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I saw Mok with that group about a year and a half ago, and she didn't stand out. Last weekend was very different.

I definitely have to pay more attention to him. I've seen him since the early days of Jason Moran's Bandwagon. Other outstanding drumming I witnessed at Big Ears this year came from: Eric Harland (w/Charles Lloyd), Leslie Mok (w/Myra Melford), Ches Smith (with a few groups), Pheeroan AkLaff (w/Air), and Dafnis Prieto (who I don't think I've seen before - off the CHARTS! w/Threadgill and Vijay Iyer)

He provided a lot of info to the liner notes of the recent "Changes: The Complete 1970s Atlantic Studio Recordings" box

I've seen Nasheet before too, but don't remember him like this! Tonight - Ravi Coltrane: Pharoah Sanders Tribute at SFJAZZ w/Tomoki Sanders (Pharoah’s son), Joe Lovano, David Virelles, Dezron Douglas, Johnathan Blake Ravi put a great program together. Tomoki sounds eerily like his father.

Saw several of those shows, too. These two back to back was an astounding 2 hours of music! Myra Melford's Fire and Water: Back at the Bijou and featured some of the best live playing I've heard from Mary Halvorson. [Agreed about Mary's performance! Especially the back and forth improv she had with the drummer, Leslie Mok.] Dave Holland Quartet: Great set. Very impressed with pianist Kris Davis in this set. Also with Jaleel Shaw. [Agreed again. The Tony Williams-like intensity of Nasheet Waits was astounding, as well. Fortunately I get to see them again at SFJAZZ in May.] Friday at SFJAZZ RAVI COLTRANE: PHAROAH SANDERS TRIBUTE W/ JOE LOVANO, TOMOKI SANDERS, DAVID VIRELLES, DEZRON DOUGLAS, & JOHNATHAN BLAKE

New album. Saw this group at Big Ears this weekend. GREAT show!

They're all pretty good. I've been streaming them lately.

I just realized the other day that Threadgill is performing in only two shows. The others have a repertory group that's playing his compositions. Will still try to see as many as I can, though.

I've seen Wayne a couple of times in the last few years leading the Mingus Big Band

I plan to see them next Saturday at Big Ears 🎷🎸

Supposedly Rob Reiner is working on a sequel. I hope they don't screw it up. It's a VERY high bar, though.

Sort of/kind of rock ... and a little jazz

Tuesday night at Bird & Beckett Books with the Tim Berne Trio. Gregg Belisle-Chi was amazing. Never seen him before.

100% true

Abso-LUTE-ly!

Going to see a new Irving Penn Retrospective at the deYoung Museum here in SF next Friday. Should be amazing!

Agreed. Good one. She played quite a bit of it when I saw her last week.

Me neither 😆

I put a preliminary schedule together. LOTS of conflicts, but it's a work in progress. I listed all the Threadgill shows even though I won't get to all of them. THURSDAY Blacktronika: Afrofuturism in Electronic Music Workshop Tord Gustavsen Trio Henry Threadgill’s Very Very Circus Amythyst Kiah Nick Bartsch's Ronin Secret Chiefs 3 R.B. Morris & The New Band Fred Frith Unwound FRIDAY Kenny Wollesen’s Wolle-Sonic Massage Trevor Dunn’s Trio-Convulsant avec Folie à Quatre Yasmin Williams Jason Moran John Paul Jones Brandon Ross Fred Frith & Ikue Mori Henry Threadgill’s Zooid Hermanos Gutiérrez André 3000: New Blue Sun Live Kristin Hersh Tomeka Reid Quartet Wayne Horvitz Gravitas Quartet Rhiannon Giddens Darcy James Argue’s Secret Society Titan to Tachyons SATURDAY Blacktronika Presents The LA Beat Scene Secret Chiefs 3 Kassa Overall David Virelles Sexmob Sons of Chipotle Myra Melford’s Fire & Water Thomas Fujiwara's 7 Poets Horse Lords Henry Threadgill’s Make a Move Herbie Hancock bar italia Marc Ribot’s Ceramic Dog Shabaka The Messthetics with James Brandon Lewis SUNDAY Kenny Wollesen’s Wolle-Sonic Massage Henry Threadgill’s Air Ches Smith: Laugh Ash Evan Lurie – Quintet with Bandoneon Matt Mitchell Henry Threadgill / Vijay Iyer / Dafnis Prieto Thurston Moore and John Paul Jones Cyro Baptista’s CHAMA Medeski - Russo - Ribot

Love the Mingus BB! I've seen them quite a few times - most recently in December at their latest NY Venue, DROM in the East Village.

Same here, but the Friday show had no major conflicts for me.

I broke down and got a ticket for the Andre 3000 show on Friday