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    <updated>2013-05-01T14:53:58-04:00</updated>
    <subtitle>by Nate Chinen</subtitle>
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        <title>Builders</title>
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        <published>2013-05-01T14:53:58-04:00</published>
        <updated>2013-05-01T14:53:58-04:00</updated>
        <summary>New Music, April 27 Darcy James Argue's Secret Society, "Brooklyn Babylon"</summary>
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            <name>Nate Chinen</name>
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        <category scheme="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#category" term="Big Bands" />
        
        
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<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/30/arts/music/new-albums-from-iggy-and-the-stooges-darcy-james-argue-and-kenny-chesney.html?pagewanted=2" target="_self">New Music, April 27</a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Darcy James Argue's Secret Society, "Brooklyn Babylon"</p></div>
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        <title>Break Stuff</title>
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        <published>2013-05-01T14:52:01-04:00</published>
        <updated>2013-05-01T14:52:01-04:00</updated>
        <summary>Richard Termine for The New York Times Vijay Iyer: Solo, Trio, Sextet Zankel Hall, April 27</summary>
        <author>
            <name>Nate Chinen</name>
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        <category scheme="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#category" term="Steve Lehman" />
        <category scheme="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#category" term="Tyshawn Sorey" />
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<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/30/arts/music/vijay-iyer-alone-and-with-others-at-zankel-hall.html" target="_self">Vijay Iyer: Solo, Trio, Sextet</a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Zankel Hall, April 27</p></div>
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    <entry>
        <title>Champagne Bublé</title>
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        <published>2013-05-01T14:49:10-04:00</published>
        <updated>2013-05-01T14:49:10-04:00</updated>
        <summary>As of today, it's official: Michael Bublé has the No. 1 album in America. Last Thursday I hitched a ride with his promotional whirlwind for a few hours, snapping the pic above with my phone. My piece was in Saturday's paper. NYT photo ninja Chad Batka put together a great slideshow online.</summary>
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            <name>Nate Chinen</name>
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        <category scheme="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#category" term="Jazz Singing" />
        <category scheme="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#category" term="Pop" />
        <category scheme="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#category" term="Record Business" />
        
        
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<p>As of today, <a href="http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/1560099/michael-buble-scores-fourth-no-1-album-on-billboard-200-chart" target="_self">it's official</a>: Michael Bublé has the No. 1 album in America. </p>
<p>Last Thursday I hitched a ride with his promotional whirlwind for a few hours, snapping the pic above with my phone. <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/27/arts/music/michael-buble-promotes-to-be-loved.html" target="_self">My piece</a> was in Saturday's paper. </p>
<p>NYT photo ninja Chad Batka put together  <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2013/04/26/arts/music/20130427BUBLE.html" target="_self">a great slideshow</a> online.</p></div>
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    <entry>
        <title>Burnin' Up</title>
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        <published>2013-04-24T19:40:48-04:00</published>
        <updated>2013-04-24T19:40:48-04:00</updated>
        <summary>Jacob Blickenstaff for The New York Times Steve Coleman and Five Elements April 23, The Stone</summary>
        <author>
            <name>Nate Chinen</name>
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        <category scheme="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#category" term="Steve Coleman" />
        
        
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<div class="photo-caption caption-xid-6a011570bcfeed970b01901b8d7887970b" id="caption-xid-6a011570bcfeed970b01901b8d7887970b">Jacob Blickenstaff for The New York Times</div>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/25/arts/music/steve-coleman-and-five-elements-at-the-stone.html" target="_self">Steve Coleman and Five Elements</a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><em>April 23, The Stone</em></p></div>
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        <title>Sunset Boulevard</title>
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        <published>2013-04-23T11:27:04-04:00</published>
        <updated>2013-04-23T11:27:23-04:00</updated>
        <summary>New Music, April 23 Phoenix, "Bankrupt!" and Boney James, "The Beat"</summary>
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            <name>Nate Chinen</name>
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        <category scheme="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#category" term="Smooth Jazz" />
        
