Welcome to 111 Words, by Andrew Shields

Translating (or not) Boris Lurie’s use of “KaZet” for “Konzentrationslager” (concentration camp)

The Claus Raible Trio and the Stefan Aeby Trio in contrast at the Bird’s Eye in Basel in January and February

Schrödinger’s cruelty to animals

From verse novels in the morning to a jazz piano trio in the evening

Finishing a cycle of Toni Morrison courses with her “late novels"

Meeting jazz bassist Dave Holland on the street in Manhattan in the 1980s