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j rempel's avatar

this is conceivably the most comprehensive assessment of the very underestimated maestro's oeuvre that i have seen thus far. his reach is completely, and i mean completely, unprecedented. there is simply nobody else like him. he covers all bases.

a quibble, his excursions into the avantiste jazz space is almost completely unrecognized outside of what you mentioned, that is, with carla bley. he did some stunning piano work in last year's derek bailey tribute organized by john zorn and will play in this year's tribute redux at roulette.

btw, his son adam is a very skilled trompetista and particularly gifted composer in that space as well.

the entire family - mother on piano, arturo, zack on drums, and adam - played some of adam's compositions at roulette earlier this year.

another quibble, you failed to mention the 'peg as a potential location of musicians who might contribute to a musical event on the 49th parallel. i know, it's small and central.

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Yazmine Laroche's avatar

Another beautiful, uplifting piece from you. What a lovely way to bring in the New Year!

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