The Cleveland Museum of Art devoted three nights to Albert Ayler. On the first night, the movie My Name Is Albert Ayler was shown. I didn’t attend this in the hope that it shows up on DVD some day. The second night held a seminar on Ayler. I attended this and was pleasantly surprised by the talk and the recollections. And, yes, another Organissimo member was at the performance of Spiritual Unity. All in all, a nice tribute to a Cleveland native.
I’ve lived in Cleveland for three years and am wondering whether anyone other than the Cleveland Museum of Art brings in jazz? I used to live in St. Louis and in Columbus, Ohio, where there were at least infrequent jazz concerts. Also the World Saxophone Quartet—collectively and individually—performed in both cities, due to roots in St. Louis and maybe a devoted fan in Columbus, so I could rely on their shows. Other then the Cleveland Art Museum’s John Zorn and Spiritual Unity shows, not much has appeared here other than locals.