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...Even folks who have been reluctant, they are shoulder to shoulder with him,” says Brian Ballard, a Florida-based lobbyist close to Trump....
...For 30 years, Mike Nelson has been assembling found objects to build complex fictional worlds....
...Like To Catch a Thief, Mike Nichols’ The Graduate, of 1967, was a superlative film based on a mediocre novel....
...“Rough Neck Business” is Mike Ballard’s loosely geometric interlocking abstractions sourced from green hoardings from Olympic Park and blue ones from Hackney Wick....
...“That’s what we just played,” said Ballard, explaining the length of the opening tune. The gig was the launch of Ballard’s atmospheric and engaging new album Fairgrounds (on Edition Records)....
...But as good as Ballard and Grenadier are, roles are clearly defined, and there’s no mistaking that Mehldau’s piano is the lead voice....
...Drummer Ballard delivered a series of solos in his ungainly yet effective style, but it was Grenadier, working closely with the pianist throughout, whose solos roused the crowd later in the set....
...They sound great and work as one, and at times drummer Jeff Ballard, whose credits include Ray Charles and Brad Mehldau, had to shout to be heard....
...Joe Martin on bass and Jeff Ballard on drums provide supple support....
...Greg Ballard, the Republican mayor of Indianapolis, has said that the Indiana law sends the “wrong signal”....
...Jeff Ballard Time’s Tales (OKeh)...
...Long-term bassist Larry Grenadier adds to the intrigue, drummer Jeff Ballard plays a steady hand and compositions by Clifford Brown and Nick Drake capture the eclectic range of covers....
...Here, bassist Larry Grenadier and drummer Jeff Ballard take a more commanding position, complementing Turner’s intricate lines, stepping up for a leading role, and cajoling in support....
...JG Ballard in High Rise (1975) imagined the urban tower as a post-apocalyptic nightmare....
...As my train crosses south London on the way to meet Mike Nelson, I can’t help wondering whether the artist’s home might resemble one of the unsettling spaces he’s created over the past 15 years....
...The opening is straight Ian Fleming-meets-JG Ballard....
...Graham builds on the writings of Mike Davis and Naomi Klein who have attempted to expose the hidden corporate and military structures behind everyday life....
...But Mehldau makes appreciation easy, continually flagging up the basic motif, with the underlying sequence reinforced by Larry Grenadier’s bass counterpoint and Jeff Ballard’s drum patterns....
...Greg Ballard says the openness of Apple’s platform bodes well for the iPhone’s future....
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