Matt Endahl
@matthewendahl.bsky.social
Pianist / Improviser / Educator
Michigan > Tennessee > Ontario
PhD student at University of Guelph, Critical Studies in Improvisation
Please alternate using he/him and she/her, thanks! I am genderfluid 🏳️⚧️ 🇺🇦 🇵🇸
Michigan > Tennessee > Ontario
PhD student at University of Guelph, Critical Studies in Improvisation
Please alternate using he/him and she/her, thanks! I am genderfluid 🏳️⚧️ 🇺🇦 🇵🇸
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Today marks the 31st anniversary of the 1995 Ipperwash Crisis.
Learn about the events that led to the shooting death of land defender Dudley George and the aftermath here: https://tinyurl.com/363entn3
#Teachers #Ipperwash
Learn about the events that led to the shooting death of land defender Dudley George and the aftermath here: https://tinyurl.com/363entn3
#Teachers #Ipperwash
September 6, 2026 at 1:01 PM
Today marks the 31st anniversary of the 1995 Ipperwash Crisis.
Learn about the events that led to the shooting death of land defender Dudley George and the aftermath here: https://tinyurl.com/363entn3
#Teachers #Ipperwash
Learn about the events that led to the shooting death of land defender Dudley George and the aftermath here: https://tinyurl.com/363entn3
#Teachers #Ipperwash
Reposted by Matt Endahl
As I read journalist @gilduran.com’s provocative new book over a long weekend, an unnerving realization took hold—in my hands was the most urgent warning for American democracy I have ever encountered. www.confrontthehate.com/p/the-most-u...
'The Nerd Reich': An Urgent Warning for American Democracy
Decades of investigating government corruption couldn't prepare me for Gil Durán’s chilling account of Silicon Valley’s authoritarian ambitions.
www.confrontthehate.com
September 3, 2026 at 2:51 PM
As I read journalist @gilduran.com’s provocative new book over a long weekend, an unnerving realization took hold—in my hands was the most urgent warning for American democracy I have ever encountered. www.confrontthehate.com/p/the-most-u...
Helpful meme included for your listening and viewing pleasure: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7C6K... #Jazzsky
July 31, 2026 at 10:37 PM
Helpful meme included for your listening and viewing pleasure: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7C6K... #Jazzsky
Great track, featuring an extended blowing session by Herbie, Jaco Pastorius and Tony Williams. Percussion work by Bill Summers and Raul Rekow, occasional synth by Dr. Patrick Gleeson. Rec'd late 77, early 78. www.youtube.com/watch?v=mW10... #JazzSky
Good Question
YouTube video by Herbie Hancock - Topic
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July 18, 2026 at 1:02 PM
Great track, featuring an extended blowing session by Herbie, Jaco Pastorius and Tony Williams. Percussion work by Bill Summers and Raul Rekow, occasional synth by Dr. Patrick Gleeson. Rec'd late 77, early 78. www.youtube.com/watch?v=mW10... #JazzSky
Coming up at 1pm Eastern Time: www.youtube.com/live/9vMBGyt... #Jazzsky
Abdullah Ibrahim Memorial Concert
YouTube video by The Stream Team
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June 29, 2026 at 3:33 PM
Coming up at 1pm Eastern Time: www.youtube.com/live/9vMBGyt... #Jazzsky
Happy 100th Birthday, Miles Davis! I'll post more in this thread throughout the day but I'll start off with this gem: www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSH0... #Jazzsky
Miles Davis / Live in Vienna 1973 ➤ Remastered [HQ Audio]
YouTube video by MaanoArt
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May 26, 2026 at 3:13 PM
Happy 100th Birthday, Miles Davis! I'll post more in this thread throughout the day but I'll start off with this gem: www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSH0... #Jazzsky
Happy Interstellar Birthday, Sun Ra
(May 22nd 1914 - May 30 1993)
#JazzSky
www.youtube.com/watch?v=238D...
(May 22nd 1914 - May 30 1993)
#JazzSky
www.youtube.com/watch?v=238D...
Sun Ra - Lanquidity (1978) (Full Album)
YouTube video by Jazz Time with Jarvis X
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May 22, 2026 at 8:58 PM
Happy Interstellar Birthday, Sun Ra
(May 22nd 1914 - May 30 1993)
#JazzSky
www.youtube.com/watch?v=238D...
(May 22nd 1914 - May 30 1993)
#JazzSky
www.youtube.com/watch?v=238D...
Miles Davis's 100th birthday is coming up on May 26th. I am celebrating by listening to some of my favorite recordings, and exploring new ones.
I had a cassette tape audience recordings of this one, so it's awesome to hear it in soundboard quality: www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIxt... #Jazzsky
I had a cassette tape audience recordings of this one, so it's awesome to hear it in soundboard quality: www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIxt... #Jazzsky
Miles Davis- November 7, 1973 Dom Sindikata, Belgrade
YouTube video by Milestones: A Miles Davis Archive
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May 11, 2026 at 4:17 PM
Miles Davis's 100th birthday is coming up on May 26th. I am celebrating by listening to some of my favorite recordings, and exploring new ones.
