There Stands the Glass

The Top Ten Albums of June
1. Bilal- Live at Glasshaus
With Common, Robert Glasper, Burniss Travis and Questlove.

2. Linda Thompson- Proxy Music
There Stands the Glass review.

3. Nduduzo Makhathini- uNomkhubulwane
South African spiritual jazz.

4. Kaitlin Butts- Roadrunner!
Oklahoma!

5. Marsha Ambrosius- Casablanco
A chaotic pileup of jazz, hip-hop and R&B.

6. William Parker- Heart Trio
With Cooper-Moore and Hamid Drake.

7. Tarbaby- You Think This America
Orrin Evans, Eric Revis and Nasheet Waits.

8. Rod Fleeman- Live at Green Lady Lounge, Volume 3
Plastic Sax review.

9. Charli XCX- Brat: and it’s the same but there’s three more songs so it’s not
Impudent pop.

10. Peso Pluma- Éxodo
Extravagant excess.

The Top Ten Songs of June
1. Staples Jr. Singers- "I've Got a Feeling"
A good old feeling.

2. Menahan Street Band- "Tropical Man (TV Mix)"
My song of the summer.

3. Spice- "2085 Tea"
“Look back pon tings.”

4. Heems featuring Vijay Iyer and Sid Vashi- "Manto"
Partition blues.

5. Kaytranda featuring Channel Tres- "Drip Sweat"
Steam bath.

6. Nikka Costa- “Dance ‘N Forget”
She would die 4 U.

7. Leigh-Anne- "Nature"
U.K. pop reggae.

8. Val Fleury- "Technically"
Facts.

9. 42 Dugg featuring Sexyy Red- "N.P.O."
Ha ha!

10. Silverada- "Doing It Right"
She’s actin’ single, he’s drinkin’ doubles.

The Top Ten Performances of June
1. Makaya McCraven at Liberty Hall
Plastic Sax review.

2. Nick Shoulders at Third Place Lounge
There Stands the Glass review.

3. Flatland Cavalry at Grinders KC
Instagram clip.

4. Adam Larson at the Blue Room
Plastic Sax review.

5. Lionel Richie and Earth, Wind & Fire at the T-Mobile Center
There Stands the Glass review.

6. Yo-Yo Ma at Parade Park
Instagram clip..

7. Deanna Ray Eberhart at Ward Parkway Presbyterian Church
Instagram clip.

8. Galaxxu and the Extemporaneous Music and Arts Society at Charlotte Street Foundation
Instagram clip.

9. Rod Fleeman at Green Lady Lounge
Instagram clip.

10. Yo-Yo Ma, Joel Thompson and Ralph Yarl at Helzberg Hall
Instagram snapshot.

The previous monthly recap is here.

Screenshot of the trailer for Welsh National Opera’s production of Giacomo Puccini’s “Il trittico” by There Stands the Glass.

The Top Ten Albums of May

1. Brad Mehldau- After Bach II
Variations.

2. Sexyy Red- In Sexyy We Trust
Dazzling party album #1.

3. Grupo Frontera- Jugando a Que No Pasa Nada
Dazzling party album #2.

4. Sisso and Maiko- Singeli Ya Maajabu
My review.

5. Vince Staples- Dark Times
Gloom.

6. Mdou Moctar- Funeral for Justice
My review.

7. Borderlands Trio- Rewilder
Feral improv.

8. André Schuen- Schubert: Winterreise
Harrowing lieders.

9. Jessica Pratt- Here in the Pitch
Far-out freak-folk.

10. Childish Gambino- Atavista
Everybody’s working for The Weeknd.

The Top Ten Songs of May

1. Carly Pearce- "Fault Line"
(Un)happy hour.

2. Amyl and The Sniffers- "U Should Not Be Doing That"
Can’t stop.

3. Yahritza y Su Esencia featuring Michelle Maciel- “Nivel Dios”
Quite possibly the best band in America.

4. Nduduzo Makhathini- "Water Spirits: Izinkonjana"
Dolphin dance.

5. Kendrick Lamar- "euphoria"
King Kendrick is back.

6. Chief Keef featuring Lil Gnar- "Jesus"
Show me the way.

7. Beres Hammond- "Let Me Help You"
Sweet relief.

8. La Luz- "Always in Love"
Forever.

9. Yaya Bey- "iloveyoufrankiebeverly"
Before I let go.

10. Randy Travis- "Where That Came From"
Digging up bones.

The Top Ten Performances of May

1. Kate Kalina at Southminster Presbyterian Church
My Instagram clip.

2. Jeffrey Osborne at Ameristar Casino
My Instagram clip.

3. Alber’s “Born at Sea” at Charlotte Street Foundation
My Instagram snapshot.

4. Steve Cardenas, Forest Stewart and Brian Steever at Westport Coffee House
My review.

5. Alon Goldstein’s “Schumann and His World” at White Recital Hall
My Instagram snapshot.

6. Nick Luby and Susan Zhang at Meadowbrook Park
My review.

7. Bachathon XLV at Grace and Holy Trinity Cathedral
My Instagram snapshot.

8. The Kansas City Symphony’s Mobile Music Box at Meadowbrook Park
My Instagram clip.

9. Jackie Myers, Matt Otto and Bob Bowman at Market at Meadowbrook
My Instagram snapshot.

10. Heidi Shea at St. John’s United Methodist Church
My Instagram clip.

The previous monthly recap is here.

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