Brian White
@brian36170.bsky.social
British in central France with my wife and best friend, (that's one person, just to be clear). Music, especially jazz, obsessive. Live-and-let-live lefty. 🇪🇺🇬🇧🇨🇵🎸🍷
#Music
#FolkMusic
#MaryChapinCarpenter
#JulieFowlis
Probably my favourite 2025 release. Three individual voices and talents produced this thoughtful, contemplative album. The always wonderful Mary Chapin Carpenter with Julie Fowlis and Karine Polwart, a hypnotically beautiful record.
#FolkMusic
#MaryChapinCarpenter
#JulieFowlis
Probably my favourite 2025 release. Three individual voices and talents produced this thoughtful, contemplative album. The always wonderful Mary Chapin Carpenter with Julie Fowlis and Karine Polwart, a hypnotically beautiful record.
November 4, 2025 at 7:10 PM
#Music
#FolkMusic
#MaryChapinCarpenter
#JulieFowlis
Probably my favourite 2025 release. Three individual voices and talents produced this thoughtful, contemplative album. The always wonderful Mary Chapin Carpenter with Julie Fowlis and Karine Polwart, a hypnotically beautiful record.
#FolkMusic
#MaryChapinCarpenter
#JulieFowlis
Probably my favourite 2025 release. Three individual voices and talents produced this thoughtful, contemplative album. The always wonderful Mary Chapin Carpenter with Julie Fowlis and Karine Polwart, a hypnotically beautiful record.
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Happy 84th birthday, singer, songwriter, and guitarist Paul Simon. 🎂
October 13, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Happy 84th birthday, singer, songwriter, and guitarist Paul Simon. 🎂
#Music
#JazzSky
#Jazz
I've posted this album before but listening to it each time feels like being embraced by the innermost thoughts of the maestro Anouar Brahem. Supported by virtuoso German cellist Anja Lechner and British jazzers Dave Holland and Django Bates, it's a truly affecting listen.
#JazzSky
#Jazz
I've posted this album before but listening to it each time feels like being embraced by the innermost thoughts of the maestro Anouar Brahem. Supported by virtuoso German cellist Anja Lechner and British jazzers Dave Holland and Django Bates, it's a truly affecting listen.
October 7, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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#JazzMusic
#Jazz
If big band jazz is your thing, you can't go wrong with this 2025 release from the much admired Mark Masters. As you'd expect, it swings like crazy. Veteran saxophonist Billy Harper leads.
#JazzMusic
#Jazz
If big band jazz is your thing, you can't go wrong with this 2025 release from the much admired Mark Masters. As you'd expect, it swings like crazy. Veteran saxophonist Billy Harper leads.
September 30, 2025 at 11:25 AM
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#JazzMusic
#Jazz
If big band jazz is your thing, you can't go wrong with this 2025 release from the much admired Mark Masters. As you'd expect, it swings like crazy. Veteran saxophonist Billy Harper leads.
#JazzMusic
#Jazz
If big band jazz is your thing, you can't go wrong with this 2025 release from the much admired Mark Masters. As you'd expect, it swings like crazy. Veteran saxophonist Billy Harper leads.
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#NowPlaying
#JazzSky
#Jazz
For me there are few joys greater than when two musicians from utterly different backgrounds, working in different worlds, collaborate to seek what unites and connects them. I love this one.
#JazzSky
#Jazz
For me there are few joys greater than when two musicians from utterly different backgrounds, working in different worlds, collaborate to seek what unites and connects them. I love this one.
December 30, 2024 at 7:13 PM
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#JazzSky
#Jazz
For me there are few joys greater than when two musicians from utterly different backgrounds, working in different worlds, collaborate to seek what unites and connects them. I love this one.
#JazzSky
#Jazz
For me there are few joys greater than when two musicians from utterly different backgrounds, working in different worlds, collaborate to seek what unites and connects them. I love this one.
#JazzSky
#Jazz
#BigBandJazz
I'm a big fan of Vince Mendoza for the unique voicing he brings to his bands plus his versatility. He's worked outside of jazz with Joni Mitchell and I saw him live in Manchester UK with the wonderful Mary Chapin Carpenter. This album opens with Miles' "All Blues".
