Saturday, December 8, 2012

Vidal Vega

Peasant leader -- via the BBC.

Keletiugi Diabate

Musician; master of the balafon -- via Google.



Benjamin Tatar

Actor, aide, and cruciverbalist -- via the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

Reinhold Weege

TV writer and producer; creator of "Night Court" -- via the L.A. Times.

Eileen "Mike" Pollock

TV writer -- via legacy.com.

Eileen Moran

Visual effects producer -- via the New York Times.


Sarah Kirsch aka Mike Kirsch

Punk musician, and activist -- via the San Francisco Weekly.


Huw Lloyd-Langton

Guitarist for Hawkwind -- via the BBC.

Friday, December 7, 2012

Wednesday, December 5, 2012

Dave Brubeck

Pianist and composer -- via the New York Times. One of the great jazzmen, he worked in many other genres as well, producing a body of work that rivals Ellington's. His incredible virtuosity, inventiveness, and enthusiasm made jazz a joy, and was part of the soundtrack of my childhood. I have a dozen of his albums; they keep rewarding new listens.