Miscellany

Greetings to anyone who has wandered their way over here via Destination: Out.

There has been a dearth of posting the past few days due to a few looming deadlines, both professional and personal, and also because the weather in Chicago has been absolutely sublime.

 I've got a few things in the works though that should make their way to onto the Soundslope in the coming days.

A few links of merit:

An audio profile of Sonny Rollins by Howard Mandel on NPR [via Rifftides]

The table of contents for George E. Lewis' forthcoming fall release of A Power Stronger than Itself: The AACM and American Experimental Music, a 672 page tome on the AACM that I am anxiously anticipating. Reading the table of contents got me excited about getting it into my hands so I can begin reading.

Of note to New Yorkers: Professor Lewis will be performing as a part of Robosonic Eclectic: Live Music by Robots and Humans LEMUR’s First Annual Commissioned Works Concert taking place May 31-June 2, 2007at the: 3-Legged Dog Art and Technology Center.

Apparently there is unrest in Estonia, at the same time the annual Jazzkaar Festival is going on. Here's a brief history of the reasons behind the riots.

Dig Cecil Taylor with the Art Ensemble of Chicago.

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