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+ January 24: Tribute to Chef Jack Riebel at his restaurant The Lexington in St. Paul. Burt Bacharach is Chef’s favorite composer, and Vinnie Sperrazza and I will be in town for MMDG Pepperland, so we decided to bring out Marcy Harriell and reprise our fabulous NYE set. Completing the band will be local legend Erik Fratzke on bass.

+ January 25: Mark Morris Dance Group, Pepperland at Northrop Auditorium, Minneapolis. (Bonus track: Sarah Deming reads from Gravity at Red Balloon in St. Paul earlier that day.)

+ January 30 and 31: Mark Morris Dance Group, Pepperland at Cullen Theater, Houston.

+ February 8: Mark Morris Dance Group, Pepperland at Muriel Kauffman Theatre, Kansas City, Missouri

February 13-29: Martin Speake quartet UK tour.

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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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