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Saw a video of Oscar Peterson and Herbie Hancock both describing the first time they heard Art Tatum. Herbie Hancock said he found himself wondering if it wasn’t too late […]

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I watch people on the subway, nearly everyone absorbed in a phone. I understand the lament about what we’ve lost: the accidental intimacy of strangers sharing a public space while […]

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Begin with Rejectionit keeps remarkably well. Add an Instrumentand enough Stubbornnessto continue when nobody calls. Fold in bad Hotels,good Strangers,and a Pianowith one Key clapping. Season with Lucksparingly.Rarely in stock. […]

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The map saysSudbury, Regina, Winnipeg. To me they mean: Someone there said yes. Yes, come.Yes, play.Yes, there is a piano. The last yesis frequently fictional. At 7pmpeople arrive. They could […]

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I have been studying Keith Jarrett with the unhealthy concentration normally associated with people that believe the government hid something underneath the Gimli Airport. I am not particularly interested in […]

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A man walks onto a stagebecause several peoplepurchased ticketsto watch him pretendhe knows what he is doing. This is calleda career. There is a lightpointed at his face. There are […]

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The Bob Lefsetz interview with Bob Cavallo. One of the best I ever heard. Stories about managing Prince and his ego, The Lovin’ Spoonful and Canadian Zal in food fights […]

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I see these stories. The good guy comes. He gets there in time. He saves the girl. Saves the town. Saves himself. Fine. But what if he doesn’t? What if […]

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I see these stories. The good guy comes. He gets there in time. He saves the girl. Saves the town. Saves himself. Fine. But what if he doesn’t? What if […]