Chris Monsen
@chrismonsen.bsky.social
Music scribe (mostly jazz & related idioms) for Klassekampen's weekly music supplement Musikkmagasinet, Jazznytt, https://chrismonsen.substack.com/, and others. I recommend wine at Vinmonopolet between deadlines. Arsenal fan. Posts in Norwegian and English
The late, great Johnny Dyani was obrn on this day of Novemeber 80 years ago.
(Thanks to @eriksteinskog.bsky.social for the reminder).
(Thanks to @eriksteinskog.bsky.social for the reminder).
November 30, 2025 at 8:13 PM
The late, great Johnny Dyani was obrn on this day of Novemeber 80 years ago.
(Thanks to @eriksteinskog.bsky.social for the reminder).
(Thanks to @eriksteinskog.bsky.social for the reminder).
Reasons why I would never file year-end lists by the end of November, pt.1.
November 29, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Reasons why I would never file year-end lists by the end of November, pt.1.
I concur. Add, perhaps, a sprinkling of Hammers of Misfortune. It's freaking great!
Listening to this now and it's incredible. Doom but for people who love Alice In Chains (and secretly love Kansas) as much as Trouble. Wow.
I love this album the way I loved Crypt Sermon’s “The Stygian Rose” last year (and still): passionately, devotedly, with wonder and gratitude. Truly monumental stuff
November 29, 2025 at 12:02 AM
I concur. Add, perhaps, a sprinkling of Hammers of Misfortune. It's freaking great!
I've very likely posted a similar statement on several occasions before, but this bears repeating; the Thomas Chapin Trio were freaking awesome. youtu.be/PoyfE7zhq1I...
Thomas Chapin Trio - Night Bird Song - 8/21/1995 - Newport Jazz Festival (Official)
YouTube video by Jazz on MV
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November 28, 2025 at 11:36 PM
I've very likely posted a similar statement on several occasions before, but this bears repeating; the Thomas Chapin Trio were freaking awesome. youtu.be/PoyfE7zhq1I...
Craved a bit of Blues & Roots this evening. #NowPlaying
November 28, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Craved a bit of Blues & Roots this evening. #NowPlaying
There's no Black Friday sale on my Substack; it's free and will remain free, as my current life and work situation makes it hard to maintaain a regular publishing schedule. I can't charge for that. However, there will be a revival of sorts soon, and hopefully, more to come. chrismonsen.substack.com
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November 28, 2025 at 8:53 PM
There's no Black Friday sale on my Substack; it's free and will remain free, as my current life and work situation makes it hard to maintaain a regular publishing schedule. I can't charge for that. However, there will be a revival of sorts soon, and hopefully, more to come. chrismonsen.substack.com
Har skrevet om «Live from Studio Rivbea, 1975 & 1976» (NoBusiness Records), nylig utgitte liveopptak fra arkivet med saksofonisten Oliver Lake, fra hans tidlige sonderinger i New Yorks Loft Jazz-miljø på midten av 70-tallet, bl.a. sammen med bassgeniet Fred Hopkins. Les i dagens Musikkmagasinet.
November 28, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Har skrevet om «Live from Studio Rivbea, 1975 & 1976» (NoBusiness Records), nylig utgitte liveopptak fra arkivet med saksofonisten Oliver Lake, fra hans tidlige sonderinger i New Yorks Loft Jazz-miljø på midten av 70-tallet, bl.a. sammen med bassgeniet Fred Hopkins. Les i dagens Musikkmagasinet.
🎶Out on the streets for a good deal
The stress has only begun (Ooh-ooh-ooh)
Your day is sorrow and madness
Got you under their thumb
Woo, black friday🎶
The stress has only begun (Ooh-ooh-ooh)
Your day is sorrow and madness
Got you under their thumb
Woo, black friday🎶
November 28, 2025 at 7:31 AM
🎶Out on the streets for a good deal
The stress has only begun (Ooh-ooh-ooh)
Your day is sorrow and madness
Got you under their thumb
Woo, black friday🎶
The stress has only begun (Ooh-ooh-ooh)
Your day is sorrow and madness
Got you under their thumb
Woo, black friday🎶
Mesmerizing set by Ghosted at Nasjonal Jazzscene tonight.
November 27, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Mesmerizing set by Ghosted at Nasjonal Jazzscene tonight.
