NEW: NYC just launched a google maps layer showing all public bathrooms across the five boroughs—in parks, libraries, transit hubs etc.
Check in out: https://t.co/4h8U2RoCyR
Meanwhile at Jazz Times, the entire staff was allegedly dismissed—and they have published the Wayne Shorter obit on the right (shared without comment).
Not all heroes wear capes: “I’m now a graduate student studying opera who runs around the city filming sanitary and accessible restrooms in her spare time.�� https://t.co/frggTZTLBa
Born on this day Don Cherry one of the first musicians I met when I moved to Los Angeles to go to USC.Cherry could play changes as well as free which made him a wonderful mate for Ornette. Cherry,Higgins & I jammed & played gigs around town. He is missed .
Drawing by Bob Thompson
Here's an example of how the Inflation Reduction Act will end up lowering health care premiums for working musicians. Consider a jazz musician living in Brooklyn--NYC's expensive but it's where the gigs are! Let's say she made $52,000 in the past year...🧵
Crescent the Chromatic Bear turns 10! Please wish him a happy birthday 🐻
The #vocalese story to @JohnColtrane's Crescent features Crescent himself alongside Bessie, Lonnie & the Wise One, plus me as the narrator.
https://t.co/3DlEK2yeuW
Californians! I am working on an @latimes story about showering in a time of drought. If you're changing your shower habits in any way -- or if you're embracing nihilism and changing exactly nothing -- I'd love to hear from you. DM me, or email [email protected].
Jazz & blues legend, Barbara Morrison dies at 72. Her musical imprint will lay deep across communities in Los Angeles.
Back in 2017, Morrison shared with us tips on how to scat for anyone brave enough to try.
“Did you notice anything about the bathroom?” the agent asked after showing an apartment in Lower Manhattan.
"I’m intrigued by his sense of mystery," writes Stephen Ruddy. "Was there a bidet I missed? A Jacuzzi tub?"
“No toilet.” https://t.co/GZDvWIGkoN
When talking with @MarianaMatusG and @NewshaGhaeli about poop, it can veer into the philosophical.
“The behavior of a city is imprinted in its sewage,” Ghaeli said. Their company @BiobotAnalytics, which detects diseases in wastewater, has met its moment. https://t.co/LVAjoTjJhV