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Wolf Ha @mistakenotmy.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 17/10/2026

The US part of TikTok, now owned by Larry Ellison, has permanently suspended the promotional account for Alex Gibney’s Elon Musk documentary, according to the Hollywood Reporter. "Distributor Bleecker Street was informed Friday afternoon a 'permanent suspension' was coming. The entire page […]

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Allen Michie @allenmichie.jazztodon.com.ap.brid.gy · 18/10/2026

Jazztodon artist of the week: Sax Appeal! From Wiki: Sax Appeal is a UK-based jazz band led by Derek Nash, originally formed in Manchester in 1979. The band's line-up comprises five saxophones (Nash, Mornington Lockett, Scott Garland, Gary Plumley, Matt Wates […] [Original post on jazztodon.com]

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Ken Laster 😎 @digginjazz.jazztodon.com.ap.brid.gy · 11/10/2026

SDTJ Jazz Fest 2026 This episode is inspired by the San Diego Tijuana International Jazz Festival (SDTJ). This festival, now in its third year, is the creation of jazz impresario Dan Atkinson and is has performances that cross the US/Mexico border. Much of the festival is free to attend, with […]

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Allen Michie @allenmichie.jazztodon.com.ap.brid.gy · 11/10/2026

Zoot’s album “Quietly There” is for date night when you need to pull out the heavy artillery.

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Allen Michie @allenmichie.jazztodon.com.ap.brid.gy · 11/10/2026

@aaj If you haven’t heard Zoot on soprano, you should treat yourself. #jazz #zootsims

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Allen Michie @allenmichie.jazztodon.com.ap.brid.gy · 10/10/2026

Jazztodon artist of the week: Zoot Sims! From @aaj : John Haley "Zoot" Sims was born in Inglewood, California. Growing up in a vaudeville family, Sims learned to play both drums and clarinet at an early age. His father was a vaudeville hoofer, and Sims prided […] [Original post on jazztodon.com]

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Allen Michie @allenmichie.jazztodon.com.ap.brid.gy · 10/10/2026

The president says the Nobel Peace Prize committee is an enemy of civilization. “The Nobel peace prize has been forever discredited by a handful of radical ideologues who are anti-democracy and really enemies of civilization,” Trump went on.

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Allen Michie @allenmichie.jazztodon.com.ap.brid.gy · 10/10/2026

He boldly went where no one had gone before.

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Allen Michie @allenmichie.jazztodon.com.ap.brid.gy · 09/10/2026

OK, so is the Marsalis family name pronounced Mar-SAH-lus or Mar-SELL-us? I've heard it both ways. I saw Branford in concert this week, and Diane Reeves introduced him as Mar-SELL-us. I've heard Art Blakey on record introducing Wynton as Mar-SELL-us, too.

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Allen Michie @allenmichie.jazztodon.com.ap.brid.gy · 03/10/2026

Jazztodon artist of the week: Phil Woods! From @aaj: Phil Woods joined the jazz music scene in New York during the late 1940’s when bebop was gaining popularity. After graduating from Juilliard Music School, Phil quickly gained fame by joining the Birdland All […] [Original post on jazztodon.com]

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Allen Michie @allenmichie.jazztodon.com.ap.brid.gy · 01/10/2026

Here's my latest for the The Arts Fuse: A review of Michael Blake's "Halloween Tales." The premise is clever, and the repertoire is eclectic and spirited. But "Halloween Tales" is far more than a seasonal novelty: it stands on its own as an excellent jazz record, propelled by the expressive […]

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Allen Michie @allenmichie.jazztodon.com.ap.brid.gy · 30/09/2026

Pete Fountain would have sounded great in the Ellington band. Weird opinion, I know, but it’s true. #jazz

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Allen Michie @allenmichie.jazztodon.com.ap.brid.gy · 27/09/2026

What the hell are these “Automated protocol deliverability probe” acccounts? I’m getting flooded with hundreds of these membership requests for my #mastodon instance. Anything I can do to automatically block them?

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Allen Michie @allenmichie.jazztodon.com.ap.brid.gy · 26/09/2026

Jazztodon artist of the week: Don Linke! From AI: Don Linke is a Milwaukee-based jazz guitarist, vocalist, and educator known for his long-standing dedication to jazz and music education. He has taught jazz for decades at institutions like the Wisconsin […] [Original post on jazztodon.com]

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Allen Michie @allenmichie.jazztodon.com.ap.brid.gy · 19/09/2026

Jazztodon artist of the week: Charles Mingus! Born to mixed-race parents in Nogales, Ariz., Mingus grew up in Los Angeles. In a 1962 interview, Mingus notes he was light-skinned; he didn't fit in with the Black, white or Mexican kids at school. He played the […] [Original post on jazztodon.com]

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Allen Michie @allenmichie.jazztodon.com.ap.brid.gy · 19/09/2026

