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Fabulous concert in a great space. Gregory Lewis' Organ Monk Trio brings a new energy to Monk's brilliant compositions. Just ran across this recent review in Downbeat. New York Hammond B-3 organist Gregory Lewis has spent a substantial portion of his career delving into the music of Thelonious Monk, a practice that has taken him to concerts halls and clubs in faraway locations and led to opportunities to connect with top musicians from a variety of soulful, funky genres. Years of practice and repertoire development have honed Lewis’ skills not only as a formidable jazz improviser and composer, but as a celebrated interpreter of both well-known and obscure material by Monk, the historic composer-pianist whose legacy is associated with the birth of bebop, the upending of conventional harmony and the sound of surprise in general. With a title inspired by a 2020 trip to Zimbabwe, Organ Monk Going Home takes Lewis on a spiritual journey of sorts to jazz’s proverbial African homeland, where he finds himself in the company of guitarist Kevin McNeal and drummer Nasheet Waits, longtime simpatico collaborators who demonstrate a keen familiarity with the organist’s every impulse. To kick things off, the trio digs into the uptempo swing of “Who Knows,” with Lewis applying manic energy and a burst of momentum to the tune’s downward-spiraling movement; Waits takes the tune out in dramatic fashion, ending a grand crescendo of drum-solo-over-band-accompaniment with a crash. Lewis and company have a gas navigating the metric displacement on the head to the herky-jerky “Evidence,” then fall comfortably into a long section of medium swing groove and inspired soloing in which the players borrow freely from the song’s quirky, stop-start motifs. Other highlights of Organ Monk Going Home include a brilliant take on “Brilliant Corners” that spotlights the composer’s attention-getting shifts in and out of double-time and features a Lewis organ solo bursting with handfuls of sustained, Leslie-swirling chords that intensify as they increase in density; “Two Timer,” played here with a funky organ-pedal bass line and a hip-hopping drum beat underneath a melodic line so catchy it could pass for a pop hit; and a greasy take on “Brake’s Sake” that brings additional funkiness and even a bit of disco feel to the session. The album concludes with “Jaclyn’s Eyes,” an original composition by Lewis that submerges the listener into an ocean of ambient atmospherics and a rock-anthem beat - a striking juxtaposition to everything that comes before it. Lewis does an amazing job of approaching Monk’s piano-centric ideas to organ, a completely different animal with enough idiosyncratic tendencies to satisfy even the most curious and discriminating Monk enthusiasts among us.

Awesome performance this!

Karya super❤

This is Awesome 👏🏿 Thank You

Gals having gals time together. Yada yada yada.

Incredible choices, including Saul Steinberg, who has been out of fashion lately.

Another great essay!

This was really nice to hear.

Alright!

What a lovely painter one of my favourites

The oevre “Banana Tree” is called “Albatross 1” on the Artnet website. Hmmm … Just wondering.

The oevre “Banana Tree” is called “Albatross 1” on the Artnet website. Hmmm … Just wondering.

She’s nothing but a parody of art

You need to see my artworks. Thanks for sharing

There are boys who mistake their love of abuse for love. But you are a golden boy, you will have a next life (you will overcome everything). Your pieces will wash away all your sins the day you disappear. Artists are quickly forgotten, but your sweet heart will be remembered.

I love listening to her talk

Nice narrative and lineup of art 🎉

Very good talk! But Robert Henri is pronounced Onrie. French for Henry.

Love these, however, think about an artist who is rather good, in advancing in years and been overlooked mostly? There is a superfluous plethora of art that's drowning the top quality art that's on the internet. A lot of it wannabes and imitators? Do the young artists realize they are being scammed by these sites claiming to 'offer you the chance' to sell your work? When you have no chance, even if you are as good as Picasso (very unlikely). My advice is that if you think you have something to offer, take your work to a mid market physical gallery, only a small amount of pieces and show. Successful gallery owners don't have time to look through full portfolios and you don't want to irritate them. If you want any more marketing or critical advice, comment here, or wherever. Not if you are under 18.

Loosens da noose contemporary stylz...

The Creme de la Creme … the real deals.

great to hear JG, and this video does not need that terrible musical soundtrack . !!!!

A HOAX..... this lady is complaining about the last administration, that has seperated kids that were NOT with their parents. Meanwhile the Biden Regime has let 12 million foreign nationals walk into our country... This woman is probably working with NGOs that help traffick humans into our country, and get paid by our government to do so. If you are wondering what it means to have some politicians claim you are now in a sanctuary state. It means YOU pay for all these families. All their education, medical, housing, food, transportation and welfare... and you get to listen to this lady lecture you about the "last administration " 😅😅😅. Good luck taxpayers.

Love his work..

Every decade artists say the same... we are in a crisis, the world is on the brink, democracy is in jeopardy, everyone is oppressed!! 😅

Hiroyuki Hamada : Great man … Fantastic artist … Wonderful thinker … ❤ Thank you 🙏

What a wonderful idea for an exhibition. There is so much to like about this including the way it brings works out of storage.

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Very beautifully done

Well painted Crocs!

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Another great presentation by most talented Corinne!! Exploring art will absolutely awaken your innovative spirit, banish stress and boost self-esteem...so don't miss the guided tours on Saturdays at 2pm where you'll be inspired and have fun!!

I would like to see a show with the work of David Salle juxtaposed with the work of Neo Rauch.

Pictures of YOU instead of the art...which is tiny compared to you. What a waste of space.

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Very nice. Well done guys.

Many wrongly assume the finished painting one sees was painted “ on the spot” so to speak. Most great artist did many drawings and paint studies to work out composition and construction before the final work. Especially multi figures outdoors. Also there is documentation that Sorrola when painting children at the seashore would ‘change out’ a waterlogged child with another when necessary.

Another interesting note is Velasquez is the innovator and originator of the ultimate painting styles the trio incorporated and made famous. Few people put this fact together. Velasquez had so many requests to paint. Mainly, the king ( Louis) at the time, he need to “ shortcut” his technique. As a result he painted “ impressionistically” or loosely if you will, to complete the works. Plus he realized the paintings would be viewed from above at twelve to fifteen feet away from the viewer. At that distance details could be “ indicated” and still seem finely painted. The fact that Sargent and Sorrola copied Las Maninas shows his interest. Study the portraits of Velasquez and see the comparisons.

It is an artists job in portraiture to “ improve and enhance the subject. No model wants to see themselves” as they are”. Sargent was brilliant at this.

At the outset You mistakenly said “ El Jaleo by Sorrola. It was painted by John Sargent

The three Musketeers. The magnificent trio. Aptly, The Triumphant triad indeed. My all time favorite painters who changed painting.

Come to Islam n success

Shows himself mostly. Some small bad reproductions. Ego first. Too bad.

Yeah Greg

This is music that should be part of any public school system.

Excellent idea

Great story Roz..

Juni is a remarkable man and a jewel of the Southampton community. There is no better steward for our small town. His kindness, compassion, patience and heart are second to none. He is, rightly, a local legend. The number of lives that he's touched and made better are innumerable. When he speaks, one would do well to listen. As Juni alluded to, trickle down economics is, and always has been, a fallacy. It'd be better characterized as trickle up poverty.