I had a cassette tape audience recordings of this one, so it's awesome to hear it in soundboard quality: www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIxt... #Jazzsky
I had a cassette tape audience recordings of this one, so it's awesome to hear it in soundboard quality: www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIxt... #Jazzsky
Now available in one package, the complete Nashville Improvisation Ensemble recordings!
soundmansion.bandcamp.com/album/nashvi...
with John Westberry, Jonathan Wires, Robbie Lynn Hunsinger, Jayve Montgomery, Kris Karlsson, Rod McGaha, and Steve Pardo. Recorded June 28th, 2022. Art by Lucy Bilson.
soundmansion.bandcamp.com/album/nashvi...
with John Westberry, Jonathan Wires, Robbie Lynn Hunsinger, Jayve Montgomery, Kris Karlsson, Rod McGaha, and Steve Pardo. Recorded June 28th, 2022. Art by Lucy Bilson.
May 4, 2026 at 2:23 PM
Now available in one package, the complete Nashville Improvisation Ensemble recordings!
soundmansion.bandcamp.com/album/nashvi...
with John Westberry, Jonathan Wires, Robbie Lynn Hunsinger, Jayve Montgomery, Kris Karlsson, Rod McGaha, and Steve Pardo. Recorded June 28th, 2022. Art by Lucy Bilson.
soundmansion.bandcamp.com/album/nashvi...
with John Westberry, Jonathan Wires, Robbie Lynn Hunsinger, Jayve Montgomery, Kris Karlsson, Rod McGaha, and Steve Pardo. Recorded June 28th, 2022. Art by Lucy Bilson.
Join us this Thursday at 8pm for a performance of Jacob’s Ladder (2012), presented by Audiopollination Guelph! Jacob’s Ladder is a structured improvisation for 12+ performers. Solos, duets, trios and quartets emerge, overlap, and dissolve according to the structure of DNA 🧬 $20 suggested donation.
April 19, 2026 at 3:51 PM
Join us this Thursday at 8pm for a performance of Jacob’s Ladder (2012), presented by Audiopollination Guelph! Jacob’s Ladder is a structured improvisation for 12+ performers. Solos, duets, trios and quartets emerge, overlap, and dissolve according to the structure of DNA 🧬 $20 suggested donation.
Remembering Joel Olson, who died 14 years ago today, after lecturing at the University of Nottingham. This image is from April 3rd, 2012 on the facebook page for the Repeal Coalition, an immigration rights organization in Arizona that he was involved with.
March 29, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Remembering Joel Olson, who died 14 years ago today, after lecturing at the University of Nottingham. This image is from April 3rd, 2012 on the facebook page for the Repeal Coalition, an immigration rights organization in Arizona that he was involved with.
Here's a cool recording: Ornette Coleman with Don Cherry, Kent McGarity, Larry Ridley, Steve Kuhn & Barry Greenspan. 1959 at Lenox, performing "Inn Tune"
written by Margo Guryan (1937-2021)
www.discogs.com/artist/46153... #JazzSky
written by Margo Guryan (1937-2021)
www.discogs.com/artist/46153... #JazzSky
Ornette Coleman Lenox Jazz School Concert Inn Tune
YouTube video by JazzyJuanma
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March 29, 2026 at 1:02 AM
Here's a cool recording: Ornette Coleman with Don Cherry, Kent McGarity, Larry Ridley, Steve Kuhn & Barry Greenspan. 1959 at Lenox, performing "Inn Tune"
written by Margo Guryan (1937-2021)
www.discogs.com/artist/46153... #JazzSky
written by Margo Guryan (1937-2021)
www.discogs.com/artist/46153... #JazzSky
Joanne Brackeen "Special Identity"
YouTube video by 1musikpensionaer
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March 13, 2026 at 4:43 PM
This should have more views: A beautiful performance by Graham Lambkin and Jason Lescalleet! The camera zooms in at 18:00 as some really beautiful moments are happening.
Tusk Festival 2012 - Graham Lambkin and Jason Lescalleet
YouTube video by TUSK TV
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March 2, 2026 at 11:18 PM
This should have more views: A beautiful performance by Graham Lambkin and Jason Lescalleet! The camera zooms in at 18:00 as some really beautiful moments are happening.
One of the most beautiful performances ever recorded! www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZK0-... #Jazzsky
What Reason Could I Give
YouTube video by Ornette Coleman - Topic
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February 24, 2026 at 12:54 AM
One of the most beautiful performances ever recorded! www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZK0-... #Jazzsky
Recorded on this day in 1969! This is the full composition which was edited down to form "Shh/Peaceful" on "In A Silent Way" ... it's so interesting to hear which composed elements were left on the cutting room floor! www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8se... #JazzSky
Shhh / Peaceful (New Mix)
YouTube video by Miles Davis - Topic
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February 19, 2026 at 12:23 AM
Recorded on this day in 1969! This is the full composition which was edited down to form "Shh/Peaceful" on "In A Silent Way" ... it's so interesting to hear which composed elements were left on the cutting room floor! www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8se... #JazzSky
RIP Ralph Towner :( What a life, so many gifts! www.clashmusic.com/news/pioneer...
