International Fleurette Africaine Day

Hello, everybody, I'm back from riding around a crazy ice floe with Frankenstein's monster. I'm posting this because Chris over at black2com/blogtocomm (click on the header) recently reviewed this classic album.



Ellington/Mingus/Roach*

Here is Vijay Iyer's version, from his recent album "Solo" (ACT 9497-2)



A project with Vijay Iyer and Mike Ladd:



Harlem Stage • Wed, Feb 10, 2010 • 7:30 pm • A work-in-progress showing by composer/pianist Vijay Iyer and poet/performer Mike Ladd, with Iraq veteran/poet Maurice Decaul. Featuring Pamela Z, Guillermo E. Brown, Okkyung Lee, Kassa Overall, and Liberty Ellman

*Hey, it's Max Roach's birthday on Monday (01/10). It's also mine. I will be turning 17 for the 3rd time.