relyles Posted June 7, 2010 Report Posted June 7, 2010 Next weekend at Yoshi's Oakland: The Jack DeJohnette Group feat. Rudresh Mahanthappa, David Fiuczynski, George Colligan & Jerome Harris I heard this group in April without Colligan. They played mostly well known DeJohnette tunes. Mahanthappa at times incorporated the"kinsmen" tone in to his playing to good effect. Very enjoyable performance. Quote
BFrank Posted June 8, 2010 Report Posted June 8, 2010 I really should go to that show. Will have to do some planning. Quote
Free For All Posted June 8, 2010 Report Posted June 8, 2010 Next weekend at Yoshi's Oakland: The Jack DeJohnette Group feat. Rudresh Mahanthappa, David Fiuczynski, George Colligan & Jerome Harris That's a scary looking lineup! Wish I could hear them! Quote
Aggie87 Posted June 8, 2010 Report Posted June 8, 2010 Haven't heard Fiuczynski's name in a while. Nice to see he's still around doing his thing. Quote
BFrank Posted June 8, 2010 Report Posted June 8, 2010 OK........you guys convinced me that I HAVE to go. Got tix for Sunday night. Will report back ... Quote
John L Posted June 13, 2010 Report Posted June 13, 2010 I happen to be in the Bay Area at the moment, and will also be attending the show tonight. Will the Organissimo contingent be recognizable? You can find me with the biggest mouthful of Hamachi Sashimi. Quote
kh1958 Posted August 1, 2010 Report Posted August 1, 2010 Apex now shows up on the Pi website, showing a release date of September 2010. Apex Rudresh Mahanthappa & Bunky Green Jack DeJohnette Bunky Green Rudresh Mahanthappa Jason Moran Francois Moutin Damion Reid Quote
jlhoots Posted August 1, 2010 Report Posted August 1, 2010 Apex now shows up on the Pi website, showing a release date of September 2010. Apex Rudresh Mahanthappa & Bunky Green Jack DeJohnette Bunky Green Rudresh Mahanthappa Jason Moran Francois Moutin Damion Reid High on my list!! Quote
relyles Posted August 3, 2010 Report Posted August 3, 2010 Apex now shows up on the Pi website, showing a release date of September 2010. Apex Rudresh Mahanthappa & Bunky Green Jack DeJohnette Bunky Green Rudresh Mahanthappa Jason Moran Francois Moutin Damion Reid I heard the group at its Jazz Standard whow. Really looking forward to hearing the recording. Quote
ejp626 Posted August 4, 2010 Report Posted August 4, 2010 (edited) Looks like Rudresh is going to be at the Detroit Jazz Fest. I was about to get a little snippy about that (the Chicago Jazz Fest is looking a wee bit thin this year). Then I noticed that he is at the Chicago Jazz Showcase the last week of Sept! I'll go at least once, maybe twice. Sweet. Unfortunately, the only upcoming Apex performances are in New York, but that may change. Edited August 4, 2010 by ejp626 Quote
Swinger Posted August 8, 2010 Report Posted August 8, 2010 I attended his gig here in my hometown a week ago. It was his first gig ever in Finland and although I'm somehow familiar with his music, he left me somehow cold occasionally. Some of the songs were fantastic but some songs didn't do me anything. I guess I need more time to appreciate his music. Quote
mjzee Posted April 20, 2015 Report Posted April 20, 2015 I just finished listening to Bird Calls, and found it an odd experience. He seems to intend it as an homage to Charlie Parker (on the album's Amazon product page, you can read his liner notes about the project's intent). I hear a lot of music here, but very little Bird. Bird's music could be intense, but was also upbeat and swinging. Mahanthappa's music here sounds to me like a combination of the anxiety-based, urgent music of McCoy Tyner (from his Milestone days) and the fill-every-moment-with-a-note-and-drum-accent fusion music of Return To Forever and Billy Cobham. Some compositions have an ECM eastern-European feel. All well and good, but no Bird. I think the impulse on Mahanthappa's part was sincere (not just a marketing aspect), but really don't know what he was thinking. His playing is good, btw; his sound on the alto reminds me of Cannonball. Quote
kh1958 Posted April 20, 2015 Report Posted April 20, 2015 I heard the album performed live in January, and I've listened to the CD quite a few times; personally I have really enjoyed most of it. Nice trumpet player too. Quote
Hoppy T. Frog Posted April 22, 2015 Report Posted April 22, 2015 (edited) It's an odd one, I don't think it captures the spirit of Parker. Speaking of contemporary Parker tributes, am I crazy, but in "Functional Arrhythmias" by Steve Coleman are those closing unison passages by Coleman and Jonathan Finlayson direct Parker quotes? I heard the album performed live in January, and I've listened to the CD quite a few times; personally I have really enjoyed most of it. Nice trumpet player too. Edited April 22, 2015 by Hoppy T. Frog Quote
relyles Posted April 23, 2015 Report Posted April 23, 2015 It's an odd one, I don't think it captures the spirit of Parker. Speaking of contemporary Parker tributes, am I crazy, but in "Functional Arrhythmias" by Steve Coleman are those closing unison passages by Coleman and Jonathan Finlayson direct Parker quotes? I heard the album performed live in January, and I've listened to the CD quite a few times; personally I have really enjoyed most of it. Nice trumpet player too. I think you are confusing the intent a little. I do not think it is supposed to sound like Charlie Parker at all. The compositions may be based on Parker compositions and solos, but otherwise Mahanthappa intended it to sound like nothing, but Mahanthappa. Quote
optatio Posted April 24, 2015 Report Posted April 24, 2015 Indeed: Mahanthappa! http://www.allaboutjazz.com/codebook-rudresh-mahanthappa-pi-recordings-review-by-john-kelman.php Quote
Late Posted August 7, 2020 Report Posted August 7, 2020 Recent podcast interview with Mahanthappa. I didn't know he was at Princeton now. Quote
kh1958 Posted August 7, 2020 Report Posted August 7, 2020 New album: https://rudreshmahanthappa1.bandcamp.com/album/hero-trio Quote
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