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@AmirElSaffar.bsky.social brings the luminous music of his New Quartet to Roulette in Brooklyn TONIGHT, Sat, Dec 6. Go! (not in NYC? watch the #Livestream on the Roulette.org site) shorturl.at/iEI1x
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Amir ElSaffar New Quartet + Hamid Al-Saadi Roulette TONIGHT SATURDAY, DEC 6 (photo: Daniel Wetzel)
The measured volition of the trumpeter’s Live at Pierre Boulez Saal (Maqām Records) is what does...
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December 6, 2025 at 4:07 PM
@AmirElSaffar.bsky.social brings the luminous music of his New Quartet to Roulette in Brooklyn TONIGHT, Sat, Dec 6. Go! (not in NYC? watch the #Livestream on the Roulette.org site) shorturl.at/iEI1x
Far Flung Folk radio show starts at 6 pm ET www.facebook.com/jim.macnie/p...
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TONIGHT!!!!! Wednesday, November 26, 6 pm ET, revel in the sounds of FAR FLUNG FOLK, radio'ing at WRIU 90.3 FM and STREAMING on WRIU.org and the radio app of your choice. Somewhere along the way, you....
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November 26, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Far Flung Folk radio show starts at 6 pm ET www.facebook.com/jim.macnie/p...
jazz in nyc this thanksgiving week? yes, of course, please. shorturl.at/sMdcv
Must-See Three – Jazz in NYC This Week
Billy Hart Smoke Friday, Nov 28 – Sun, Nov 30 The sound of Jabali’s toms open the new Multidirectional (Smoke Sessions). Their regal demeanor is obvious. When the band comes in, there&#…
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November 26, 2025 at 3:30 PM
jazz in nyc this thanksgiving week? yes, of course, please. shorturl.at/sMdcv
NYC is jazz city. weekend options: shorturl.at/M5QR6
Must-See Three – Jazz in NYC This Week
Jon Irabagon Record Shop Weds, Nov 19 /// Cafe Ornithology Thurs, Nov 20 You’ve heard him blow the Little Rascals theme on mezzo soprano. You’ve heard his reeds squeeze the daylights ou…
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November 22, 2025 at 12:04 AM
NYC is jazz city. weekend options: shorturl.at/M5QR6
shorturl.at/ZTXtj a weekend's worth of NYC jazz awaits
Must-See Three (+1) – Jazz in NYC This Week
Dave Holland/Chris Potter/Brian Blade Dizzy’s Thurs, Nov 13 – Sun, Nov 16 I remember making note of the locked-in connection between bassist Holland and drummer Blade about a decade ago…
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November 14, 2025 at 11:54 PM
shorturl.at/ZTXtj a weekend's worth of NYC jazz awaits
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2022 was supposedly the year neo-traditionalism returned to country radio while everybody showed how much they missed to the ’90s. But what mostly caught my ear were dance songs - flat-out disco, at times - by women, as often as not w/o big label recording contracts, or recording contracts at all.
40+ Best Country Singles of 2022
From what I’ve read, 2022 is supposed to be the year that neo-traditionalism (i.e., singers trying to sound like Travis and Strait and McEntire trying to sound like Haggard and Jones and Wynette) retu...
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November 6, 2025 at 4:34 PM
2022 was supposedly the year neo-traditionalism returned to country radio while everybody showed how much they missed to the ’90s. But what mostly caught my ear were dance songs - flat-out disco, at times - by women, as often as not w/o big label recording contracts, or recording contracts at all.
lots of jazz action in NYC this week tinyurl.com/5e8c7vdr
November 6, 2025 at 3:44 PM
lots of jazz action in NYC this week tinyurl.com/5e8c7vdr
two smart people chatting it up tonight at Rizzoli lamentforastraightline.wordpress.com/2025/10/26/h...
Henry Horenstein & Laura Cantrell Hit Rizzoli Nov 4
Photographer Henry Horenstein is a pro when it comes to framing rural culture and those who revel in it. His 2003 HonkyTonk collection illustrated country music artists in action. His new Miles and…
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November 4, 2025 at 6:21 PM
two smart people chatting it up tonight at Rizzoli lamentforastraightline.wordpress.com/2025/10/26/h...
who's playing where, jazz-wise? this week? in #NYC? this may help. shorturl.at/Hkmm8
October 30, 2025 at 6:56 PM
who's playing where, jazz-wise? this week? in #NYC? this may help. shorturl.at/Hkmm8
perhaps Far Flung Folk fits better in your Sunday morning sched. lamentforastraightline.wordpress.com/2025/10/26/f...
Far Flung Folk, WRIU, Oct 23
Ivor Cutler, On The Trail, Vladamir Sidorov, Michael Hurley, Brother’s Ivan, Nora Brown, Dr. K Gyasi & His Noble Kings, Chris Smither, Laura Nyro, Los Straightjackets, Leroy Jenkins, Beau…
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October 26, 2025 at 3:00 PM
perhaps Far Flung Folk fits better in your Sunday morning sched. lamentforastraightline.wordpress.com/2025/10/26/f...
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Everything Trump is doing now is a preamble for his regime's real goal: to invoke the Insurrection Act.
I don’t want to unduly alarm you, but you need to be aware of this imminent danger. Let me explain what’s going on.
I don’t want to unduly alarm you, but you need to be aware of this imminent danger. Let me explain what’s going on.
October 9, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Everything Trump is doing now is a preamble for his regime's real goal: to invoke the Insurrection Act.
I don’t want to unduly alarm you, but you need to be aware of this imminent danger. Let me explain what’s going on.
