09-24-19 | Songs for Listening | Mark Jacobson
Mark Jacobson senior programming manager at University Musical Society (UMS) at the University of Michigan picked tunes for Tuesday, September 24 at Songs for Listening.
Mark is the principal curator of jazz, international traditional music & contemporary / art-rock presentations for UMS. He has produced a sequence of unique performance events, including a gala concert featuring and honoring pianist / composer Dave Brubeck; an MLK Day concert that included over 50 Detroit musicians celebrating the continued legacy of Detroit’s international musical contributions from bebop to Motown; The Big Squeeze, an accordion festival showcasing the broad international spectrum of the instrument; Falling Up & Getting Down, an open-to-the-public live skateboarding & music celebration in collaboration with Jason Moran featuring professional skateboarders, The Bandwagon, and Detroit-based DJs; and a concert with the Mos Def Big Band that paid tribute to hip-hop innovator and Detroit native J Dilla.
Before assuming his current position, Mark learned record company operations at Chesky Records and Knitting Factory Works, two NYC-based record labels. Mark grew up in Miami, FL and has degrees from the University of Miami and the University of Michigan. He is married to Zarena Aslami and father to twins, Sadie and Alexander. Follow him on Twitter at @thisisourmusic.
‘Leaps' by James Francies from 'Flight'
'River People' (Live) by Weather Report from Mr. Gone
'Poetry' by The RH Factor, Q-Tip, Erykah Badu from 'Hard Groove'
'De-Dah' by Elmo Hope Trio from 'Plays His Own Compositions'
'Dat Dere' by Sheila Jordan from 'Portrait Of Sheila'
'Glue Fingers' by Marcus Belgrave 'Gemini II'
'With The Love In My Heart' by Jacob Collier & Metropole Orkest from 'Djesse Vol. 1'
Naeem by Bon Iver from 'i,i'
Honest I Do by John Scofield from 'Grace Under Pressure'
'Johnny Thunder' by The Kinks 'The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society'
'Superbacana' by Caetano Veloso
'Brown Rice' by Don Cherry
'Venus De Milo' by Miles Davis from 'Birth Of The Cool'
'Bluebird of Delhi (Mynah)' by Duke Ellington & His Orchestra from 'Far East Suite'
'My Rival' by Steely Dan from 'Gaucho'
'Long Distance Call' by Muddy Waters from 'Ann Arbor Blues Festival, 1969'
'The Nile (Part 1)' by Sun Ra & His Arkestra from 'Sun Ra Exotica'
'Triloka' by Alice Coltrane from 'Translinear Light'
'Finding Gabriel' by Brad Mehldau