        
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<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/23/arts/music/bankrupt-by-phoenix-and-the-beat-by-boney-james.html" target="_self">New Music, April 23</a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><em>Phoenix, "Bankrupt!" and Boney James, "The Beat"</em></p></div>
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        <title>Walking Lightly</title>
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        <published>2013-04-23T11:25:09-04:00</published>
        <updated>2013-04-23T11:25:09-04:00</updated>
        <summary>John Rogers/ECM Records Playlist, April 21 Craig Taborn Trio, J.D. Allen, Eric Church, Anna Webber, Junip</summary>
        <author>
            <name>Nate Chinen</name>
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        <category scheme="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#category" term="Country" />
        <category scheme="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#category" term="Craig Taborn" />
        <category scheme="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#category" term="ECM" />
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<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/21/arts/music/new-music-by-craig-taborn-trio-j-d-allen-and-eric-church.html" target="_self">Playlist, April 21</a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><em>Craig Taborn Trio, J.D. Allen, Eric Church, Anna Webber, Junip</em></p></div>
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    <entry>
        <title>'Tacitly Improvising Calm and Unrest'</title>
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        <published>2013-04-23T11:22:03-04:00</published>
        <updated>2013-04-23T11:22:41-04:00</updated>
        <summary>Richard Termine/The New York Times Tyshawn Sorey's Wu Wei Quintet Greenwich House Music School, April 17</summary>
        <author>
            <name>Nate Chinen</name>
        </author>
        <category scheme="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#category" term="Drummers" />
        <category scheme="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#category" term="Tyshawn Sorey" />
        
        
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<div class="photo-caption caption-xid-6a011570bcfeed970b017d430caaa4970c" id="caption-xid-6a011570bcfeed970b017d430caaa4970c">Richard Termine/The New York Times</div>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/19/arts/music/tyshawn-soreys-wu-wei-quintet-at-greenwich-house.html" target="_self">Tyshawn Sorey's Wu Wei Quintet</a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><em>Greenwich House Music School, April 17</em></p></div>
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        <title>Fast As You Can</title>
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        <published>2013-04-10T19:47:05-04:00</published>
        <updated>2013-04-10T19:47:05-04:00</updated>
        <summary>Chang W. Lee/The New York Times Chris Thile and Brad Mehldau Bowery Ballroom, April 9</summary>
        <author>
            <name>Nate Chinen</name>
        </author>
        <category scheme="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#category" term="Brad Mehldau" />
        <category scheme="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#category" term="Crossover" />
        <category scheme="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#category" term="Fred Hersch" />
        
        
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<div class="photo-caption caption-xid-6a011570bcfeed970b017eea2584da970d" id="caption-xid-6a011570bcfeed970b017eea2584da970d">Chang W. Lee/The New York Times</div>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/11/arts/music/chris-thile-and-brad-mehldau-at-bowery-ballroom.html" target="_self">Chris Thile and Brad Mehldau</a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><em>Bowery Ballroom, April 9</em></p></div>
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    <entry>
        <title>Longview</title>
        <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://thegig.typepad.com/blog/2013/04/longview.html" />
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        <id>tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a011570bcfeed970b017d42a8f68c970c</id>
        <published>2013-04-09T14:44:47-04:00</published>
        <updated>2013-04-09T14:44:47-04:00</updated>
        <summary>chad batka for the new york times Green Day Barclays Center, April 7</summary>
        <author>
            <name>Nate Chinen</name>
        </author>
        <category scheme="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#category" term="Pop" />
        
        
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<div class="photo-caption caption-xid-6a011570bcfeed970b017c3879eb9d970b" id="caption-xid-6a011570bcfeed970b017c3879eb9d970b">chad batka for the new york times</div>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/09/arts/music/green-day-at-barclays-center.html" target="_self">Green Day</a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><em>Barclays Center, April 7</em></p></div>
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    <entry>
        <title>These Foolish Things</title>
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        <published>2013-04-06T20:14:53-04:00</published>
        <updated>2013-04-06T20:14:53-04:00</updated>
        <summary>Michelle V. Agins/The New York Times Enrico Pieranunzi, Marc Johnson, Joe La Barbera Village Vanguard, April 3</summary>
        <author>
            <name>Nate Chinen</name>
        </author>
        <category scheme="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#category" term="Nostalgia" />
        <category scheme="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#category" term="Village Vanguard" />
        
        
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<div class="photo-caption caption-xid-6a011570bcfeed970b017c38673e7e970b" id="caption-xid-6a011570bcfeed970b017c38673e7e970b">Michelle V. Agins/The New York Times</div>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/06/arts/music/the-enrico-pieranunzi-trio-at-the-village-vanguard.html" target="_self">Enrico Pieranunzi, Marc Johnson, Joe La Barbera</a></p>
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