TT 237: Well, You Needn't
The other day I wrote about a brand new recording by Ingrid Laubrock. This is probably the sort of thing I should do more, for any kind of coverage for independent contemporary music releases is harder and harder to get.
There is a lot of uncertainty around legacy media publications; there is also a lot uncertainty about the future of social media.
Promise: If I reach 250 paid subscribers, I’ll do at least two reviews of new jazz or classical releases a month.
Currently at 178…
The site keeps trucking along. Thanks for all those who subscribe, and if you stay at the free level, I get it. (I bought two coffees and two pastries for a little hang yesterday and it was 18 bucks.)
Substantial pieces since January 1:
My longtime love for Mary Lou and Little Joe
Mario Balzac was awesome
The problem with Pablo
Q at 90
The Spy Who Came in From the Cold
Nice Work If You Can Get It
Members of the Family
Dexter at 100
Guest post about Thad Jones
Stella By Starlight
maybe I could be a full-time movie music critic?
The Look of Love
Nobody is getting any younger
Drummer royalty
Please consider review of CD of Webber/Morris Orchestra , Marilyn Mazur - Shemamia , and Nicole Glover on George Colligan. - More Powerful . Thank you
It's so important for people who enjoy the writing here to support it financially if they can. Back in olden days, there were magazines like Metronome and Coda and, my God, the Village Voice to host discussions about this music. Twitter hasn't exactly filled in the gap they left behind.