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Greetings from Sheffield. Legendary jazz composer Mike Gibbs came to the Birmingham gig, that was really pretty cool. Got a snap with Jorge Rossy: And …
ETHAN IVERSON
Feb 21
New DTM page, about the late great Peter Serkin, one of the classical pianists I have spent the most time with. Also on the blog, a little bit about Ji…
ETHAN IVERSON
Feb 5
Tomorrow — we will be on closer to 8:30 than 8: Dance Sonata was commissioned by Dance Heginbotham and will get a proper premiere at Jacob’s Pillow thi…
ETHAN IVERSON
Feb 3
DTM: Thomas Perry has a new book out, A Small Town. I updated my overview with an edit so major that it is almost a new piece: “The Professional.” Thou…
ETHAN IVERSON
Jan 23
I’ve been busy at the blog: Think piece in response to a socialist broadside saying jazz insiders are snobs for hating on Kenny G Small word problem wi…
ETHAN IVERSON
Jan 10
NYE with Marcy Harriell, Corcoran Holt, and Vinnie Sperrazza at the Zinc bar was great! The club was sold out and Marcy killed it. A star is born! (I m…
ETHAN IVERSON
Jan 2
New DTM, with comments and pictures.
ETHAN IVERSON
Dec 30, 2019
In the 1960’s, Burt Bacharach, Hal David, and Dionne Warwick captured lighting in a bottle, crafting some of the most sophisticated pop music of all ti…
ETHAN IVERSON
Dec 23, 2019
My latest column for JazzTimes is about the Shirley Horn, simply one of the best ever: Diva in Bloom. On DTM there’s a little few bits and pieces about…
ETHAN IVERSON
Dec 19, 2019
(photo by Michael Perez during the Philadelphia Beat session) This coming weekend, Friday and Saturday, I’m showcasing the legendary Albert “Tootie Hea…
ETHAN IVERSON
Dec 9, 2019
Tonight at Spectrum Second Annual Modern Piano (+) Festival, Brooklyn, I’m on at 9 pm after Sonya Belaya (7 pm) and Jacob Rhodebeck (8 pm). Set list of…
ETHAN IVERSON
Dec 6, 2019
New DTM overview: Harold Shapero’s Credo. Credo is one of my favorite pieces ever! And I finally found the score down at the Library of Congress. It ma…
ETHAN IVERSON
Dec 2, 2019
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