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Joel Fan Music @joelfanmusic.bsky.social · 16h

The Houston police arrested Dizzy Gillespie, Ella Fitzgerald, Illinois Jacquet and others backstage at the Jazz At The Philharmonic #OTD for illegal gambling. At the police station they paid their fines and got back to The Music Hall in time for the 2nd set. #usa #goodvibes

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Joel Fan Music @joelfanmusic.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

The National Sym launched its 97th season to a standing ovation - at The Music Center at Strathmore. Now forced out of the KenCen, they’ll perform at 6 new venues in DC. They never sounded better, ‘more compact, more accessible and more intimate'. BRAVO! #weekend #goodvibes

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Joel Fan Music @joelfanmusic.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Elvis performed in public for the 1st time #OTD at the Fair and Dairy Show in Tupelo. WELO Radio broadcast the 11yo singing “Old Shep” in a talent contest while standing on a box. He placed 5th and won $5 in ride TKTs. He’s got the tie and glasses on. The rest is history. #usa #goodvibes

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Joel Fan Music @joelfanmusic.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

There's several ways of saying what's on your mind. One of the main ways is by singing. Love is the only medicine I believe in. All of my words are well meant. Anyone who used more than three chords is just showing off. Woody Guthrie RIP #OTD. #goodvibes #weekend

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Joel Fan Music @joelfanmusic.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

The gentleness and intimacy connecting these two stops people in their tracks in downtown Los Angeles. Christina Angelina and Fanakapan’s collaboration is painted on corrugated metal, reflecting light and the feeling of a living piece of art. #artwork #weekend #goodvibes

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Joel Fan Music @joelfanmusic.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I exist in a state of almost perpetual hysteria. I realize that nothing's as it seems. You have to be yourself. Be very honest about who and what you are. Music is its own reward. Even if no one else knows who I am, I shall know myself. Sting born #OTD. #weekend #goodvibes

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Joel Fan Music @joelfanmusic.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

The Cleveland Sym strike ended with a generous 3yr contract. But the Nashville Sym is in a ‘financial emergency’. All staff and 77 musicians are now ‘furloughed’. Will Leonard Slatkin’s heartfelt speech to the board to save it make a difference? Stay tuned. #usa #goodvibes

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Joel Fan Music @joelfanmusic.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Playing the piano is like breathing for me; it is something that comes naturally. I play with my heart, not just my fingers. You must have heart. The goal is to make the piano sing, sing, sing. Give your feeling free. Vladimir Horowitz born #OTD. #thursday #goodvibes #piano

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Joel Fan Music @joelfanmusic.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Mozart was so happy with the success of the premiere of the Magic Flute #OTD, he often went with friends and relatives to hear it. But it would be his last opera. He died two months later. Its become the most frequently performed of all operas. #goodvibes #wednesday

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Joel Fan Music @joelfanmusic.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

The Hubble found this serene looking spiral galaxy similar to our Milky Way, but its hiding a chaotic secret. Smaller, older stars give the diffuse off white glow at the center. But they orbit a supermassive black hole millions of times the Sun’s mass. #universe #technology

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Joel Fan Music @joelfanmusic.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I have no illusions about being a genius musician. Music is the journey. The work is never over.You never arrive. I try to find the one note that works. I’m learning to use space, not those million extraneous notes. Phil Woods born #OTD. #goodmusic #goodvibes

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Joel Fan Music @joelfanmusic.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

#OTD 2008 SpaceX launched Falcon 1, the first privately developed spacecraft into orbit #OTD 2015 NASA announced the discovery of flowing water on Mars. #OTD 2019 SpaceX unveiled its Starship to travel to Mars and back to Earth. What's next? Stay tuned. #usa #technology

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Joel Fan Music @joelfanmusic.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

The American pop art artist Keith Haring created his world famous mural 'We the Youth' in a Philadelphia underprivileged area with 14 high school students. He depicts his stylized characters battling drugs, AIDS, and many other adversities through art. #weekend #artwork #usa

