Fives

I used to be on a music listserv where the tradition was that people would post "Friday Fives". These were lists of 5 things, usually but not necessarily music related. Finding myself missing those Friday Fives after all these years, and inspired by my friend Victor who sends out a track he picks each week to me and others for a "Friday Night Jam", here are my Fives.

• Friday Five
  February 27, 2026
  Rudresh Mahanthappa, Frank Kimbrough, Charlie Parker, Perico Sambeat, Lawrence
• Friday Five
  February 20, 2026
  Screaming Females, Wynton Marsalis, John Coltrane, György Ligeti, Ethan Iverson
• Road Trip Five
  February 13, 2026
  Fantastic Plastic Machine, They Might Be Giants, "Weird" Al Yankovic, William Martin, Ejae, Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami
• Friday Five
  February 6, 2026
  Jackie Evans, Vulfmon, Frank Sinatra, Count Basie, Quincy Jones, Thomas Dolby, Brad Breeck, Carole King
• Friday Five
  January 30, 2026
  Warren Zevon, Peter Martin, Emmet Cohen, The Bad Plus, Mal Waldron, Craig Taborn
• David Bowie and America
  January 20, 2026
  David Bowie, Pat Metheny Group, Kristeen Young
• Friday Five
  January 16, 2026
  Duke Ellington, Donny McCaslin, David Bowie, Fiona Apple, Warren Zevon