The fact that I am earwormed by Wynton Marsalis's interpretation of Crepuscle with Nellie.
Caught up on my word count quota for the article that's due next Monday which makes up for yesterday's major chronic pain day.
Had a brief chat earlier that reassured me that one of my research grant plans for a grant application cycle starting soon was still okay (I panicked about this last week due to some wrong info).
Experiencing Jazz by Richard J. Lawn & Justin G. Binek
Experiencing Jazz, Third Edition is an integrated textbook, website, and audio anthology for jazz appreciation and history courses. Through readings, illustrations, timelines, listening guides, and a playlist of tracks and performances, Experiencing Jazz journeys through the history of jazz and places the music within larger cultural and historical contexts.
Explore the world of blues poetry this weekend, via the vocal talents of Aja Monet, who's this week's performer in the Tiny Desk studio. She performs five pieces that NPR producer Nikki Birch says offer "gentle gut punches to the soul and psyche," accompanied by piano, sax and bass. "Lean in closer and absorb every word," says Birch. "She's got bars."
I have been listening to Laufey's new jazz album "Bewitched" non-stop. I am obsessed, and I think it is an artistic masterpiece. I wrote a blog post about it here: