Tomata du Plenty’s interment (10/8) and wake (11/5). Love.

Charles Lloyd at the Knitting Factory (10/2) and The Water Is Wide (ECM). Peace.

Brad Mehldau, Places (Warner Bros.) and at Homeless Health Care Benefit (6/11). Meditation.

William Parker Trio, Painter’s Spring and Matthew Shipp Quartet, Pastoral Composure (Thirsty Ear). Welcome.

Alex Cline, Jeff Gauthier, G.E. Stinson, The Other Shore (Cryptogrammophone). Aspiration.

Carla Bozulich’s Fake Party at Schindler House (8/27). Inspiration.

Medeski Martin and Wood, The Dropper (Blue Note). Elevation.

Halford, Resurrection (Metal Is). Resurrection.

The BellRays, Grand Fury (Vital Gesture/ Upper Cut). Fury.

Zakk Wylde plays “The Star-Spangled Banner” at Dodger Stadium (5/30). Complication.

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