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Archives for September 24, 2013

Recent Listening: Two Couples

September 24, 2013 by Doug Ramsey

Karolina Strassmayer & Drori Mondlak—Klaro, Small Moments (Lilypad) In their third album together, their second as co-leaders, the spaciousness and delicacy of Karolina Strassmayer’s alto saxophone meld with the understated power of her husband Drori Mondlak’s drumming. The results are … [Read more...]

Compatible Quotes: Couples

September 24, 2013 by Doug Ramsey

One's not half of two; two are halves of one. ― E.E. Cummings Couples are wholes and not wholes, what agrees disagrees, the concordant is discordant. From all things one and from one all things. —Heraclitus What greater thing is there for two human souls, than to feel … [Read more...]

Doug Ramsey

Doug is a recipient of the lifetime achievement award of the Jazz Journalists Association. He lives in the Pacific Northwest, where he settled following a career in print and broadcast journalism in cities including New York, New Orleans, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Seattle, Portland, San Antonio, … [MORE]

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