Though the last half year has focused on the performance of lots of exciting music at home and abroad, much inspiration came from other art sources and focused listening to […]
Read moreAutumn 2025-Spring 2026: Influences & Impacts
Author: Ken Vandermark
Prime Cuts #5: To Live and Die in L.A. & Weekend
William Friedkin was an extraordinary film director. The French Connection (1971) is one of my favorite movies and Sorcerer (1977) and To Live and Die in L.A. (1985) are […]
Read moreCollaborators in 2025
Gigs with the DKV Trio concluded the music of 2025 for me, and I’d like to thank the people I was able to collaborate with last year. All of you […]
Read moreEdition Redux: OCT-LOFT Jazz Festival, Shenzhen, China, October 2025
12/23/25: On the 26th and 27th of December I’ll be playing my last concerts of the year, as always with the DKV Trio at Elastic Arts. Exactly two months ago […]
Read moreUpdate: November 9, 2025
About to embark on a tour in Europe with Paal Nilssen-Love and organized by him. This means lots of intense and inspiring music (13 concerts), lots of traveling (8 […]
Read moreIN ROTATION & IN ADDITION: Winter 2024-Summer 2025
I like to keep track of the ideas and work in this journal as a reference to what has influenced and affected me over time. Alongside the collaborations I am […]
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