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Sam's StuffOct 24, 2026

Replacing Three Social Media Apps with One Using Skyscraper

Skyscraper is an app that supports Bluesky, Mastodon, RSS, and standard.site in a single app that runs natively on IOS, Mac, Apple Watch, and more. But can it replace all the different apps I use for these purposes?

Henrique Dias

Henrique DiasOct 23, 2026

Liftin': My Go-To Strength Training App

We all use apps and services from large corporations and I'd bet that most of us also pay for some of those. What we more often forget are the small apps and services maintained by one or just a couple of people.

jiggy's jots

jiggy's jotsOct 22, 2026

My Trek Through Trek — The Next Generation, Season 4

This season's all about family.

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Jazz WeeklyOct 22, 2026

****RINGER OF THE WEEK****THIS IS A STANDARD SINGER 101..Tony Bennett: Stranger In Paradise-Early Albums

The saying goes, “A standard is a song sung by Tony Bennett”, and you can’t do much better than that. This two disc collection has almost all of Tony Bennett’s early, and you can s ee why Bennett was, more than anything else, a true jazz singer. His 1955 debut has him teamed with Al...

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Jazz WeeklyOct 22, 2026

SWINGING LIKE NAT AND OSCAR…Mike Jones: Mike Jones With Strings

Rare is the trio that is drummerless these days, and rarer the one that is not abstract and cacophonic. Pianist Mike Jones returns to the light as air swing feel of Nat King Cole and Oscar Peterson’s early work with Angelenos Alex Frank/b and Graham Dechter/g to bring back the lithe pulse of small group...

Jazz WeeklyOct 22, 2026

Nicki Adams, Michael Eaton, featuring Francisco Meia: Arrival

Playing tenor and a bit of soprano sax, Michael Eaton teams up with pianist Nicki Adams and drummer Franciso Mela for a mix of originals and comvers. Eaton’s tone is sandied and modern, akin to Joe Henderson, cruising around Wayne Shorter’s “ESP” with flavor and going elliptical with Adams on Andrew Hill’s “Black Sabath”. The...

Jazz WeeklyOct 22, 2026

Charles Lloyd: Sangam & Friends

Contemplative sax and flute master Charles Lloyd pays tribute to his late friend and compatriot Zakir Hussain on this mystical meditation of songs with Vijay Prakash/ voc, Rakesh Chaurasia/bansuri, Sabir Khan/sarangi, Ranjit Barot/key and Niladri Kumar/sitar. The album plays out like a collection of South Asian jams, veering toward California’s Esalen Institute. With passionate voice...

Jazz WeeklyOct 22, 2026

Aaron Wyanski: We Were Not Born To Survive

Aaron Wyanski takes time from his teaching in Maine to deliver an album of piano solo improvisations on this latest release. The good news is that “improvisation” does not translate into “cacophony” but instead we get some very clever spontaneous ideas worked out. Based in stride, Wyanski shows an allegiance to protoboppers of the past,...

Jazz WeeklyOct 22, 2026

Fernando Ferrarone: Beautifully Different

Switching between also sax and trumpet/flugelhorn, Fernando Ferrarone leads a team of Russell Kranes/p, Tomas Fraga/g, Diego Rodriguez/b and Matias Crouzeilles/dr through a mix of hip originals. His alto tunes frame the session, easily bopping on the upbeat “Solar Eclipse” and “Billy Bob”, w hil his flugelhorn is fluffy on the vibratto’d title track with...

Jazz WeeklyOct 22, 2026

Dwayne Dolphin: Let The Music Play

Bassist Dwayne Dolphin keeps the grooves dug deep on this album of originals and jazzers with Antonio Croes/p, Dr. James Moore/tp, Scott Boni/sss, George Heid III/dr and Victor Provost/steelpan. Dolphin dances with Croes on the hip hugger read of “St Thomas” while his electric bass is funky as all out on a rich read of...

Jazz WeeklyOct 22, 2026

DAMSELS AND DIVAS…Dawn Lambeth: I Get Ideas, Ale Nunez: Blue Room

The speaker sex... Vocalist Dawn Lambeth sings with a cozy Debbie Reynolds clarity on this albulm of standards with Jaob Zimmerman/as-cl-arr, Danny Tobias/tp-ah, Chris Dawson/p, Luca Pino/g, Sam Rocha/b and Josh Colazo/dr. She’s comfy and clear on the upbeat and steady guitar pulsed “Practice Makes Perfect” and slinky around Zimmerman’s sax on “Thief In The...

Jazz WeeklyOct 22, 2026

Eric Jerardi: The Game

Singer and guitarist Eric Jerardi rocks the blues on this earthy collection of originals. He shows his South Chicago tones on a stomping “Dig Down Deep” and taps into his inner Robin Trower on a murky “Light Danced Through Your Window”. His guitar sears on the easy blueser “Setting Sun” and is slow and gruff...