Pioneering Guitarist Ralph Towner Has Died | News | Clash Magazine Music News, Reviews & Interviews
Influential jazz guitarist Ralph Towner has died. The musician's passing was confirmed earlier today - January 18th - by his long-term label ECM. Ralph
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January 19, 2026 at 5:51 PM
RIP Ralph Towner :( What a life, so many gifts! www.clashmusic.com/news/pioneer...
loving this one tonight! www.youtube.com/watch?v=r47d... #Jazzsky
Lullaby for Realville
YouTube video by Sun Ra - Topic
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January 13, 2026 at 12:33 AM
loving this one tonight! www.youtube.com/watch?v=r47d... #Jazzsky
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Lmao apparently people near me are freaking out about a non binary teacher
And I am watching the entire community come together to dunk on the much smaller group of transphobic dipshits and it is DELICIOUS
The local newspaper even snarkily wrote about them and I am CRYING
And I am watching the entire community come together to dunk on the much smaller group of transphobic dipshits and it is DELICIOUS
The local newspaper even snarkily wrote about them and I am CRYING
January 9, 2026 at 3:41 PM
Lmao apparently people near me are freaking out about a non binary teacher
And I am watching the entire community come together to dunk on the much smaller group of transphobic dipshits and it is DELICIOUS
The local newspaper even snarkily wrote about them and I am CRYING
And I am watching the entire community come together to dunk on the much smaller group of transphobic dipshits and it is DELICIOUS
The local newspaper even snarkily wrote about them and I am CRYING
"Recorded and constructed solely with analog sources, 'Much To My Demise' showcases ... a three month process in which pre-recorded reels of tape were transported outdoors, buried in soil and encouraged to corrode. The reels were then excavated, and their resultant signals transferred and edited..."
Jason Lescalleet - Much to my demise, 2014
YouTube video by Auferstehung
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January 2, 2026 at 12:24 AM
"Recorded and constructed solely with analog sources, 'Much To My Demise' showcases ... a three month process in which pre-recorded reels of tape were transported outdoors, buried in soil and encouraged to corrode. The reels were then excavated, and their resultant signals transferred and edited..."
New blog post, a short update about the lost Roy Eldridge / Clyde Hart free improvisation recording: mattendahl.blogspot.com/2025/12/upda... #JazzSky
Update: Roy Eldridge / Clyde Hart
Roy Eldridge. Source: The Portal to Texas History . In Barry Ulanov's 1952 book ' A History of Jazz In America ', Roy Eldridge recounts tha...
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December 29, 2025 at 6:35 PM
New blog post, a short update about the lost Roy Eldridge / Clyde Hart free improvisation recording: mattendahl.blogspot.com/2025/12/upda... #JazzSky
The legendary documentary about Carla Bley / Paul Haines's Escalator Over The Hill has been posted to youtube! unfortunately it's in 360p but this is incredible footage! (and it may not stay up forever so watch it while you can)
Carla Bley's Escalator Over the Hill 1970, Steve Gebhardt
YouTube video by bigfootpegrande
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December 25, 2025 at 2:44 AM
The legendary documentary about Carla Bley / Paul Haines's Escalator Over The Hill has been posted to youtube! unfortunately it's in 360p but this is incredible footage! (and it may not stay up forever so watch it while you can)
Rest in Power Jack DeJohnette! 🧵 It would take days to go through every musical highlight but here's just a handful. This live track also contains one of my favorite Chick Corea solos with Miles. The deep sense of time and groove this band had ... www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGs4... #JazzSky
Masqualero (Live at the Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA - April 1970)
YouTube video by Miles Davis - Topic
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October 27, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Rest in Power Jack DeJohnette! 🧵 It would take days to go through every musical highlight but here's just a handful. This live track also contains one of my favorite Chick Corea solos with Miles. The deep sense of time and groove this band had ... www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGs4... #JazzSky
Cool resource for people interested in Chicago jazz history: campber.people.clemson.edu/rsrf.html
The Red Saunders Research
Foundation
campber.people.clemson.edu
October 22, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Cool resource for people interested in Chicago jazz history: campber.people.clemson.edu/rsrf.html
What a thrill to record this Henry Threadgill composition with Mark Feldman, Danny Gottlieb, Andy Danstrom, and Jacob Jezioro! Gateway is a deep tune, one that teaches me new things every time I play it. Hope you enjoy our interpretation: www.youtube.com/watch?v=4271...
Gateway
YouTube video by Jacob Jezioro - Topic
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October 17, 2025 at 4:25 PM
What a thrill to record this Henry Threadgill composition with Mark Feldman, Danny Gottlieb, Andy Danstrom, and Jacob Jezioro! Gateway is a deep tune, one that teaches me new things every time I play it. Hope you enjoy our interpretation: www.youtube.com/watch?v=4271...