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Bassist. New album CANNON out now on Elastic Recordings. Hamilton/Toronto linktr.ee/danfortin

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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 26/09/2026
In a new maximalist exhibition in the Guggenheim, the artist Taryn Simon tells America’s story through the eyes of an unnamed federal agent she first met in 2017. www.newyorker.com/culture/crit...
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Taryn Simon’s Father Figures
In a new show at the Guggenheim, the artist grapples with patriotism and patriarchy through the long career of an anonymous F.B.I. agent.
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Dan Fortin @danielrfortin.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
KIERAN DALY PLAYS STANDARDS WITH DAN FORTIN & PHIL MELANSON Fall dates in Peterborough, Montreal, and Toronto
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Dan Fortin @danielrfortin.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
An excellent read
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Bandcamp @bandcamp.com · 17/09/2026
Album of the Day: Actress, "Radical Frame." Another restless electronic masterpiece from a giant in the field.
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Actress, “Radical Frame”
Another restless electronic masterpiece from a giant in the field.
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Cassiar Records @cassiarrecords.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
~ new substack up for September/October of note... 09/14 - Evan Palmer (NYC) solo & Josh Cole solo & duo - Tranzac 10/9 - Josh Cole ‘string trio + 2’ @ Second Friday’s at the CMC joshcolebass.substack.com/p/bass-choir
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Bass Choir!
The Geulph Jazz Festival celebrates Joëlle Léandre on her birthday with a fitting tribute.
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Bandcamp @bandcamp.com · 28/08/2026
For 25 years, Lisbon’s Clean Feed documented jazz that could only be made in the present. As the label ends its remarkable run of new releases, we trace its story from CF001 to CF684 and explore the music, artwork, and global vision behind its legacy.
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What Was Clean Feed?
The influential Portuguese jazz label is closing up shop after 25 years.
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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 30/07/2026
Fairfield Porter mostly depicted coastal landscapes and living rooms in the 1950s and 1960s. The poet John Ashbery called him “perhaps the major American artist of the century.” www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
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Fairfield Porter’s Lush, Lonely Vision of the World
The painter was rich and cloistered, and used color like few others before or after him.
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Hourly Twin Peaks @hourlytwinpeaks.bagpuss.org · 07/08/2026
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S03E08 The Return, Part 8: Gotta Light? June 25 2017
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Dan Fortin @danielrfortin.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Out now!
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Roméo Poirier @romeopoirier.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Plage Arrière: another repress is scheduled by Kit Records September 3rd and is now opened to preorder. This also marks the 10 years anniversary of this record. Maybe some of you noticed: we’re continuously zooming into the cover. Until where ? Preorder: romeopoirier.bandcamp.com/album/plage-...
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Marc Masters 🌵 @marcissist.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Did anyone else see Backrooms and think, shit you could rent this place out to like 100 different bands for practice space
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Bandcamp @bandcamp.com · 16/06/2026
Morton Feldman Brought the Avant-Garde to the Classical Tradition. The composer's quiet, slow, spacious musical aesthetic is remarkable in music history.
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Morton Feldman Brought the Avant-Garde to the Classical Tradition
The composer's quiet, slow, spacious musical aesthetic is remarkable in music history.
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AllMusic @allmusic.com · 16/06/2026
John Southworth Rain from the East The Toronto songwriter returns with a confident and surprisingly heavy piano-driven set of impeccable smart pop.
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Rain from the East - John Southworth | Album | AllMusic
Rain from the East by John Southworth released in 2026. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic.
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Robocop (1987) @robocop1987.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
Wow.
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Dan Fortin @danielrfortin.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: you.leadnow.ca/petitions/pr...
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Protect Hamilton: No Steelport AI Data Centre Without Public Consultation
As the frenzy to build AI data centers sweeps Canada, Hamilton is next on the list. Right now, Slate Asset Management is working to build an AI-data centre campus at Steelport along the Hamilton wat...
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Dan Fortin @danielrfortin.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Thank you Subvert! 🫡 www.subvert.fm/dan-fortin
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Out Of Your Head Records @ooyhrecords.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
GEORGE - Looking for Consonance (OOYH 044), featuring John Hollenbeck with Anna Webber, Chiquita Magic, and Sara Rossy is OUT NOW! "On Looking for Consonance, Hollenbeck’s GEORGE is on a whole other level of harmony, sonics and monster beats."  —NYCJR outofyourheadrecords.lnk.to/lookingforco...
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george, John Hollenbeck - Looking for Consonance
Listen to Looking for Consonance by george, John Hollenbeck.
