This week the Billy Hart Quartet with Mark Turner, Ben Street, and me is at the Jazz Standard in New York. Thursday through Sunday, sets at 7:30 and 9:30.

In May we go on a European tour:

May 7: Bimhuis, Amsterdam

May 10: Hannover Jazz 

May 11: Vicenza Jazz Festival

May 12-14: Duc Des Lombards, Paris

May 16: Crossroads, Correggio, Italy 

This quartet has been together almost fifteen years and has evolved into a truly distinctive personality.

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The real start of Do the Math was the interview of Billy Hart in 2006.

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Welcome to the third iteration of Do the Math! Thanks to Mimi Chubb for editorial assistance, John Guari for Finale assistance, and especially my man webmaster Wayne Bremser. (Twitter: @wb)

A few pieces of small new content are just below: “We Always Swing,” Umberto Eco, David Baker. Stay tuned for a Red Garland overview and an interview with Wayne Shorter.

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See if you can find the menu on this page…if so, you are ready to navigate the archive.

I’m still tweaking errors and dead links; report faults to me on Twitter. Thanks for reading!

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Congratulations to Henry Threadgill for winning a well-deserved Pulitzer! DTM: Interview and essay.