Somewhere in this hip-hop soul community
Was born three: Mase, Dove and me
And that's the magic number
Was born three: Mase, Dove and me
And that's the magic number
The Best Album of 1989 Round 7 Match #128 - THE FINAL MATCH TO DETERMINE THE BEST ALBUM OF 1989
#1 Pixies, DOOLITTLE
vs.
#3 De La Soul, 3 FEET HIGH AND RISING
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#1 Pixies, DOOLITTLE
vs.
#3 De La Soul, 3 FEET HIGH AND RISING
forms.gle/WZbDEMmYBZda...
The Best Album of 1989 Round 7 Match #128 - The Final Match: Pixies vs. De La Soul
This is the Best Album of 1989 match for Wednesday, November 25th, 10am CST. It will be open for 24 hours, and the winner will be declared The Best Album of 1989. The losing album will be named The Se...
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November 26, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Somewhere in this hip-hop soul community
Was born three: Mase, Dove and me
And that's the magic number
Was born three: Mase, Dove and me
And that's the magic number
Å oppdage Ken Vandermark og Vandermark 5s pønka og funky tilnærming til frijazz på 90-tallet var som å finne meg selv i den moderne jazzen. Litt som da jeg hørte Paal Nilssen-Love og gjengen et par år seinere. I kveld spiller Ken og Paal på Kafe Hærverk. Anbefales! www.facebook.com/share/1CjMFy...
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November 26, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Å oppdage Ken Vandermark og Vandermark 5s pønka og funky tilnærming til frijazz på 90-tallet var som å finne meg selv i den moderne jazzen. Litt som da jeg hørte Paal Nilssen-Love og gjengen et par år seinere. I kveld spiller Ken og Paal på Kafe Hærverk. Anbefales! www.facebook.com/share/1CjMFy...
The marvelous Gard Nilssen's Supersonic Orchestra's jubilant season opening gig at Nasjonal Jazzscene earlier this fall was filmed by the NRK. An edited version is avaible via their online service, 'though likely not accessible abroad (unless you use a VPN). But this cracking 2022 Bimhius gig is.
BIMHUIS TV Presents: GARD NILSSEN’S SUPERSONIC ORCHESTRA
YouTube video by Bimhuis
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November 25, 2025 at 9:09 PM
The marvelous Gard Nilssen's Supersonic Orchestra's jubilant season opening gig at Nasjonal Jazzscene earlier this fall was filmed by the NRK. An edited version is avaible via their online service, 'though likely not accessible abroad (unless you use a VPN). But this cracking 2022 Bimhius gig is.
Reposted by Chris Monsen
Julius Hemphill in a Paul Motian Quartet!! This recording is incredible!! Shame Haden isn't more audible, but still... jazzcloset.blogspot.com/2025/11/1980...
1980 Live at Ryles 11_23_25
Paul Motian jazz drummer archive and music
jazzcloset.blogspot.com
November 23, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Julius Hemphill in a Paul Motian Quartet!! This recording is incredible!! Shame Haden isn't more audible, but still... jazzcloset.blogspot.com/2025/11/1980...
Cecil Taylor Jazz Unit's Nefertiti, the Beautiful One Has Come was recorded live at the Café Montmartre in Copenhagen on this day of November in 1962. (Not unhappy with the '97 CD reissue I have, to be clear, but would love to own a version with the smashing Marte Röling drawn cover).
November 23, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Cecil Taylor Jazz Unit's Nefertiti, the Beautiful One Has Come was recorded live at the Café Montmartre in Copenhagen on this day of November in 1962. (Not unhappy with the '97 CD reissue I have, to be clear, but would love to own a version with the smashing Marte Röling drawn cover).
Reposted by Chris Monsen
Hvorfor selge sjela til datamaskiner når man kan holde på slik
November 23, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Hvorfor selge sjela til datamaskiner når man kan holde på slik
Reposted by Chris Monsen
Leroy (Sweetpea) Robinson, Clyde Dunn, Eric Dolphy, Clifford Solomon and Joe Howard. From the first Savoy session of the Roy Porter Big Band, 1948. Photo courtesy of Roy Porter
November 23, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Leroy (Sweetpea) Robinson, Clyde Dunn, Eric Dolphy, Clifford Solomon and Joe Howard. From the first Savoy session of the Roy Porter Big Band, 1948. Photo courtesy of Roy Porter
November 23, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Friday night unwinding soundtrack #NowPlaying
November 21, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Friday night unwinding soundtrack #NowPlaying