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From Altercation:

Van Morrison and Solomon Burke on Friday night; James Cotton and Johnny Winter two blocks away in Central Park for free, last night; Brian Wilson on my block tonight; Buddy Guy and Los Lobos, ditto, Tuesday night; me at PS 321 Wednesday night; Suzy Boguss at The Bottom Line or Elvin Jones at The Blue Note or Southside Johnny on a boat Thursday night — hmm, WWJD? — and Rosanne in Prospect Park on Friday night. He’d go to that, for sure, and not only because it’s free. But I gotta go to the Mets/Yankees game.) And I didn’t even mention the best part of all — the beginning of the JVC Jazz Fest. Admit it. You wished you lived here.

Last night I dreamed that I arrived in New York with a couple of suitcases and immediately moved into an apartment. It was all very stressful, and not voluntary. (I think I had to be there to work on something musical.) But when I was settled in, I thought, "At last, I get to live in New York!"

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[(Anonymous)]

That list of musicians sounds GREAT... if you're like FIFTY YEARS OLD.
Southside Johnny on a boat-- wooOOOoooOOOoooOOO!

--Doug

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Fifty years old or smart.

Actually I don't know who several of Alterman's mentions are and don't care for others, but I remember what New York music schedules are like and I can fill in my own favorites. Plus, Elvin Jones, come on.

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Well, sure, but you can't possibly feel jealous of New York's music scene in San Francisco! Well, maybe if you're really into, I dunno, east-coast hip hop, or piano bars. Plus at least New York has the sense to keep the trains running after shows are over.

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Well, first of all, I'm not in San Francisco. Second, I like jazz. Third, although I've grown to not hate San Francisco, I have no idea what you think makes it great. Although there are some good clubs and I like the not smoking (but wait! now New York has that too!), I very rarely see a local band I'd make an effort to see twice.