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Selected upcoming gigs of my own =

= August 17-18 Billy Hart quartet with Mark Turner, Joe Martin at Blue Note Beijing
= August 20-23 Billy Hart quartet with Mark Turner, Joe Martin at Cotton Club, Tokyo
= August 24 duo with Mark Turner at Cotton Club, Tokyo

= August 30/31 trio with Larry Grenadier and Al Foster at Mezzrow, NYC

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Do the Math began in 2004 and runs well over a million words. The most significant posts are “pages” and organized by topic.

Interviews: Over 40 discussions, mostly with musicians: Billy Hart, Ron Carter, Keith Jarrett, Marc-André Hamelin, Carla Bley, Wynton Marsalis, many others.

Consult the Manual: Essays especially for students.

Rhythm and Blues: Jazz music essays, including major pieces on McCoy Tyner, Thelonious Monk, Ornette Coleman, Geri Allen, Bud Powell, Lester Young, many others.

Sonatas and Études: Classical music essays, including major pieces on Glenn Gould and Igor Stravinsky.

Newgate Callendar: A look at a few of my favorite crime writers like Donald E. Westlake and Charles Willeford.

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