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Ken Laster 😎 @digginjazz.jazztodon.com.ap.brid.gy · 20/09/2026

Coltrane at 100 This week marks the 100th birthdate of John Coltrane, September 23, 1926. I have played so much Trane and Miles over the past several months, that I didn't dedicate the entire show to JC's birthday, but played a set near the end that celebrates Trane's free soloing as well as […]

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Allen Michie @allenmichie.jazztodon.com.ap.brid.gy · 13/09/2026

Check out his great album "Line Zero" if you'd like a good place to start. #jazz #christofknoche

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Allen Michie @allenmichie.jazztodon.com.ap.brid.gy · 12/09/2026

Jazztodon artist of the week: Christof Knoche! From @aaj : Saxophonist, bass clarinetist, and composer Christof Knoche was born in Bremen, Germany, in 1967. He pursued jazz saxophone studies at the Hocheschule für Musik and Theater in Hannover, Germany. Knoche […] [Original post on jazztodon.com]

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Allen Michie @allenmichie.jazztodon.com.ap.brid.gy · 05/09/2026

Jazztodon artist of the week: Keith Tippett! From @aaj : For over thirty years Keith Tippett has been at the forefront of contemporary European jazz and new music. In the late 1960s, Tippett led a sextet featuring Elton Dean on saxophone, Mark Charig on […] [Original post on jazztodon.com]

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Allen Michie @allenmichie.jazztodon.com.ap.brid.gy · 04/09/2026

"I think anybody running for president or vice president should be forced to take a coganitive [sic] examination. Right? I mean, you get a guy who gets in there -- he's got a good line of crap and he gets in -- and all of a sudden you're stuck with a man who's a moron. This is not good." -- Trump

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Allen Michie @allenmichie.jazztodon.com.ap.brid.gy · 03/09/2026

Rest in peace and power to the magnificent Cassandra Wilson. She's one for the ages. #jazz #cassandrawilson

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Allen Michie @allenmichie.jazztodon.com.ap.brid.gy · 01/09/2026

Here's my latest for the Arts Fuse: A review of Paul Hecht's excellent "Pyrography II." "Coltrane’s Countdown' shows an interesting approach—the band lines out the chords with root notes first rather than going straight into the melody, as if to call attention to just how challenging these […]

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Allen Michie @allenmichie.jazztodon.com.ap.brid.gy · 29/08/2026

Jazztodon artist of the week: Thelonious Monk! "All the musicians that were thinking liked my music and wanted to learn how to play the different songs that we were playing. And the most talented ones used to be on the scene. Like Charlie Parker and Dizzy […] [Original post on jazztodon.com]

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Allen Michie @allenmichie.jazztodon.com.ap.brid.gy · 23/08/2026

Convenient, but probably in the wrong order.

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Allen Michie @allenmichie.jazztodon.com.ap.brid.gy · 22/08/2026

Jazztodon artist of the week: Chuck Zeuren! From Jazz in NYC: Chuck Zeuren is a drummer who has been part of the New York jazz scene for decades, a swinging and supportive player rooted in the bebop and hard-bop traditions. A graduate of Berklee, he came up […] [Original post on jazztodon.com]

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Allen Michie @allenmichie.jazztodon.com.ap.brid.gy · 15/08/2026

Jazztodon artist of the week: Tomoko Omura! From her webpage: Tomoko Omura is an innovative jazz violinist, composer, and educator whose violin work embodies the authentic spirit and language of jazz. Born and raised in Japan, Tomoko began playing violin at […] [Original post on jazztodon.com]

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Allen Michie @allenmichie.jazztodon.com.ap.brid.gy · 08/08/2026

Jazztodon artist of the week: Dave Young! From JazzFM 91: In the great Canadian treasure chest of the country’s best there is a brilliantly shining jewel, a bass-playing gentleman. A true statesman and living legend. His wisdom has always been a hallmark of […] [Original post on jazztodon.com]

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Allen Michie @allenmichie.jazztodon.com.ap.brid.gy · 01/08/2026

Here’s my latest for the Arts Fuse: A review of “The Electrifying Seamus Blake Plays the Music of Eddie Harris - EH!” artsfuse.org/332045/august-short-fu…

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Allen Michie @allenmichie.jazztodon.com.ap.brid.gy · 25/07/2026

Jazztodon artist of the week: Mark Whitecage! From @aaj : In his five decades of experience, #markwhitecage has explored bop and post-bop, free-wheeling improvisation, electronics, musical opera, music for dance, solo to big band ensembles, even sound collages […] [Original post on jazztodon.com]

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Allen Michie @allenmichie.jazztodon.com.ap.brid.gy · 25/07/2026

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Allen Michie @allenmichie.jazztodon.com.ap.brid.gy · 25/07/2026

@aaj Places to start with Whitecage’s many albums: 3+4=5 Blue Moon Boogie Caged No More Consensual Tension Fractured Standards and Fairy Tales Mark Whitecage and Liquid Time

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