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Rob Wood's avatar

I love everything you write Ethan, but as a jazz elder, and classical novice, I extra appreciate your forays into classical/notated music. I'll locate, and order all of these CDs. (I recently met with my financial advisor, and told him I need to add a new expense category to my budget: Ethan's Recommendations.)

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ETHAN IVERSON's avatar

haha! Thanks very much!

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Chris Becker's avatar

This is a great post. I was going to skip the Aucoin article, but now I know I need to read it.

And Tom is a fantastic composer, arranger, and orchestrator. I've learned so much from him, both in conversation and from listening to and studying the scores of his music.

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ETHAN IVERSON's avatar

great! Yes I have also learned a LOT from Tom Myron.

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Paul Sanwald's avatar

I saw Gandelsman play the cello suites on violin in Saugerties, NY about a year and a half ago at The Local. It was fantastic, and he played the entire 6 suites from memory(!!!)

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ETHAN IVERSON's avatar

right on! Yeah he's a deep cat

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Ed Soph's avatar

https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2025/feb/22/trump-administration-arts

This is the current reality. The sublime is going to the slaughter house.

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ETHAN IVERSON's avatar

I understand your point, but in the end it is up the musicians, not the government, to make the music.

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