Monthly Archives: March 2008

monk dolphy coltrane

Posted on 30 March 2008 by jnewton

I’ve been watching a couple of these great Jazz Icon series DVDs – John Coltrane & Thelonious Monk. The Coltrane set, from ’60, ’61 & ’65, is excellent and features Eric Dolphy, which is a real treat. Some pretty cheesy … Continue reading →

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white lotus review also

Posted on 27 March 2008 by jnewton

Another nice notice, this one in The Register-Guard.

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white lotus review

Posted on 25 March 2008 by jnewton

Nice notice on the show here in the Eugene Weekly (and down at the bottom an interview link).

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improvisations vol. 2

Posted on 25 March 2008 by jnewton

Just received Improvisation Vol. 2, by Uchihashi Kazuhisa & Yoshida Tatsuya. Too cool. I’d been waiting on this to restock (yes, that’s a bit old fashioned) and now it has. I love this stuff. This set stretches across three (beautifully … Continue reading →

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passings

Posted on 18 March 2008 by jnewton

Taking a look at various sites this evening and find that we have lost a couple more lights: Arthur C Clarke, at a respectable 90, and Anthony Minghella, at a far-too-young 54 – with his passing, “cultural life in this … Continue reading →

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Posted on 17 March 2008 by jnewton
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b o r i s

Posted on 11 March 2008 by jnewton

Listening right now to Boris’ ‘Akuma No Uta’, music, that at the right volume (some would say ‘correct’ volume), would surely make your ears bleed. In a good way. (The feedback introduced toward the end of ‘Introduction’ reminded me of … Continue reading →

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tokyo

Posted on 10 March 2008 by jnewton

from the oregon coast

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white lotus show

Posted on 10 March 2008 by jnewton

Long week of final prep & transport for the show in Eugene. It was a nice gathering & turnout on Friday night. The folks at the White Lotus are amazing.

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richter redux

Posted on 5 March 2008 by jnewton

Going through some landscape photos for a page over at concrete wheels and came across a photo (center) from awhile back – outside Goldhill, OR. I had just been looking, again, at some of Richter’s work (bottom). The two together … Continue reading →

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temporary arcs

Posted on 3 March 2008 by jnewton

t) Manzanita, OR 02Mar2008 c) Manzanita, OR 02Mar2008 b) Rockaway, OR 02Mar2008

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gerhard richter

Posted on 1 March 2008 by jnewton

Just been reading a bit in Siri Hustvedt’s “Mysteries of the Rectangle” and went looking for some specific Richter images. Was looking at this one when I realized how much it resembled the Constable in the previous post.

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