Jazz WeeklyOct 19, 2026

THIS IS A TENOR SAX 101… Stan Getz: Classic Collaborations & More-Verve Recordings 1953-57

As John Coltrane himself admitted, “Everyone wants to sound like Stan Getz” What else do you need to know? This four disc set has the tenor man when he was his most “ Stan Getzian”, meaning, warm, fluid and bopping. Just before striking it rich by starting the samba bandwagon, Getz release a series of...

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Jazz WeeklyOct 19, 2026

Ron Vincent: Ray’s Hat Trick

Once the rhythm section for Gerry Mulligan, the team of Ron Vincent/dr, Bill Mays/p and Dean Johnson/g reunite and bring in Steve Cardenas/g, Dave Brandom/fl-as-cl, Tim Armacost/fl-bcl-ts and Matt Garrison/fl-ts for a classy collection of standards and originals. Due to the allegiance to Mulligan, California Cool is never far away, son a read of “Wee”...

Jazz WeeklyOct 19, 2026

VINYL REVIVAL AT ECM…Jan Garbarek: Rites

One of the true faces of ECM Records, saxist Jan Garbarek, has one of his most ambitious albums, a lp set, reissued on vinyl. The 1998 Rites finds him with Eberhard Weber/b, Bugge Wesseltoft/acc-synth, Marilyn Mazur/perc-dr, Rainer Mazur/p-key and the Boys from Choir Solvguttene. The double discs are divided in themes, with the first going...

Jazz WeeklyOct 19, 2026

Clarence Hines Jazz Orchestra: Along The Way

Trombonist Clarence Hines is a mensch. What I mean by that is that most musicians lead an orchestra so the other guys can support him and his own solos. But Hines goes the other route, writing tunes and charts to best shine his fellow musicians. Someone taught this guy well! For example, “Carry On” is...

Jazz WeeklyOct 19, 2026

David Champagne: Come Before Winter

David Champagne plays a clean and bopping trumpet, ranging from Freddie Hubbard to Kenny Dorham on a post bopping album with Michael Deasetb-barsax, Todd Delguidice/as-ts, Scott Giddens/p, Dennis Marks/b and John Lumpkin II/dr. Champagne’s Hub tones sparkle with Giddens on the fiery and intense “Nicodemus” while he’s honey’d sweet with Marks on “Blue Room”. The...

Jazz WeeklyOct 19, 2026

Clay Giberson: Moment’s Notice

Playing piano and keyboards, Clay Giberson trios up with David Ambrosio/b and John Bishop/drd for a mix of jazz standards and originals that weave together like a swinging tapestry. Giberson has a bucketload of clever ideas here, taking “St. James Infirmary” and casting long shadows with Ambrosio’s bass, while letting the bass man assert himself...

Wheel Bearings

Wheel BearingsOct 19, 2026

Jill has been driving Mazda CX-90 plug-in hybrid but it came without a charging cord so she couldn’t plug it in. She also took a flight in the HondaJet Elite. Back in 2018, Rebecca and Sam also got to try out the original HondaJet https://youtu.be/gvM2bo5k2Xo?si=OI7wOOkewWuQdcsE. Sam drove the Hyundai Palisade Hybrid and the Subaru Trailseeker....

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taco 'bout it

taco 'bout itOct 19, 2026

trove community reviews: books, comics, movies, and tv

queer horror, a disputed ending, mutual aid, a handsome fish situation, and a few notes from my own shelf.

Jazz WeeklyOct 17, 2026

Doug Webb & Eric Marienthal@The Baked Potato 10.16.26

“Congratulations! first prize is one sax in the band; second prize is two saxists!” So joked sax man Doug Webb as he mixed up the band lineup of his usual stint at the Baked Potato this time around, adding alto king Eric Marienthal to create a formidable front line of long time friends before the...

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Jazz WeeklyOct 16, 2026

Timothy Norton: The Wrenning Years

East Coast bassist Timothy Norton displays his creative writing skills of this album with a team of Bokani Dyer/p, Jerome Jennings/dr, Michael Camacho/cong, Andrew Renfroe/g, Nathaniel Williford/tp, Bill McHenry/ts and Siya Charles/tb. He’s adept at forming moods, ranging from a gentle and sublime haze with Dyer on “You and I Could Really Exist Together” to...

Jazz WeeklyOct 16, 2026

Adonis Rose: Live at JazzAscona

Drummer and leader Adonis Rose taps into the Gregg Hill songbook for a 2025 gig at Switzerland’s JazzAscona club. Rose brings together a team of Rex Gregory/as-arr, Ashlin Parker/tp, Miles Berry/ts, Seth Finch/p, Max Moran/b and guest Phillip Manuel/voc for a wide ranging and crowd pleasing outing. Phillip Manuel is a ringer here, with a...

Jazz WeeklyOct 16, 2026

The Flying Horse Big Band: Swinging With The Flying Horse Big Band!

Directed by Jeff Rupert, the four reed, eight brass and three rhythm’d Flying Horse Big Band gallop through a collection of fresh reads of standards, a couple originals and even a ringer or two. Rupert’s own “Swingin’ and Singin’” (arranged by tenor man Harry Allen) features a Basie-esque sax section hat is as strong as...