Jason Burton

[Sheet Music Library @LibrarySheet]

Sergiu Celibidache, conductor.

"Qu'est-que c'est la Musique? ...La liberté."

"What is Music? ...Freedom."

"Was is die Musik? ...Freiheit."

[Criterion Collection @Criterion]

Goodnight to the exquisite Ryuichi Sakamoto—legendary and beloved musician, composer, actor, and writer. ❤️

[novena carmel @NovenaCarmel]

Ryuichi Sakamoto’s emotional, spell-binding piece for the opening ceremony of the ‘92 Barcelona Olympics ❤️‍🔥

Also sampled by Thundercat in a beautiful dedication to departed friend Austin Peralta on the album “Apocalypse”

[oneohtrix point never @0PN]

thank you @ryuichisakamoto for more than I could ever explain in words, rip.

[ChristinaProenzaColes @ProenzaColes]

Mary Silvinia Burghardt Du Bois, with her sister & infant son William, aka W. E. B. Du Bois (New York Public Library Digital Collection). The Burghardts descended from a formerly enslaved ancestor who fought in the American Revolution.

[Sheet Music Library @LibrarySheet]

The Montgomery Brothers 🤎 Buddy Montgomery (piano, vibraphone), Monk Montgomery (electric bass, double bass) and Wes Montgomery (electric guitar).

[Jason Burton @jaslburton]

@APassion4Jazz A great!

[Merriam-Webster @MerriamWebster]

Non-native English Speakers, what’s a word from your language that you think is perfect that doesn’t have an English equivalent?

Take us to church.

[Jason Burton @jaslburton]

@maryrosecook Congratulations!

[Nicole Sweeney 🎤🎶 @TheVelvetVoyce]

Later for what happened in Target. This just turned my entire mood right back around! 😊💜👇🏾

[Sheet Music Library @LibrarySheet]

💙Billie Holiday, Paris airport, Orly, France 1958
Photo by Jean-Pierre Leloir

[Jason Burton @jaslburton]

@TheVelvetVoyce Certainly!

[Dust-to-Digital @dusttodigital]

Remembering Nina Simone, born on this day in 1933 in North Carolina. Here she is playing “Sound of Silence” during a trip to perform at the Montreux Jazz Festival in 1968.

[Sheet Music Library @LibrarySheet]

1953 - Young George Benson holding guitar.

[Jason Burton @jaslburton]

@michellecmed Excellent! Congrats!

[Recurse Center @recursecenter]

📣 We're got another info session coming up on Thursday, Feb 23rd at 2:30pm ET! Tell all your peeps, coworkers, and coder friends you know would be great for RC!