All last week I was deeply occupied with the Long Play Festival in Brooklyn. I consider it to be a little cousin to Big Ears, but leaning a little more classical and, most importantly, almost perfectly geographically centered on my apartment. Almost feels like something someone put together for me personally. Caught about 20ish sets of mind-blowing music at the cutting edge.

Too much to list, but highlights included a Steve Reich 90th celebration with a piece performed by an expanded Dither (10+ guitars!) that blew me away, Kris Davis on another planet, a magnificent Philip Glass performance, Secret Chiefs 3 closing out with a wall-melter set of heavy fusion jams and much much more. Deeply enjoyable and moving.

Looking forward to next year!

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Sadly, this year's incredible Long Play Festival is almost at an end, but it goes out with a bang with the Art Ensemble of Chicago

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Next up is Morton Feldman's Triadic Memories with the incredible duo of Conrad Tao and Tyshawn Sorey

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Next up, Yarn/Wire plays Annea Lockwood.

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Kinda cool that there's been this music festival that's almost a baby #bigears happening largely within a few-block radius of my place all weekend (most of which I've been away!). Some of it's free, which is muy bueno. Adam O'Farrill plays the Long Play Sunday matinee, no-pay at the BAM Café, yay.

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After some yummy pastries and tea at the Center for Fiction, today's musical adventure commences with some Julia Wolfe for dual pianos performed by David Friend and Vicky Chow

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No idea what to expect from this last set of the day with Tyondai Braxton and Ben Vida, but there's an accordion on stage so I'm sure it'll be fun.

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Back at Long Play for a new piece by Morton Subotnick

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Next up is Michael Gordon's Field of Vision for 36 percussionists, on a beautiful afternoon at Ft. Greene Park.

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