#Jazz
#BigBandJazz
I'm a big fan of Vince Mendoza for the unique voicing he brings to his bands plus his versatility. He's worked outside of jazz with Joni Mitchell and I saw him live in Manchester UK with the wonderful Mary Chapin Carpenter. This album opens with Miles' "All Blues".
September 9, 2025 at 4:06 PM
#JazzSky
#Jazz
#BigBandJazz
I'm a big fan of Vince Mendoza for the unique voicing he brings to his bands plus his versatility. He's worked outside of jazz with Joni Mitchell and I saw him live in Manchester UK with the wonderful Mary Chapin Carpenter. This album opens with Miles' "All Blues".
#Jazz
#BigBandJazz
I'm a big fan of Vince Mendoza for the unique voicing he brings to his bands plus his versatility. He's worked outside of jazz with Joni Mitchell and I saw him live in Manchester UK with the wonderful Mary Chapin Carpenter. This album opens with Miles' "All Blues".
#BookSky
#Books
#NowReading
There are books you want to reread. But some books have pages,even paragraphs, of such luminous brilliance that I go back to enjoy them again. Richard Russo writes small town life with such empathy and humour, it takes my breath away. These companion books are superb.
#Books
#NowReading
There are books you want to reread. But some books have pages,even paragraphs, of such luminous brilliance that I go back to enjoy them again. Richard Russo writes small town life with such empathy and humour, it takes my breath away. These companion books are superb.
August 30, 2025 at 5:57 PM
#BookSky
#Books
#NowReading
There are books you want to reread. But some books have pages,even paragraphs, of such luminous brilliance that I go back to enjoy them again. Richard Russo writes small town life with such empathy and humour, it takes my breath away. These companion books are superb.
#Books
#NowReading
There are books you want to reread. But some books have pages,even paragraphs, of such luminous brilliance that I go back to enjoy them again. Richard Russo writes small town life with such empathy and humour, it takes my breath away. These companion books are superb.
#JazzSky
#NowPlaying
#BrazilJazz
#Jazz
The long partnership between pianist Dave Grusin and guitarist Lee Ritenour produced this excellent 2023 album. Recorded in Brazil with a stellar group of young musicians and singers it pays sincere homage to the huge influence that country has had on music.
#NowPlaying
#BrazilJazz
#Jazz
The long partnership between pianist Dave Grusin and guitarist Lee Ritenour produced this excellent 2023 album. Recorded in Brazil with a stellar group of young musicians and singers it pays sincere homage to the huge influence that country has had on music.
August 30, 2025 at 12:15 PM
#JazzSky
#NowPlaying
#BrazilJazz
#Jazz
The long partnership between pianist Dave Grusin and guitarist Lee Ritenour produced this excellent 2023 album. Recorded in Brazil with a stellar group of young musicians and singers it pays sincere homage to the huge influence that country has had on music.
#NowPlaying
#BrazilJazz
#Jazz
The long partnership between pianist Dave Grusin and guitarist Lee Ritenour produced this excellent 2023 album. Recorded in Brazil with a stellar group of young musicians and singers it pays sincere homage to the huge influence that country has had on music.
#FilmSky
#Films
I know of no other screenwriter who could equal Neil Simon when it comes to bitter/sweet comedy. In "California Suite" (1978) a superlative cast delivers a faultless suite of short stories. The whip-crack dialogue between Jane Fonda & Alan Alda was Mr Simon at the top of his game.
#Films
I know of no other screenwriter who could equal Neil Simon when it comes to bitter/sweet comedy. In "California Suite" (1978) a superlative cast delivers a faultless suite of short stories. The whip-crack dialogue between Jane Fonda & Alan Alda was Mr Simon at the top of his game.
