) in... Continue reading
Posted Feb 16, 2013 at Do The Math
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Birthdays. Concerts. New Studio Needed! and Hiatus.
Posted Jan 25, 2013 at Do The Math
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