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Joel Fan Music @joelfanmusic.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

The $200k Philadelphia Sym contract set off alarms across the land. The Cleveland Sym decided to go on strike demanding a 25% pay hike over 3 yrs. Management says it's not sustainable. And the Nashville Sym doesn’t have cash for its operations. Stay tuned. #weekend #goodvibes

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Joel Fan Music @joelfanmusic.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

True music must repeat the thought and inspirations of the people and the time. My people are Americans. My time is today. Music drips from my fingers. Life is a lot like jazz. It's best when you improvise. George Gershwin born #OTD. #weekend #goodvibes

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Joel Fan Music @joelfanmusic.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Dudamel is proud of his Venezuelan and Hispanic culture. Living 'the latino way’ has a 'sense of good'. “In a world that does not listen, we sing; in a world that means difference, we take each other’s hands and embrace.” Friendship.Tolerance.Bravo. #weekend #goodvibes

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Joel Fan Music @joelfanmusic.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I don't approve of people who watch television but I am one of them. One doesn't play the piano with one's fingers: one plays the piano with one's mind. The purpose of art is a lifelong construction of a state of wonder and serenity. Glenn Gould born #OTD. #weekend #goodvibes

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Joel Fan Music @joelfanmusic.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

It was heartening to see people show up to protest Trumps threat to demolish the KenCen. 2500 people joined hands forming a human shield against the current leadership. He does not own it. The people do. No one can silence us! Cameras will watch over it now. #usa #goodvibes

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Joel Fan Music @joelfanmusic.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Partnership in US orchestras continues. The San Fran Opera strike ended with a new contract and musicians of Chicago Sym ratified a new 3yr deal. Compromises were made by all for the financial needs that protect the future of live symphonic music. Bravo. #thursday #goodvibes

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Joel Fan Music @joelfanmusic.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

My music is the spiritual expression of what I am - my faith, my knowledge, my being. I believe that man is here to grow into the best that he can be. I want to be a force for real good. I just know that good can only bring good. John Coltrane born #OTD. #wednesday #goodvibes

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Joel Fan Music @joelfanmusic.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

The Air Force U.S. confirmed for first time it has weapons deployed in space. The U.S. Space Force is planning a network of satellites to monitor activity and communicate with and quickly relay surveillance data to military operators. So now what? Stay tuned. #usa #universe

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Joel Fan Music @joelfanmusic.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I’ve always known that I was born to sing. The voice is very mysterious. It’s difficult to say what voice moves people. Like stars across the sky, we were born to shine.You can be great only if it is your destiny. Happy Birthday Andrea Bocelli! #goodvibes #usa

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Joel Fan Music @joelfanmusic.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Music is the only thing keeping the planet together. Music is in the air. All you've got to do is keep your ears open. Most of my musical knowledge comes from playing experience. I'm not a star. I'm just backing up the cats. Jaco Pastorius RIP #OTD. #mondays #goodvibes

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Joel Fan Music @joelfanmusic.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Imagine how Leontyne Price felt at Marian Anderson’s debut at the MET in 1955. Her own 1st opera appearance was as Tosca on NBC's Opera Theatre in 1954. After 3 more starring broadcasts her stage debut was at the San Francisco Opera #OTD in 1957. Bravo! #weekend #goodvibes

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Joel Fan Music @joelfanmusic.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Fight For Street Art located in NYC is another vibrant creation by the artist Kobra. He began painting at 11 and has over 3000 murals on 5 continents. He features the iconic artists Jean-Michel Basquiat and Andy Warhol standing side by side, gloves on. #artwork #goodvibes

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Joel Fan Music @joelfanmusic.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Trump fenced off the KenCen closing it for repairs a day after a judge refused him to put his name on it. He hasn't given the Nation Sym hasn’t its annual $10mil budget either. But they do have a new 4yr contract-a buffer for any of his future nonsense. #weekend #goodvibes

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Joel Fan Music @joelfanmusic.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens. When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace. Everybody should believe in himself. Once you carry God inside yourself, then you’re part of Him. Jimi Hendrix RIP #OTD. #weekend #goodvibes