August 28, 2025 at 5:14 PM
#JazzSky
#Jazz
#KennyBarron
#CharlieHaden
The aural equivalent of a perfect carbonara accompanied by a large glass of Bordeaux. An album with intimacy, complexity and everything you love about jazz distilled into the interplay between two gifted musicians. Just gorgeous. 👌🏻
#Jazz
#KennyBarron
#CharlieHaden
The aural equivalent of a perfect carbonara accompanied by a large glass of Bordeaux. An album with intimacy, complexity and everything you love about jazz distilled into the interplay between two gifted musicians. Just gorgeous. 👌🏻
August 28, 2025 at 6:39 AM
#JazzSky
#Jazz
#KennyBarron
#CharlieHaden
The aural equivalent of a perfect carbonara accompanied by a large glass of Bordeaux. An album with intimacy, complexity and everything you love about jazz distilled into the interplay between two gifted musicians. Just gorgeous. 👌🏻
#Jazz
#KennyBarron
#CharlieHaden
The aural equivalent of a perfect carbonara accompanied by a large glass of Bordeaux. An album with intimacy, complexity and everything you love about jazz distilled into the interplay between two gifted musicians. Just gorgeous. 👌🏻
#JazzSky
#NowPlaying
#Jazz
This is one of those ethereal, mostly sombre recordings which should appeal to any music lover. Recommended. 👍🏻
#NowPlaying
#Jazz
This is one of those ethereal, mostly sombre recordings which should appeal to any music lover. Recommended. 👍🏻
August 24, 2025 at 4:58 PM
#JazzSky
#NowPlaying
#Jazz
This is one of those ethereal, mostly sombre recordings which should appeal to any music lover. Recommended. 👍🏻
#NowPlaying
#Jazz
This is one of those ethereal, mostly sombre recordings which should appeal to any music lover. Recommended. 👍🏻
#JazzSky
#PatMetheny
#T-shirts
The end of an era. I bought this on the 2nd to last night of their epic 1989 World Tour. It had worn thin and last week, soaked in sweat, it ripped as I took it off. It will now sleep soundly (after being washed) in a drawer, the Valhalla for my holy relics.
#PatMetheny
#T-shirts
The end of an era. I bought this on the 2nd to last night of their epic 1989 World Tour. It had worn thin and last week, soaked in sweat, it ripped as I took it off. It will now sleep soundly (after being washed) in a drawer, the Valhalla for my holy relics.
August 20, 2025 at 8:41 AM
#JazzSky
#PatMetheny
#T-shirts
The end of an era. I bought this on the 2nd to last night of their epic 1989 World Tour. It had worn thin and last week, soaked in sweat, it ripped as I took it off. It will now sleep soundly (after being washed) in a drawer, the Valhalla for my holy relics.
#PatMetheny
#T-shirts
The end of an era. I bought this on the 2nd to last night of their epic 1989 World Tour. It had worn thin and last week, soaked in sweat, it ripped as I took it off. It will now sleep soundly (after being washed) in a drawer, the Valhalla for my holy relics.
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#JazzSky
#Jazz
#NowPlaying
I love this record. Abbey Lincoln's voice grew richer with age, reaching its pinnacle, in my view, on this 1994 LP. Accompanied by Pat Metheny, Charlie Haden, Roy Hargrove and Kenny Barron etc. Glorious.
#Jazz
#NowPlaying
I love this record. Abbey Lincoln's voice grew richer with age, reaching its pinnacle, in my view, on this 1994 LP. Accompanied by Pat Metheny, Charlie Haden, Roy Hargrove and Kenny Barron etc. Glorious.
January 29, 2025 at 8:12 AM
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#Jazz
#NowPlaying
I love this record. Abbey Lincoln's voice grew richer with age, reaching its pinnacle, in my view, on this 1994 LP. Accompanied by Pat Metheny, Charlie Haden, Roy Hargrove and Kenny Barron etc. Glorious.
#Jazz
#NowPlaying
I love this record. Abbey Lincoln's voice grew richer with age, reaching its pinnacle, in my view, on this 1994 LP. Accompanied by Pat Metheny, Charlie Haden, Roy Hargrove and Kenny Barron etc. Glorious.
#Books
#BookSky
#NowReading
Coming back to this after several years and my god, what a masterclass it is. Garrison Keillor's epic history of a fictitious Minnesota town brilliantly employs dry-as-dust humour in tribute to these mundane and futile lives. Just glorious writing.
#BookSky
#NowReading
Coming back to this after several years and my god, what a masterclass it is. Garrison Keillor's epic history of a fictitious Minnesota town brilliantly employs dry-as-dust humour in tribute to these mundane and futile lives. Just glorious writing.
August 7, 2025 at 9:19 AM
#Books
#BookSky
#NowReading
Coming back to this after several years and my god, what a masterclass it is. Garrison Keillor's epic history of a fictitious Minnesota town brilliantly employs dry-as-dust humour in tribute to these mundane and futile lives. Just glorious writing.
