Michael Weiss

The French-American Cultural Foundation is sponsoring this concert to celebrate the introduction of jazz to France by the Harlem Hellfighters and James Reese Europe in 1917. Should make for an interesting concert. Don't miss an unforgettable evening of history and swinging jazz, as leading American and French jazz artists celebrate the African-American soldiers who introduced American jazz to France in 1917. The Harlem Hell Fighters’ courage and music will be celebrated by France's famed gypsy jazz guitarist, Christian Escoudé, Michael Weiss Trio Plus One, the Air Force's Airmen of Note, and the Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra ensemble. Lisner Auditorium, November 15 @ 7:00pm This is the concert that Alvin Queen was prevented from performing thanks to the DHS. We will carry on in his spirit.

Yowza

Sorry to hear this. Andy was a great guy. Have wonderful memories of lunch at Legal Seafood with Andy and Griff when we would play in Boston.

No piano and I still say Ben Brown on electric bass.

I'll be playing at Mezzrow, Friday and Saturday, October 6 & 7 with Gary Smulyan.

Yeah, in Dallas.

I was at both of those concerts. Mingus at SMU - We were probably two out of maybe a total of twenty people there in the whole auditorium, which probably seated at least 2,000. I remember Mingus stopping in mid-tune and walking off stage. Dizzy - I remember him playing Olinga. Roker, Ben Brown, and Al Gafa, IIRC. My first concert was a triple bill at Memorial Auditorium, Dallas, 1972: Mahavishnu Orchestra, Dr. John, Allman Brothers Band.

Jackie consented to have me record "Walter Davis Ascending" on a SteepleChase date in 1998. After he heard the melody in his head the night that Walter died Jackie called me for me to notate the tune while he played it on his horn over the phone.

Wednesday, August 23 @ Blu, Milwaukee, 8:00p - 11:00p Friday & Saturday, August 25-26 @ Andy's, Chicago 5:00p - 8:30p

Oh fuck. What a great human being. Had a few wonderful phone conversations just over the last several months. Damn. Love watching Dizzy and Clifford over his shoulder.

You should upload the photo on the back!

Sun Ra transcribed Gil Evans' arrangement of "Gone" off the Porgy & Bess album, and even went so far as to transcribe Miles' solo and have the Arkestra play it in unison. We know about him playing Fletcher Henderson, etc. But this is the only instance I know of Sun Ra doing something like this - transcribe an arrangement from a new recording and Miles' solo! https://youtu.be/f_csUEu7z18?t=15m59s

Thank you.

Are we getting closer to one ever-elusive video of Hank?

I know by the late 70s early 80s it was 10:00, 11:30 and 1:00. But in the 60s weren't there frequently double bills?

Jim Wilke broadcast from the Penthouse back in the day. When I was in Seattle with Griff in 1987 Jim played me a set of Griff and Jaws at the Penthouse from 1962 with AT, Buddy Catlett and Horace Parlan that was smoking.

I've had this for a while. I have the tenor credited as Teo Macero. Not that I would know what Teo Macero sounded like well enough to identify him, it surely ain't Hank.

"Somewhere in the Night" is the shit! Go Sonny Red!

The Masquerade is Over

NYTIMES 9/23/16 53 Down "Pianist McCoy _____________, member of the John Coltrane Quartet"

Posted about this on FB today, but from direct experience i can tell you that he had a mic (wrapped in felt? not sure) not stuffed inside, but directly over, maybe by an inch, one of the center holes in the sound board plate. That close miking had a lot to do with it. I heard he put mics up there.

I used to play at Greene Street, a restaurant in Soho, solo or duo, in 1986. The restroom attendant seemed to be familiar with the tunes I was playing. To my surprise it was none other than Ed Lewis. Now that I actually had someone in the club to play for, I played all the Dizzy big band music I knew – Tadd, Gil Fuller, etc. More information here.

Coltrane's piece, "Trees."