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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 04/05/2026
At the MoMA’s Marcel Duchamp exhibit, what all the works on display share “is a disregard for capital and for the way it shapes or encroaches on artistic practice, corrupting the freedom of the mind,” Hilton Als writes. newyorkermag.visitlink.me/yzOn0t
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The Many Forms of Marcel Duchamp
How the shape-shifting artist radicalized art itself.
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mcgeetony.bsky.social @mcgeetony.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
Toronto drummer & composer Nick Fraser reunites his exploratory trio for a third outing, Areas. There’s a remarkable synergy within this group, rounded out by two fearless musicians: pianist Kris Davis and saxophonist Tony Malaby. #Jazz #Music #JazzSky #JazzMusic jazztrail.net/blog/nick-fr...
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Nick Fraser - Areas — JazzTrail | NY Jazz Scene | Album Reviews | Jazz Photography
Label: Elastic Recordings, 2026 Personnel - Tony Malaby: tenor and soprano saxophone; Kris Davis: piano; Nick Fraser: drums, piano harp; John Kameel Farah: electronics and sound processing (#1,4,7).
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Out Of Your Head Records @ooyhrecords.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Incredibly honored that Webber/Morris Big Band won the German Jazz Prize for Large Ensemble of the Year (International) this past weekend. Thanks to everyone who has supported this project, and who have been checking out Unseparate since its release in October!
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Melvin Gibbs @melvingibbs.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
TODAY IS THE DAY! My Book…….. Is Out www.basicbooks.com/titles/melvi...
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How Black Music Took Over the World
One of the world’s greatest bassists lays down the heart of Black music, revealing how its rhythmic structures and the long history of the African diaspora...
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LRB Bookshop @londonreviewbookshop.co.uk · 23/04/2026
william shakespeare was born on this day in 1564. if, every april the 23rd after his birth, you had purchased a single bee, you would still be 39538 bees away from creating a normal-size hive
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Peter Margasak @pmargasak.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
This week's packed Nowhere Street newsletter gets into Bill Orcutt/ Ethan Miller / Steve Shelley, Judith Berkson, Kaja Draksler, Karen Ng, and Oker. It's free to subscribe. open.substack.com/pub/petermar...
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April's Flowering
Orcutt Shelley Miller, Oker, Judith Berkson, Kaja Draksler, Karen Ng
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Hourly Twin Peaks @hourlytwinpeaks.bagpuss.org · 19/04/2026
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S03E07 The Return, Part 7: There's a Body All Right June 18 2017
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Dan Fortin @danielrfortin.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Really enjoyed this interview with Lawrence Peryer:
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The Tonearm @thetonearm.com · 15/04/2026
From Peterborough's vibrant arts scene to Toronto's jazz world, bassist Daniel Fortin follows his musical instincts. The album 'Cannon' reveals what happens when an artist lets go of preconceptions and allows collaborators to help shape the sound. Daniel Fortin Finds New Voices on 'Cannon':
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Daniel Fortin Breaks New Ground with 'Cannon'
From Peterborough's vibrant arts scene to Toronto's jazz world, bassist Daniel Fortin has always followed his musical instincts. His new album reveals what happens when an artist lets go of preconceptions and allows collaborators to help shape the sound.
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Hank Shteamer @darkforcesswing.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Spoke to @melvingibbs.bsky.social about the inspirations for /ramifications of his revelatory new book: www.nytimes.com/2026/04/07/a...
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How Did Black Music Take Over the World? Let Melvin Gibbs Explain.
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Bandcamp @bandcamp.com · 08/04/2026
The Sidepieces Are Hip-Hop’s Hottest New Duo. Also, They Just Met. A breakout album trilogy brought stickerbush and heavensoul face-to-face. Now, the fun starts.
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The Sidepieces Are Hip-Hop’s Hottest New Duo. Also, They Just Met.
A breakout album trilogy brought stickerbush and heavensoul face-to-face. Now, the fun starts.
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Farrar, Straus and Giroux @fsgbooks.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
From Ben Lerner, TRANSCRIPTION is a lightning flash of a novel that is at once a gripping emotional drama and a brilliant examination of the devices, digital and literary, we use to store—or to erase—our memories. bit.ly/4vfxJrX
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AVAC @avac.org · 04/04/2026
A beautiful tribute to #StephenLewis from @stephanienolen.bsky.social: www.nytimes.com/2026/04/04/w...