#BookSky
#NowReading
Coming back to this after several years and my god, what a masterclass it is. Garrison Keillor's epic history of a fictitious Minnesota town brilliantly employs dry-as-dust humour in tribute to these mundane and futile lives. Just glorious writing.
#JazzSky
#Jazz
#NowPlaying
One of those albums I play regularly. Eric Alexander's warm yet powerful tone plus guitarist Pat Martino and the great Joe Farnsworth on drums always make this one of those sit-back-and-enjoy treats. Jazz, no fuss, just straight down the middle.
#Jazz
#NowPlaying
One of those albums I play regularly. Eric Alexander's warm yet powerful tone plus guitarist Pat Martino and the great Joe Farnsworth on drums always make this one of those sit-back-and-enjoy treats. Jazz, no fuss, just straight down the middle.
August 4, 2025 at 3:57 PM
#JazzSky
#Jazz
#NowPlaying
One of those albums I play regularly. Eric Alexander's warm yet powerful tone plus guitarist Pat Martino and the great Joe Farnsworth on drums always make this one of those sit-back-and-enjoy treats. Jazz, no fuss, just straight down the middle.
#Jazz
#NowPlaying
One of those albums I play regularly. Eric Alexander's warm yet powerful tone plus guitarist Pat Martino and the great Joe Farnsworth on drums always make this one of those sit-back-and-enjoy treats. Jazz, no fuss, just straight down the middle.
#JazzMusic
#BigBandJazz
#NowPlaying
#JazzSky
#FrankSinatra
Patrick Williams worked with Frank Sinatra and he pays tribute here with a stellar band. Hugely enjoyable album.
#BigBandJazz
#NowPlaying
#JazzSky
#FrankSinatra
Patrick Williams worked with Frank Sinatra and he pays tribute here with a stellar band. Hugely enjoyable album.
July 18, 2025 at 4:50 PM
#JazzMusic
#BigBandJazz
#NowPlaying
#JazzSky
#FrankSinatra
Patrick Williams worked with Frank Sinatra and he pays tribute here with a stellar band. Hugely enjoyable album.
#BigBandJazz
#NowPlaying
#JazzSky
#FrankSinatra
Patrick Williams worked with Frank Sinatra and he pays tribute here with a stellar band. Hugely enjoyable album.
#NowPlaying
#JazzSky
#DaveArch
#BritishJazz
Band leader Dave Arch is chiefly known for BBC's "Strictly Come Dancing" but he's worked with everyone from Greg Lake to Joni Mitchell. His 2016 solo CD is wide ranging, covering jazz/rock, big band and sweeping orchestral pieces. Recommended.
#JazzSky
#DaveArch
#BritishJazz
Band leader Dave Arch is chiefly known for BBC's "Strictly Come Dancing" but he's worked with everyone from Greg Lake to Joni Mitchell. His 2016 solo CD is wide ranging, covering jazz/rock, big band and sweeping orchestral pieces. Recommended.
July 12, 2025 at 3:42 PM
#NowPlaying
#JazzSky
#DaveArch
#BritishJazz
Band leader Dave Arch is chiefly known for BBC's "Strictly Come Dancing" but he's worked with everyone from Greg Lake to Joni Mitchell. His 2016 solo CD is wide ranging, covering jazz/rock, big band and sweeping orchestral pieces. Recommended.
#JazzSky
#DaveArch
#BritishJazz
Band leader Dave Arch is chiefly known for BBC's "Strictly Come Dancing" but he's worked with everyone from Greg Lake to Joni Mitchell. His 2016 solo CD is wide ranging, covering jazz/rock, big band and sweeping orchestral pieces. Recommended.
#JazzSky
#NowPlaying
#Jazz
#70sMusic
Still a fascinating debut from 1979. Like John Steinbeck read by Tom Waits through a haze of cigarette smoke, Rickie Lee Jones tells her tales of lives lived on the hard shoulder. Dr John, Randy Newman, Steve Gadd, Michael McDonald and others help out.
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#Jazz
#70sMusic
Still a fascinating debut from 1979. Like John Steinbeck read by Tom Waits through a haze of cigarette smoke, Rickie Lee Jones tells her tales of lives lived on the hard shoulder. Dr John, Randy Newman, Steve Gadd, Michael McDonald and others help out.
