Study
Study is an important (maybe the most important) aspect of growth. I enjoy keeping lists of things I’ve been checking out: music, books, art, podcasts, etc. This log is really more for myself than anything or anyone else. It’s interesting to look back and track a line of discovery through things I’ve been listening to, watching, and reading. It’s great looking back through the months and years to see how how my tastes have shifted and drifted over time, influencing and “pushing” my creative direction.
CURRENT LISTENING / Apple Music
Don Cherry Interview — KJAZ 1988
The Art of Songwriting with Stephen Sondheim
MUSIC
RAINBOW SIGN / Ron Miles
FORWARD / Chad McCullough
ON THE TENDER SPOT OF EVERY CALLOUSED MOMENT / Ambrose Akinmusire
THANKSGIVING AT THE VANGUARD / Jason Moran
MIXING COLORS / Roger and Brian Eno
READING
BETWEEN THE WORLD AND ME / Ta-nehisi Coates
TO BE OR NOT TO BOP / Dizzy Gillespie
GO AHEAD IN THE RAIN: Notes to A Tribe Called Quest / Hanif Abdurraqib
CULTURE IS NOT ALWAYS POPULAR / Michael Bierut & Jessica Helfand
ARTWORK / Virgil Abloh
ART & DESIGN
Dechazier Pykel
Richard Neutra
Pierre Soulages
Julian Montague
MUSIC
I,I / Bon Iver
MR. HOOD / KMD
FORFOLKS / Jeff Parker
EVERY NOTE IS TRUE / Ethan Iverson
LIVE AT THE 1963 MONTEREY JAZZ FESTIVAL / Miles Davis
PODCASTS
BY EVERY MEASURE / Tarik Moody & Radio Milwaukee
QUESTLOVE SUPREME
SMARTLESS
READING
THE COLOR OF LAW / Richard Rothstein
DILLA TIME / Dan Charnas
ORGANIC MUSIC SOCIETIES / Blank Forms Editions
CHARLES IVES: MEMOS / John Kirkpatrick
THE MILWAUKEEAN / Joey Grihalva
ART & DESIGN
Frank Stella
Eero Saarinen
Charles & Ray Eames
TV & FILM
SEVERANCE (Apple+)
ATLANTA (FX)
ALL THE STREETS ARE SILENT / Jeremy Elkin
ROGER & ME / Michael Moore
100 YEARS OF BAUHAUS (BBC)
MUSIC
CHICAGO ODENSE ENSEMBLE / Rob Mazurek
NOT TIGHT / DOMi & JD BECK
PINK DOLPHINS / Anteloper
NIGHT DREAMER / Wayne Shorter
COMMON PRACTICE / Ethan Iverson feat. Tom Harrell
SING ME A SONG OF SONGMY / Freddie Hubbard
PODCASTS
THIRD STORY with Leo Sidran
FLY ON THE WALL
READING
STATION ELEVEN / Emily St John Mandel
SPRING 2022 TETRAGON / We Jazz
BOUNDLESS MINDS & MOVING BODIES IN 80’s NEW YORK / Carlo McCormick
ART & DESIGN
Yunhee Min
Alvin Lustig
Michael Cutlip
TV & FILM
ONLY MURDERS IN THE BUILDING S2 (Hulu)
HOUSE OF THE DRAGON (HBO)
THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL
NOPE
MUSIC
DAUGHTER OF EXPERIENCE / Dave Miller
INTERPLAY / Bill Evans
COMPOSER / Cedar Walton
INSEN / Ryiuchi Sakamoto & Alva Noto
DEAF DUMB BLIND / Pharoah Sanders
PODCASTS
THIS PAST WEEKEND / Theo Von
WTF / Marc Maron
EXTRAMUSICAL / Stephen Harvey
READING
THE CREATIVE ACT: A WAY OF BEING / Rick Rubin
WAX POETICS / Issue 4, Vol. 2
SUN RA: ART ON SATURN /
Irwin Chusid & Chris Reisman
ART & DESIGN
Michael Cutlip
John Lautner
Ellsworth Kelly
Yunhee Min
TV & FILM
THE LAST OF US (HBO)
SUCCESSION (HBO)
RYUICHI SAKAMOTO: CODA
I WAS THERE (Jean Michel Basquiat) (Vice)
MUSIC
REFRACT / Jason Moran, Marcus Gilmore, and Blankfor.ms
ANDREW HILL / Smoke Stack
GEMINI RIGHTS / Steve Lacy
Y-OTIS 2 / Otis Sandsjö
OWL SONG / Ambrose Akinmusire
NEW SOUNDS IN ELECTRONIC MUSIC / Steve Reich
PODCASTS
THIS PAST WEEKEND / Theo Von
BROKEN RECORD / Rick Rubin
READING
A DESIGNER’S ART / Paul Rand
A LOOK AT ARCHITECTURE: COLUMBUS, INDIANA / Paul Rand
CONCERNING THE SPIRITUAL IN ART / Wassily Kandinsky
ART & DESIGN
Paul Rand
TV & FILM
LEAVE THE WORLD BEHIND (Netflix)
THE FIRM
KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON
CHANNEL 5 NEWS (YouTube)
MUSIC
THE THING TO DO / Blue Mitchell
THE CARNEGIE HALL CONCERT / Alice Coltrane
OPUS / Ryuichi Sakamoto
PRACTICE TAPES VOL. 1 / Bill Evans
LIVE AT THE ADLER PLANETARIUM / Exploding Star Orchestra
READING
POP ART: OBJECT AND IMAGE / Christopher Finch
THE VIGNELLI CANNON / Massimo Vignelli
LUSH LIFE: A BIOGRAPHY OF BILLY STRAYHORN / David Hajdu
WAX POETICS: THE JAZZ ISSUE / No. 34
PODCASTS
CRIME TOWN, SEASON 2 / Detroit
LINER NOTES / David Bixler
WTF / Marc Maron
ART & DESIGN
Jimmy Turrell
Rob Mazurek
TV & FILM
HELVETICA (Vimeo)
PRESUMED INNOCENT (Apple+)
SCAVENGERS REIGN (Netflix/Max)
ONLY MURDERS IN THE BUILDING, S4 (Hulu)
MUSIC
EBONY / Dean Blunt
REFLECTIONS OF MONK / Gary Bartz
THE END (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) / Joshua Schmidt
HONEY FROM A WINTER STONE / Ambrose Akinmusire
READING
THE WORK OF ART: HOW SOMETHING COMES FROM NOTHING / Adam Moss
THE END OF PRINT: The Grafik Design of David Carson / David Carson
PODCASTS
POD SAVE AMERICA / Crooked Media
THE SEVERENCE PODCAST / Ben Stiller & Adam Scott
ART & DESIGN
Olafur Eliasson
Avant Garde Magazine
TV & FILM
DEAR KELLY (Channel 5 News)
WHITE LOTUS, Season 3 (Apple+)
SILO, Season 2 (Apple +)