The year with the black hole at its heart
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The year with the black hole at its heart
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Speaking after a live-stream concert at the end of May, the super-versatile percussionist Jess Ciampa guessed that in the year prior to the lockdown he d had only a single day off. Then, for the next seven weeks, he had zero interaction with other musicians. Some players went for more than nine months without performing, and countless albums were delayed in the hope performing in support of the release might become possible. In many parts of the world they re still waiting.