July 3, 2025 at 6:50 AM
#JazzSky
#NowPlaying
#Jazz
#70sMusic
Still a fascinating debut from 1979. Like John Steinbeck read by Tom Waits through a haze of cigarette smoke, Rickie Lee Jones tells her tales of lives lived on the hard shoulder. Dr John, Randy Newman, Steve Gadd, Michael McDonald and others help out.
#NowPlaying
#Jazz
#70sMusic
Still a fascinating debut from 1979. Like John Steinbeck read by Tom Waits through a haze of cigarette smoke, Rickie Lee Jones tells her tales of lives lived on the hard shoulder. Dr John, Randy Newman, Steve Gadd, Michael McDonald and others help out.
#90sMusic
#NowPlaying
#PerfectAlbum
#SingerSongwriters
I rate Mary Chapin Carpenter as one of the finest US songwriters of the past 60 years. This album, from 1993, is a faultless example of her talent.
#NowPlaying
#PerfectAlbum
#SingerSongwriters
I rate Mary Chapin Carpenter as one of the finest US songwriters of the past 60 years. This album, from 1993, is a faultless example of her talent.
June 30, 2025 at 3:21 PM
#90sMusic
#NowPlaying
#PerfectAlbum
#SingerSongwriters
I rate Mary Chapin Carpenter as one of the finest US songwriters of the past 60 years. This album, from 1993, is a faultless example of her talent.
#NowPlaying
#PerfectAlbum
#SingerSongwriters
I rate Mary Chapin Carpenter as one of the finest US songwriters of the past 60 years. This album, from 1993, is a faultless example of her talent.
#NowPlaying
#JazzSky
#JazzMusic
#Jazz
Trumpeter Mark Morganelli fronts a dream group on this swings-like-mad live album.
#JazzSky
#JazzMusic
#Jazz
Trumpeter Mark Morganelli fronts a dream group on this swings-like-mad live album.
June 28, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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#JazzSky
#JazzMusic
#Jazz
Trumpeter Mark Morganelli fronts a dream group on this swings-like-mad live album.
#JazzSky
#JazzMusic
#Jazz
Trumpeter Mark Morganelli fronts a dream group on this swings-like-mad live album.
#JazzSky
#JazzMusic
#NowPlaying
Georgie Fame is often overlooked in the annals of UK jazz but he was an early champion of Carribbean music, a lifelong jazz/blues afficianado and a brilliant singer & keyboard player. This 1990 LP features Steve Gadd and Robben Ford.
#JazzMusic
#NowPlaying
Georgie Fame is often overlooked in the annals of UK jazz but he was an early champion of Carribbean music, a lifelong jazz/blues afficianado and a brilliant singer & keyboard player. This 1990 LP features Steve Gadd and Robben Ford.
June 23, 2025 at 10:16 AM
#JazzSky
#JazzMusic
#NowPlaying
Georgie Fame is often overlooked in the annals of UK jazz but he was an early champion of Carribbean music, a lifelong jazz/blues afficianado and a brilliant singer & keyboard player. This 1990 LP features Steve Gadd and Robben Ford.
#JazzMusic
#NowPlaying
Georgie Fame is often overlooked in the annals of UK jazz but he was an early champion of Carribbean music, a lifelong jazz/blues afficianado and a brilliant singer & keyboard player. This 1990 LP features Steve Gadd and Robben Ford.
#70sMusic
#BluesMusic
#MusicSky
#RoryGallagher
#NowPlaying
30 years since his passing. I saw him in the Liverpool Empire in '73 the year after this superb live recording. He was inexhaustible, a phenomenal performer and an astonishing guitarist.
#BluesMusic
#MusicSky
#RoryGallagher
#NowPlaying
30 years since his passing. I saw him in the Liverpool Empire in '73 the year after this superb live recording. He was inexhaustible, a phenomenal performer and an astonishing guitarist.
June 15, 2025 at 9:45 AM
#70sMusic
#BluesMusic
#MusicSky
#RoryGallagher
#NowPlaying
30 years since his passing. I saw him in the Liverpool Empire in '73 the year after this superb live recording. He was inexhaustible, a phenomenal performer and an astonishing guitarist.
#BluesMusic
#MusicSky
#RoryGallagher
#NowPlaying
30 years since his passing. I saw him in the Liverpool Empire in '73 the year after this superb live recording. He was inexhaustible, a phenomenal performer and an astonishing guitarist.