jacknife Posted May 18, 2003 Report Posted May 18, 2003 May 31, Roy Haynes with Dave Holland, Kenny Garrett, Nicholas Payton and Dave Kikoski will be at the historic Pabst Theater in Milwaukee. I'm very excited since this will be my first real jazz concert. Hope it smokes, since I paid $70 a ticket for 2nd row seats! ouch! Quote
J.A.W. Posted May 18, 2003 Report Posted May 18, 2003 $70?? Good grief How much are first row seats? Quote
jacknife Posted May 18, 2003 Author Report Posted May 18, 2003 Tickets start at $35 for the nose bleed section, then $45, $55 and $65 plus service charge! I guess the Pabst Theater is a pretty fancy place, never been there. It is the fourth oldest Theater in the US so the web site says. Quote
sal Posted May 18, 2003 Report Posted May 18, 2003 I saw the band last December here in Chicago, only difference is that Christian McBride was on bass rather than Dave Holland. You'll have a great time!! What a fantastic band.... Quote
Joe G Posted May 19, 2003 Report Posted May 19, 2003 When it's Haynes, it ROARS! That's a fantastic lineup. Let us know what you think post-event. Quote
randissimo Posted May 20, 2003 Report Posted May 20, 2003 When it's Haynes, it ROARS! That's a fantastic lineup. Let us know what you think post-event. Roy Haynes IS DA MAN! He is, or is close to 80 now and still playin the way he does!! ... Must be an alien from the planet Groove.. He is always on and playin' great! First time I saw him was with Chick Corea and Miroslav Vitous in a ski resort in Traverse city of all places back in Dec 1982. Quote
Brad Posted May 20, 2003 Report Posted May 20, 2003 It should be great. I'd pay $70 for sure. How often do you get to see one of the legends? Quote
randissimo Posted May 20, 2003 Report Posted May 20, 2003 It should be great. I'd pay $70 for sure. How often do you get to see one of the legends? Me too! I'd pay twice that amount! Roy Haynes, aka "Snap, Crackle, & Pop" has, and continues to be a great source of inspiration... He was playing with a broader sense of independance, creativity, and polyrhythmic phrasing than most of the other drummers of the time going way back to the late 40's. Listen to some of the recordings he played on with Bird. Even then he wasn't just playing 2 & 4 on the hihat! Quote
pryan Posted May 20, 2003 Report Posted May 20, 2003 He was playing with a broader sense of independance, creativity, and polyrhythmic phrasing than most of the other drummers of the time going way back to the late 40's. Listen to some of the recordings he played on with Bird. Even then he wasn't just playing 2 & 4 on the hihat! And don't forget the stuff w/ Pres on Savoy (new re-issue out last year of the Complete Savoy recordings), live and in the studio. Now that's some heavy shit! Quote
jacknife Posted June 1, 2003 Author Report Posted June 1, 2003 What a great show it was! I would never guess in a million years that Roy is 77 years old! He is still going strong. The show started off with Roy receiving a plaque from a Milwaukee alderman proclaiming March 31 as Roy Haynes day. Roy accepted gracefully by telling about a conversation he had with someone about how they didn't think anyone in "Wesconsin" even knew what jazz was Roy pounded on the skins for a solid 2 hours, this man has more energy than most people half his age! One cool part was when he finished one of his solos, he came up to the front mic and tapped a groovin tune on the mic with his hand, actually sounded great. Aside from Roy, I think I was most impressed with Dave Kikoski on the Piano, he certainly was fun to watch. I think I might have to find some of his recordings. Dave Holland, Kenny Garrett and Nicholas Payton also put forth a very solid performance. Roy mentioned that this was one of his last performances for awhile, but if he shows up in your part of the world, don't miss him! Quote
Alexander Posted June 1, 2003 Report Posted June 1, 2003 Jacknife, I'm a big Kikoski fan. Do yourself a favor and check him out. "Combinations", his most recent release on Criss Cross, is great. Also look for "The Five", which was recorded during a recent tour of Japan. Dave also plays on the two BeatleJazz albums, which are very accessable, but full of excellent playing. Great straight ahead stuff. I recently learned that Kikoski has had very bad luck with his hands. He's broken both of them during the last several years, and has recently developed a case of tendonitis! In fact, he recorded the "Birds of a Feather" album with a broken left hand! Amazing to think that he could play like that with only one good hand! Quote
jacknife Posted June 1, 2003 Author Report Posted June 1, 2003 Thanks Alexander for the suggestions, I'll look for them. I just ordered Persistant Dreams, Presage and Dave Kikoski from half.com. He sure didn't look like he had any problems with his hands last night! Quote
EKE BBB Posted June 2, 2003 Report Posted June 2, 2003 I saw them last october in Madrid: Roy Haynes, Dave Kikoski, Christian McBride and Antonio Hart (in substitution of Kenny Garrett due to hand injury). No Nicholas Payton. That was great! Antonio Hart was so inspired playing bebop, Kikoski showed why he´s one of the most underated pianists, McBride was brilliant, as usual, and Haynes was, well, was HAYNES. It´s worth paying whatever they ask! Quote
Jim Alfredson Posted June 2, 2003 Report Posted June 2, 2003 Is this tour coming to Michigan?! I'd love to see Roy Haynes again. I'm still blown away by his appearance at the Bird that I saw with Joe and our friend Matt Guggemos. Quote
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