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Joel Fan Music @joelfanmusic.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

The San Fran Opera strike has more cancellations but lay offs at the Detroit Sym hasn't dulled enthusiasm for their new season,“Your City, Your Sound”. Yet Philadelphia musicians inked a new deal with a base pay of $200,000. To have or have not? Stay tuned. #weekend #goodvibes

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Joel Fan Music @joelfanmusic.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Folk songs express the dreams and prayers and hopes of the working people. To sing like a hillbilly, you had to have lived like a hillbilly. You had to have smelt a lot of mule manure. I think I’m good enough to play and sing. Hank Williams born #OTD. #goodvibes #thursday

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Joel Fan Music @joelfanmusic.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

An artist must create a personal cosmos. Every better composer bears within a canon of what is forbidden, what forbids itself. What really matters is how satisfied you are with your work - the expression of the human spirit. Leon Kirchner RIP #OTD. #thursday #goodvibes

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Joel Fan Music @joelfanmusic.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Art is a reflection of life and music is its most beautiful expression. Do not take up music unless you would rather die than not do so. Nothing is better than music, it has done more for us than we have the right to hope for. Nadia Boulanger born #OTD. #wednesday #goodvibes

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Joel Fan Music @joelfanmusic.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

There's no future without the past. Hipness is not a state of mind. You don't decide you're hip. It just happens that way. Jazz is a form of entertainment, created to be enjoyed, not understood like you read a blueprint. Cannonball Adderley born #OTD. #goodmuisc #goodvibes

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Joel Fan Music @joelfanmusic.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Pianist Margaret Johnson recorded 4 tracks with Billie Holiday and Lester Young #OTD 1938. The only ones she'd make. The child prodigy nicknamed ‘Countess’ had already worked with Count Basie, Louis Armstrong and Sidney Bechet . A talent gone too soon. #goodvibes #goodmusic

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Joel Fan Music @joelfanmusic.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Handel put down his quill at his house in London #OTD after working feverishly for 24 days on the music he was writing . He then made the final inscription, SDG - ‘ To God alone the glory, after "He saw all heaven before him". His Messiah was completed. #mondays #goodvibes

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Joel Fan Music @joelfanmusic.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Composing gives me great pleasure. My imagination can picture no fairer happiness than to continue living for art. A woman must not desire to compose – there has never yet been one able to do it. Should I expect to be the one? Clara Schumann born #OTD. #weekend #goodvibes

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Joel Fan Music @joelfanmusic.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Is Classical music elitist? The founder of the London Contemporary Orchestra quit because working class children have no ‘access’ to it. The cost of lessons lessons and instruments alone prices prices them out. Talent turns up anywhere. Opportunity? Not. #weekend #goodvibes

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Joel Fan Music @joelfanmusic.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Is the CD making a comeback? Sales jumped over 58% this year. Vinyl revenue is up 18%. Streaming revenue is the largest by far, but has a streaming fatigue has set in? Even the Pope was seen buying a LP! The tide might finally be turning. About time, too. #weekend #goodvibes

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Joel Fan Music @joelfanmusic.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Oh! Susanna was sung for the 1st time in Andrews' Eagle Ice Cream Saloon in Pittsburgh #OTD 1847. Stephen Foster earned just $100 for publishing the song, but it sold over 100,000 copies. At .02cents per, it made him the USA’s first professional songwriter. #usa #goodvibes

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Joel Fan Music @joelfanmusic.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

The horrific images of September 11th triggered an enormous solidarity. Never allow September 11th to become a time for protest and division. This day must remain a time to promote peace and mutual respect. Never forget. #usa #weekend #goodvibes

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Joel Fan Music @joelfanmusic.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Herbert Blomstedt has won Japan's 37th Praemium Award for his half century of classical concerts. He's conducted the Dresden, Leipzig and San Francisco orchestras and still conducts today. "I just love the music so much that I just can't give up." Bravo! #thursday #goodvibes

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