@imatthewi
Photographer & environmental lawyer Known to be enthusiastic about music & photography Fond of Brutalist architecture #Jazz #HipHop #Architecture #ProgressivePolitics #Photography #EndangeredSpecies #Urbanism #BostonCeltics #Boston Opinions my own, etc.
Stevie Wonder's 2008 LIVE London performance of Chick Corea jazz standard.
Stevie Wonder-P, Harmonica, vocals.
Victoria Monét-P
Roman Johnson-Keys
Kyle Bowen -G
Bango Jackson-Perc
Basto Quos-P
Danny R-TRP
Nathan Watts-B
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Artist Fave 15: Pick an artist, then select and rank 15 fave tracks. A song a day, March 1-15.
#ArtistFave15 #MusicChallenge #MusicSky #hiphopsky #jazzrap
Artist: #Oddisee pt. 2: 2016-2025
day 7, rank # 9
Oddisee: "Rain Dance" (The Iceberg, 2017)
Tatum checks out and gets a hug from Joe Mazzulla. Really good debut with 15/12/7 but obvious rust. Really kind of a best-case scenario for Tatum.
Literally thought this was the Onion
Obama: Every day you wake up to things you just didn’t think were possible. Each day we’re told by those in high office to fear each other. Everywhere we see greed and bigotry being celebrated, and bullying and mockery masquerading as strength.
Good luck! fwiw, here's a tiny snippet from her Boston show:
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just saw Cat Power on her The Greatest 20th Anniversary Tour. Chan was great and it was a fantastic show
...OK, one more for Wes Montgomery's birthday🎸🎂
#jazzsky #jazz
#WesMontgomery: "O Amor Em Paz" (Goin' Out of My Head, 1966) w/ Oliver Nelson Arrangement, feat. Herbie Hancock, Phil Woods, Donald Byrd, Grady Tate...
(wrongly titled, "O Morro Nao Tem Vez," another great Antônio Carlos Jobim song)
So, #jazzsky informs me that it's Wes Montgomery's birthday.
🎂 #HappyBirthdayWesMontgomery #jazz
Wes Montgomery: "Bumpin'" (Bumpin', Verve, 1965)
An all time-fave for me. "Ranked"* very very high on my list (but not "too high" 😄)
* 'Course all ranking not only subjective and difficult but imprecise and subject to change on any given day
A portion of lyrics to Lifting Shadows by Oddisee: "I was on tour when the migrants came, saw their camps on side of the road I met a boy who arrived in the rain, he lost his folks when they torched his home That made me want to bring my fam before they see that side of a drone "But who wants us? We build your world!" It’s “labor’s cool, neighbors no” I got a cuz that’ll drive your taxi, I got a cuz that’ll make your food I got a cuz that’ll watch your kids and pick them up when they’re done with school I got a cuz that’ll pump your gas, I got a cuz that’s good with tools I got a cuz that’ll be your doctor after a test that I hope he’ll pass Isn’t that what you fear most? But fear don’t trump your needs Our pros do trump our cons though. And cons don’t trump your greed And monsters’ what you make of us and we make you succeed And that’s what makes this country great, it’s built by those who bleed It’s built by those who came on boats, it’s built by those who flee And you forgot your family tree and we’re just all your leaves So if you just try to chop us down you only hurt your knees And we could go in pieces but we’d rather come in peace"
..."Lifting Shadows" by #Oddisee released in Trump 1.0 but even more relevant today
I love my country, hate its politics
Regardless my belief ...
I thought the fathers wrote it clear
But darkness all I see
And darkness all I hear
I’m trying to lift the shadow but the cloud ain’t got no give
Plus:
Artist Fave 15: Pick an artist, then select and rank 15 fave tracks. A song a day, March 1-15.
