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Zach Barocas, Diasporist Diarist

I’m Zach Barocas. I’m a drummer (I play Ludwig Drums), sometime poet (though not lately — see below for links), a publisher, a somewhat cranky cinephile, an amateur photographer, and a stationery shop owner in Brooklyn, New York City.

Measure Twice

Kimberley’s and my
stationery shop.

Poetry

The Cultural Society (2001-present)

Among Other Things (2005)

Looking Up (2010)

drumming

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  • BELLS≥
  • Camorra
  • The Up On In
  • E. Fowlkes Sextet
  • Bright Christ
  • Drew O’Doherty
  • Imaginary Johnny

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Mostly Mornings

A tumblr blog of photographs spanning several years, taken mostly and eventually only in the morning, and eventually mostly from the same position of the same tree. I abandoned the project in 2018.

  • around the web
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Tag: united states

Yusef Lateef

Live at Ricky Scott's

Live at Ricky Scott’s, 2016.

Posted on May 6, 2023Categories art, culture, listening, music, record a day 2023Tags improvisation, jazz, listening, music, record a day 2023, records, united states, Yusef Lateef

Charles Brackeen

Bannar

Bannar, 1987.

Posted on May 6, 2023Categories art, culture, listening, music, record a day 2023Tags charles brackeen, improvisation, jazz, listening, music, record a day 2023, records, united states

George Freeman

Birth Sign

Birth Sign, 1972.

Posted on May 6, 2023Categories art, culture, listening, music, record a day 2023Tags chicago, George Freeman, jazz, listening, record a day 2023, records, united states

Creative Arts Ensemble

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One Step Out, 1981.

Posted on April 17, 2023April 17, 2023Categories art, culture, listening, music, record a day 2023Tags creative music, improvisation, listening, Los Angeles, music, record a day 2023, records, Spiritual jazz, united states

Various Artists

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Nu Yorica Roots! The Rise of Latin Music in New York City in the 1960’s – Mambo, Descarga, Boogaloo, Latin Jazz, 2000.

Posted on April 12, 2023Categories art, culture, listening, music, record a day 2023Tags inspiring rhythms, listening, music, new york city, nuyorican, NYC, record a day 2023, records, united states

Rob Mazurek Pulsar Quartet

Stellar Pulsations

Stellar Pulsations, 2012.

Posted on April 3, 2023Categories culture, listening, music, record a day 2023Tags chicago, damon locks, improvisation, inspiration, jazz, listening, record a day 2023, records, rob mazurek, united states

John Coltrane

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“Live” at the Village Vanguard, 1962.

Posted on April 2, 2023April 2, 2023Categories art, culture, listening, music, record a day 2023Tags jazz, john coltrane, listening, music, new york city, record a day 2023, records, saxophone, Spiritual jazz, united states, village vanguard

Eccentric Soul

Mighty Mike Lenaburg

Mighty Mike Lenaburg, 2010.

Posted on March 29, 2023Categories art, culture, listening, music, record a day 2023Tags chicago, eccentric soul, listening, music, numero group, phoenix, record a day 2023, records, united states

Sam Rivers

Sam Rivers Waves

Waves, 1979.

Posted on March 29, 2023Categories art, culture, listening, music, record a day 2023Tags free jazz, improvisation, listening, music, new york city, record a day 2023, records, sam rivers, united states

Rashied Ali and Frank Lowe

Duo Exchange

Duo Exchange: Complete Sessions, 2019.

Posted on March 26, 2023March 28, 2023Categories art, culture, listening, music, record a day 2023Tags creative music, frank lowe, free jazz, improvisation, listening, loft jazz, new york city, rashied ali, record a day 2023, records, united states

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