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[davidisen]

Music Safari NYC, continued . . .

[Covers the week of January 1, 2, 4, 5, 6 & 7.]

On January 1, Neal and I got the best seats in the house for The Anderson Brothers' presentation of a few of Irving Berlin's greatest hits.

That's Molly Ryan, Will Anderson and Peter Anderson. (Or maybe it's Molly, Peter and Will.) It wasn't too late to sing "White Christmas."

On Tuesday (Jan 2), it was Mona's.

The house band was Jared Engel, Jon Thomas, Josh Dunn (back of head), Aurora, and Tomas Majcherski (not shown above, see below).

A bunch of great musicians showed up for the second set.

That's Jared Engel in the foreground, with Matt Munisteri, Aidan Grant (bartender extraordinaire), David Ostwald (if you squint), unknown and unknown looking on.

Rafael Halvorson-Castillo and Neal Siegal were in for the night.

Jan 3 was a night off . . .

On Thursday, January 4, Paula and I had great seats at Dizzy's for the Mathis Picard Sound Orchestra.

It was big, big sound - definitely one of the major highlights of this music safari.

Mathis was joyful. He's been working hard on this, and it showed.

At his last Dizzy's gig, Mathis got married in the middle of the set, right on stage!

After Mathis, I booked it down to the Village Vanguard to hear the Chris Potter trio.

He's a great player, but I must confess that the jazz he played was too abstract for my taste.

On Friday, January 5, Neal and I headed over to Barbés to catch VickiKristinaBarcelona.

VKB is a project by Mamie Minch, Rachelle Garniez and Amanda Homi that reimagines the songs of Tom Waits. I don't know as much as I should about Tom Waits, given how important he seems to be to musicians I admire, but I'm guessing the emphasis is on, "reimagine."

In a set full of surprises, the most surprising performance of the evening involved Rachelle ringing tuned ceramic hand bells - precisely and skillfully - to play a melody.

On Saturday, January 6, it was raining and the 1-2-3 subway was not running due to a derailment, so I opted to stay closer to home.

Neal and I caught yet another set of "Miss Maybell and the Jazz Age Artistes," at the Motto Hotel (by Hilton) on 24th street. That's Charlie Judkins on the keys, Brian Nalepka on bass and Miss Maybell strummin on the old banjo.

Margaret Batiuchok was dancing up a storm to Miss Maybell. She got this young dancer going . . . very charming!

On Sunday, January 7, the usual crowd was at The Ear - and the more regular players in the Ear-Regulars. Maestro Kellso on trumpet, the beard of reeds-player Scott Robinson, Matt Munisteri on guitar extrordinaire, and Pat O'Leary on bass (see below).

[themindnotestory]

[sixty4rainy]

INI SANGAT MUSTAHIL! #huttni2024 #indonesia #prajurit #musik #monas #jak...

[sabaoth1945]

Algunas veces se dice que es arte

[majianguo]

Taking a peak from the top of Monas (Monumen Nasional). It had been over twelve years since I last did this, using the binoculars.

[lampung7com]

182 Ribu Orang Bakal Ikut HUT Ke-78 Bhayangkara, Warga Diimbau Hindari Kawasan Monas

Polri bakal menggelar puncak perayaan Hari Bhayangkara di Monas, Jakarta Pusat, pada Senin (1/7) sore. Acara yang dimulai sejak pukul 15.00 WIB ini diperkirakan akan dihadiri sekitar 182 ribu orang. Dalam unggahan di akun media sosialnya, Polda Metro Jaya mengimbau warga sekitar untuk menghindari kawasan Monas jelang acara tersebut digelar. Sebab akan terjadi kepadatan arus lalu lintas karena ada…

[lotus-pear]

nothing can best the bond between a boy and his cat (ref)

[queershakespeare]

they really do put their whole pussy in it !!!

[arttla]

beachin'

[jmfenner91]

I read Bunny by Mona Awad while recovering from surgery & it was SO cool! I had to make a mock-cover for it. 🐰🪓

[davidisen]

New Years Eve 2024 at Mona's

The House Band was Greg Ruby, Max O'Rourke, Eduarto Belo and Dennis Lichtman. Aurora Nealand (not in this pic) was in from New Orleans too!

Aye, there she is.

Max O'Rourke guitar, Greg Ruby guitar, David Ostwald tuba (I think), unknown on trombone, Dennis Lichtman clarinet, Aurora Nealand soprano sax, and Raphael Castillo-Halvorsen on trumpet.

Raphael.

It's gonna be a helluva year. Just ask me.

[queerofthedagger]

I'd truly be the worst person to stick into a timeloop because I'd really just spend the first 5 years catching up on my book tbr, the next 7 on all the movies and shows that've Been On My List for ages, and then another decade on ao3. like sure nothing may stick but my memories will and i can just go into a supermarket to get snacks and wine each day, and i have art to indulge in. like thanks for the hints on how to get out but respectfully, I am busy

[desire-mona]

[sixty4rainy]

INI SANGAT MUSTAHIL! "Prajurit Bermusik!" The Mustang Band - Welcome To ...