"A historical property has morals and ethics of the society that created it and can be revived. What I mean is that we can discover new possibilities from the process of dismantling, transforming, and recreating."
-Ai Weiwei

"Thus, because jazz finds its very life in an endless improvisation upon traditional materials, the jazzman must lose his identity even as he finds it..."
-Ralph Ellison

“Midway along the journey of our life / I woke to find myself in a dark wood, / for I had wandered off from the straight path."
-Dante

"Sampling is a new way of doing something that’s been with us for a long time […] The mix breaks free from the old associations. New contexts form from old. The script gets flipped. The languages evolve and learn to speak in new forms, new thoughts. The sound of thought becomes legible again at the edge of the new meanings."
-DJ Spooky

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I wasn’t interested in too much on #rsd2018, but was happy to grab colourful vinyl from two of my favourite musical innovators: Sun Ra, #Astroblack and Tom Waits, #Bawlers. Also, Go Jays! #djphoenixplaysarecord #tomwaits #sunra #jazz #ballads #vinyllove #records #vinylcollector #bluejays

Spiritual jazz of the highest order. #alicecoltrane #universalconciousness #jazz #vinyl

Marking papers and listening to Matana Roberts this fine morning. #matanaroberts #coincoinchapterone #freejazz #avantgarde

Tuesday afternoon dance off with Duran Duran. #duranduran #hungrylikethewolf #rio #djphoenixplaysarecord #newwave #vinyl

Sunday morning jazz spin: Jay Jay Johnson. #jazz #jayjayjohnson #bluenote #cliffordbrown #vinyl

Now playing: Cecil Taylor. Rest in Power. #ceciltaylor #ceciltaylorquartet #lookingahead #innovation #jazz #vinyl

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Ph.D. Professor. Writer. Musician. A space for riffings on film, literature, and music.