#ArtistFave15 #MusicChallenge #MusicSky #hiphop #hiphopsky #jazzrap
Artist: #Oddisee pt. 2: 2016-2025
day 6, rank # 10
Oddisee: "Lifting Shadows" (Alwatsa Ep, 2016)
The Boston Symphony Orchestra will perform Philip Glass’s new Abraham Lincoln-inspired symphony on July 5 in Tanglewood. Glass withdrew its premiere from the Kennedy Center in protest saying Trump’s agenda was anathema to his Lincoln symphony message (and Trump’s renaming of the Kennedy Center).
Not holding my breath, but interesting:
"One of the most hyped digital mirrorless cameras around right now: the Olympus Pen F [released in 2016]. . . .The Pen F still holds its value. So I’m insanely shocked that when a camera holds its value like this, why wouldn’t a brand try to make a successor?"
One year ago today, I testified before Congress in Washington, D.C. that Boston is proudly a home for everyone—and that the birthplace of American democracy will never turn our backs on our people.
"He [Damas] complained for almost 2 weeks straight, until he collapsed and got septic from the infection" . . .
"Damas' family members said another detainee reported hearing Florence staff 'laughing and saying he was faking,' as Damas cried for help, Ellis recounted to the Star."
Artist Fave 15: Pick an artist, then select and rank 15 fave tracks. A song a day, March 1-15.
#ArtistFave15 #MusicChallenge#MusicSky #hiphopsky #jazzrap
Artist: #Oddisee pt. 2: 2016-2025
day 5, rank # 11
Oddisee: "All I Need," feat. Olivier St. Louis (To What End, 2023)
sheesh. Coincidentally just now txting w/ friends re: seeing Emmet Cohen's Trane & Miles Centennial show at Birdland later this month. Does Emmet sufficiently bridge anything past & present. Maybe not. 🙄 But also seeing Sam Wilkes @ Music Hall of Williamsburg not long after, so there's that. 😆
It was a great show!
... Chan was "the greatest" (pun intended) and occasionally joked and interacted w the crowd, e.g.
"20 Years later. It's great to be alive...Do you remember where you were 20 yrs ago tonight? I DON'T! That joke usually goes over pretty well." She also did an impressive Dave Chapelle impersonation.
Saw #CatPower @ Roadrunner in Boston tonight for Chan's tour celebrating the 20th Anniversary of (her great, Memphis Soul infused) Lp The Greatest. Entire album & 5 more, w/ Prince's "Nothing Compares 2 U" (The Greatest Redux Ep) as the encore.
Snippet of "Could We" (shot from "premium" 😆 balcony)
(literally) How I arrived on Bluesky
(screwing up by not realizing I wrongly entered the alt text)
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🚨 Rep. Jason Crow sits on the Intel AND Armed Services Committees.
He just said three words:
“Trump is lying.”
There was no imminent threat. No intelligence. Nothing.
CNN is now reporting that classified briefers told Congress the same thing — undercutting the entire justification for this war.
such a great album and this track ended up close to the top of my fave 15 (fwiw 😄)
..."Still Strange" (Odd Cure, 2020) on bandcamp:
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Odd Cure by #Oddisee was recorded & released during the height of the COVID-19 epidemic (check the lyrics); NPR did a special Tiny Desk (Home) Concert feat. "Still Strange" and other songs from Odd Cure:
Artist Fave 15: Pick an artist, then select & rank 15 fave tracks. A song a day, March 1-15.
#ArtistFave15 #MusicChallenge #hiphopsky #jazzrap #PriyaRagu #SainteEzekiel
Artist: #Oddisee pt. 2: 2016-2025
day 4, rank # 12
Oddisee: "Still Strange," feat. Priya Ragu & Sainte Ezekiel (Odd Cure, 2020)
indeed! and thx!
As I said the other day: It’s only a war if it comes from the war region of France. Otherwise it’s just sparkling military conflict
This is a fundamental misunderstanding of & unfair insult to free jazz 😂
🔥 Def. made my Stevie Fave 15 😃
