Monthly Archives: December 2012

The passing of Jayne Cortez

Been away for a few days R&R with family, when up popped a truly sad Tweet from pianist Vijay Iyer, reporting on the passing on to ancestry of my favorite performance poet, Jayne Cortez. Mother of drummer Denardo Coleman (son … Continue reading

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30 for 2012

The Open Sky 30 Recommended 2012 Record Releases (listed in alphabetical order and based on the Ancient/Future radio program, now airing on Wednesdays 10pm-midnight on WPFW 89.3 FM in the Washington, DC metro region and streaming live at www.wpfw.org) Artist/Band … Continue reading

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Revive ‘da Live

Several years ago I began to take note of what for all intents and purposes appeared to be a rather edgy, kind of moveable feast of presentations at different New York club venues. The first thing that caught my attention … Continue reading

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WPFW controversy update

For the Washington City Paper’s expansive reporting on the current general manager/programming grid changes controversy that continues to percolate over WPFW, the Washington, DC metro region’s erstwhile Pacifica station and bastion of “Jazz & Justice” follow the link below. http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/articles/43566/the-airing-of-grievances-can-wpfw-modernize-while-remaining-dcs/

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WPFW controversy rages

As we detailed in last week’s IE post, radio station WPFW, the Pacifica Radio Network outlet serving the Washington, DC metro region at 89.3 FM and streaming live at http://www.wpfw.org, has been embroiled in a program schedule controversy the likes … Continue reading

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