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
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.
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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
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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).
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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
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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
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Dave Holland og John Schofield, to jazzlegender som også har hatt sporadiske samarbeid, har intime duosamtaler på «Memories Of Home» (ECM). De er innom både gammelt og litt nytt, og stort sett enige om hvordan den samtalen best bør foregå. Har skrevet omtale for dagens Musikkmagasinet.
November 21, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Dave Holland og John Schofield, to jazzlegender som også har hatt sporadiske samarbeid, har intime duosamtaler på «Memories Of Home» (ECM). De er innom både gammelt og litt nytt, og stort sett enige om hvordan den samtalen best bør foregå. Har skrevet omtale for dagens Musikkmagasinet.
Dave Holland og John Schofield, to jazzlegender som også har hatt sporadiske samarbeid, har intime duosamtaler på «Memories Of Home» (ECM). De er innom både gammelt og litt nytt, og stort sett enige om hvordan den samtalen best bør foregå. Har skrevet omtale for dagens Musikkmagasinet.
November 21, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Dave Holland og John Schofield, to jazzlegender som også har hatt sporadiske samarbeid, har intime duosamtaler på «Memories Of Home» (ECM). De er innom både gammelt og litt nytt, og stort sett enige om hvordan den samtalen best bør foregå. Har skrevet omtale for dagens Musikkmagasinet.
Had not seen this previously. Yasiin Bey/Mos Def with Doug Wimbish, Dr. Know, Bernie Worrell and Will Calhoun performing Bey's "Umi Says" live in 2001 as Black Jack Johnson www.youtube.com/watch?v=-myP...
Black Jack Johnson - Umi Says (Live at the Bowery Ballroom, New York, July 31 2001)
YouTube video by [redacted]
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November 20, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Had not seen this previously. Yasiin Bey/Mos Def with Doug Wimbish, Dr. Know, Bernie Worrell and Will Calhoun performing Bey's "Umi Says" live in 2001 as Black Jack Johnson www.youtube.com/watch?v=-myP...
Remembering the late, great Malik Izaak Taylor aka Phife Dawg, who was born on this day in 1970.
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A Tribe Called Quest - Scenario (Official HD Video)
YouTube video by TribeCalledQuestVEVO
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November 20, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Remembering the late, great Malik Izaak Taylor aka Phife Dawg, who was born on this day in 1970.
youtu.be/Q6TLWqn82J4?...
youtu.be/Q6TLWqn82J4?...
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The Prml Scrm XTRMTR live era with Mani on bass and Kevin Shields in the band played some of the best gigs I've ever seen, blew my young head off. RIP Mani.
I recall an interview where he was asked what it was like playing with Shields on stage. "I'll be watching him and just before he taps a pedal with his foot, he'll look across at me as if to say, This is REALLY going to fuck you up."
November 20, 2025 at 5:53 PM
The Prml Scrm XTRMTR live era with Mani on bass and Kevin Shields in the band played some of the best gigs I've ever seen, blew my young head off. RIP Mani.
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This mural has gone up in Kingston, ostensibly for Christmas but AI has ensured it's actually to celebrate the return of our dark lord Cthulhu
November 18, 2025 at 9:44 AM
This mural has gone up in Kingston, ostensibly for Christmas but AI has ensured it's actually to celebrate the return of our dark lord Cthulhu
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Nei, mediene fokuserer ikke på feil detaljer i Epstein-saken, de er bare dårlige på hele bildet. Grove overgrep mot kvinner er ikke «feil detaljer», tvert om henger det sammen med at Epstein var en patriark som misbrukte makt og jobbet for Israel. Vold mot kvinner er ikke noe sekundært
Mediene fokuserer på feil detaljer i Epstein-saken
Jeffrey Epstein var ikke bare en overgriper.
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November 19, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Nei, mediene fokuserer ikke på feil detaljer i Epstein-saken, de er bare dårlige på hele bildet. Grove overgrep mot kvinner er ikke «feil detaljer», tvert om henger det sammen med at Epstein var en patriark som misbrukte makt og jobbet for Israel. Vold mot kvinner er ikke noe sekundært
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Gleder meg til Filter skal på debatten for å snakke om nisjemedier som skaper en ekstrem lojalitet ved å bare være bra.
November 18, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Gleder meg til Filter skal på debatten for å snakke om nisjemedier som skaper en ekstrem lojalitet ved å bare være bra.