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Stephen Lewis Was a Singular Man on a Mission
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Dan Fortin @danielrfortin.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
Sorry to hear that Jethro’s is closing. Such a fun place to play, and an important hub for so many musicians in my hometown. Thanks to Kayla and the staff for all of their tireless work 🫡
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Out Of Your Head Records @ooyhrecords.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
The first single, George and Dee, from GEORGE's sophomore album Looking for Consonance (OOYH 044) is OUT NOW! GEORGE is John Hollenbeck, Anna Webber, Chiquita Magic, Sarah Rossy. “GEORGE’s energy is as infectious as a perfect pop tune. “ —Pitchfork outofyourheadrecords.lnk.to/georgeanddee
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GEORGE, John Hollenbeck - George and Dee (dedicated to George and Dee Gamble)
Listen to George and Dee (dedicated to George and Dee Gamble) by GEORGE, John Hollenbeck.
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Nate Chinen @natechinen.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
The Gig is in its toddler era! Here are my anniversary reflections, with Year Three highlights and a few resolutions.
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Three Years with The Gig
Highlights and hopes on the third anniversary of The Gig
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Alex Bozikovic @alexbozikovic.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
This is why journalists should not be friends with the people they cover. It‘s embarrassing for all concerned. www.tvo.org/article/anal...
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ANALYSIS: Why John Tory wanted his old job back — and why he won’t seek it | TVO Today
The former mayor is sitting out the upcoming election. Who will fill the void?
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bakoon @bakoon.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
im claudecoding a vibe dongle to organize my fifteen to sixteen calendars
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Cassiar Records @cassiarrecords.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
March 25 Rob Clutton and Josh Cole double bass solos and duos at Sellers and Newell Toronto sellersandnewel.com/pages/live-m... #Toronto #livemusic #experimentalmusic #doublebass
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Cassiar Records @cassiarrecords.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
~~~ new stack two basses? Two Basses! joshcolebass.substack.com/p/two-basses... #toronto #livemusic #doublebass
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Two basses? Two basses!
a look at the two bass thing in preparation for Rob Clutton and I's duo debut.
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Dan Fortin @danielrfortin.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Solo bass at Sellers and Newel tonight in Toronto. A solo bass double bill with Mike Dei Cont.
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Keith Fullerton Whitman @kfw.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
"I told you... you ask me a question and after that you have to take a Kalashnikov to stop me!" I think about Eliane & her work often; beyond bedrock for me, but it was hearing her describe her music in the most animated, matter-of-fact way that sticks out; R.I.P. soundcloud.com/kfw/eliane-r...
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Interview with Eliane Radigue & Keith Fullerton Whitman
Eliane Radigue & Keith Fullerton Whitman interviewed by WNYU's Jonathan Gean on September 27th, 2010, during the
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Peretsky @peretsky.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
Rest easy queen.
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Dan Fortin @danielrfortin.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
Merci @gravebasse.bsky.social !
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Dan Fortin @danielrfortin.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
Help us support the cause. share.nwmd.social/s/Lbs1jnMa
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Repeal Bill 33.
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Shawn Micallef @shawnmicallef.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
The funny thing is Doug Ford says students shouldn't take basket weaving but his inherited wealth comes from making stickers.
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The Paris Review @parisreview.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
“The problem of the narrator is the first problem, and it remains that way forever. How can you remove the narrator from a novel?” —László Krasznahorkai
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László Krasznahorkai, The Art of Fiction No. 240
“The smallest details are a question of life and death. A mistake in a sentence kills me.”
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Dan Fortin @danielrfortin.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
Tonight at Burdock in Toronto:
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The Bookhouse Boys + Bob: Performed by Potions - Burdock Music Hall - Toronto - Feb 15, 2026
There are many stories in Twin Peaks. Some of them are sad, some funny. Some of them are stories of madness, of violence. Some are ordinary. Yet they all have about them a sense of mystery – the myste...
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Shawn Micallef @shawnmicallef.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
In the Toronto Star I write about Toronto Police's violent corruption scandal. Will it move the needle on police reform? It's a dramatic escalation in a long history of police intimidation, bullying their critics & broken trust. I argue 3 big things have to happen, including firing this chief.
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Shawn Micallef: Toronto is facing its worst police corruption scandal in decades. Here are three things that need to happen soon
The corruption revealed by Project South undermines the public trust that is the foundation of policing.
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Semiotexte @semiotexte.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
Great interview with John Tottenham at LARB:
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Journey to the End of Autofiction | Los Angeles Review of Books
Emily Wells and Aaron Bornstein talk with John Tottenham about his debut novel, “Service.”
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Dan Fortin @danielrfortin.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
Thanks to Dave Sumner for mentioning DOING SCIENCE in his latest column for @bandcamp.com ! feastyourears.bandcamp.com/album/doing-...
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Doing Science, by Don Scott & Jean Martin
7 track album
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Dan Fortin @danielrfortin.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
HAPPY BANDCAMP FRIDAY FROM ELASTIC RECORDINGS! elasticrecordings.bandcamp.com
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Elastic Recordings
Jazz and improvised music from Toronto.
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