I don’t want to unduly alarm you, but you need to be aware of this imminent danger. Let me explain what’s going on.
NYC is action central for jazz heads this week. from Jaleel Shaw to Orrin Evans to Arturo O'Farrill, here's a list of options. shorturl.at/uqv0t
Must-See Three (+1) – Jazz in NYC This Week
Tony Malaby Close Up Friday, Oct 10 – Sunday, Oct 12 Dude likes charging up whatever hill is in front of him just to see what’s on the horizon. He also likes laying claim to that new gr…
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October 9, 2025 at 5:31 PM
NYC is action central for jazz heads this week. from Jaleel Shaw to Orrin Evans to Arturo O'Farrill, here's a list of options. shorturl.at/uqv0t
lots of jazz action in the boroughs this weekend. shorturl.at/tSE3D
September 26, 2025 at 3:23 PM
lots of jazz action in the boroughs this weekend. shorturl.at/tSE3D
mucho action on the nyc jazz scene this week. lamentforastraightline.wordpress.com/2025/09/22/m...
Must-See Three – Jazz in NYC This Week
Patricia Brennan Trio Bar Bayeux Weds, Sept 24 Been spending lots of time with the vibraphonist’s follow-up to Breaking Stretch, and it’s just as enticing as its celebrated predecessor.…
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September 23, 2025 at 5:54 PM
mucho action on the nyc jazz scene this week. lamentforastraightline.wordpress.com/2025/09/22/m...
don't forget about Allison Miller's Trio with Caroline Davis and Rashaan Carter at Rizzoli's Music Aperitivo series at 4:30 THIS AFT.
September 21, 2025 at 7:40 PM
don't forget about Allison Miller's Trio with Caroline Davis and Rashaan Carter at Rizzoli's Music Aperitivo series at 4:30 THIS AFT.
@miguelzenon.bsky.social at the Vanguard, dan weiss at the Stone, @jamiesaft.bsky.social at the Owl. and lots more jazz across NYC this week. here's the list... shorturl.at/3sVj2
Must-See Three – Jazz in NYC This Week
Jamie Saft Trio The Owl Music Parlor Weds, Sept 17 There’s an “Everything Happens to Me” on the wily keyboardist’s Plays Monk album that makes a point of having ev…
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September 17, 2025 at 5:40 PM
@miguelzenon.bsky.social at the Vanguard, dan weiss at the Stone, @jamiesaft.bsky.social at the Owl. and lots more jazz across NYC this week. here's the list... shorturl.at/3sVj2
maybe Sunday afternoon is a good time to fling some folk? lamentforastraightline.wordpress.com/2025/09/14/f...
Far Flung Folk WRIU Radio, August 20
Greg Brown, Willie Dixon, John Doyle, Basiani Ensemble, Michael Hurley, Eddie Palmieri, Phyllis Nafuna, Will Holshouser, Les Gypsies Francine, Davis Sisters, Vietnamese string music, Sands Family, …
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September 14, 2025 at 6:17 PM
maybe Sunday afternoon is a good time to fling some folk? lamentforastraightline.wordpress.com/2025/09/14/f...
of course, you're invited to enjoy Far Flung Folk tonight at 6 pm ET on wriu.org. it's followed by its sister jazz show at 9 pm, Lament for a Straight Line. shorturl.at/gEBX3
August 20, 2025 at 9:57 PM
of course, you're invited to enjoy Far Flung Folk tonight at 6 pm ET on wriu.org. it's followed by its sister jazz show at 9 pm, Lament for a Straight Line. shorturl.at/gEBX3
Jazz things to do this weekend lamentforastraightline.wordpress.com
Lament For A Straight Line
Jim Macnie's Music Blog
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August 15, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Jazz things to do this weekend lamentforastraightline.wordpress.com
used to be on heavy rotation at chez macnie
Arthur Blythe - My Son Ra – Solo (1991)
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August 6, 2025 at 7:40 PM
used to be on heavy rotation at chez macnie
action central, that's what this place is. #jazz in nyc this week. shorturl.at/TfAXi
August 6, 2025 at 1:17 PM
action central, that's what this place is. #jazz in nyc this week. shorturl.at/TfAXi
Far Flung Folk (6 pm ET) and Lament For a Straight Line (9 pm ET) radio shows on TONIGHT. i am your host. you are invited. can't make it? will share the archive later. WRIU or any radio app. shorturl.at/pxZ9u
July 30, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Far Flung Folk (6 pm ET) and Lament For a Straight Line (9 pm ET) radio shows on TONIGHT. i am your host. you are invited. can't make it? will share the archive later. WRIU or any radio app. shorturl.at/pxZ9u
no one expects you to catch the radio show first time 'round. here's last week's archive. enjoy! lamentforastraightline.wordpress.com/2025/07/27/f...
Far Flung Folk, WRIU, July 23
Buddy Johnson, Rockpile, Rollo White, Kilby Snow, Michael Hurley, bata drummers, Valerie June, Red Allen, Perez Prado, Homesick James, Ayinde Bakare, Tut Taylor, Wussy, Mark Cutler, Johnny Paycheck…
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July 28, 2025 at 8:53 PM
no one expects you to catch the radio show first time 'round. here's last week's archive. enjoy! lamentforastraightline.wordpress.com/2025/07/27/f...
weekend full of jazz in NYC. jump in! lamentforastraightline.wordpress.com/2025/06/23/m...
June 27, 2025 at 12:58 PM
weekend full of jazz in NYC. jump in! lamentforastraightline.wordpress.com/2025/06/23/m...