medjuck Posted May 30 Report Share Posted May 30 The San Marcos High School Jazz Band. (Santa Barbara). I first heard this band by accident. I went to see a friend's rock band playing a fundraiser dance and it turned out that the fundraiser was for a high school jazz band that played a few numbers between the sets. They won me over immediately by beginning with "Motin Swing". Last night they gave a concert at a 600 seat theater where usually I see someone like Charles Lloyd. It's a large band: (8 saxes, 6 trombones, 5 trumpets, 4 pieces rhythm section with 4 rotating pianists, 2 rotating drummers, an electric bass alternating with a stand up bass and one guitar. So about 30 young people (about 1/3 female including two who doubled on baritone and flute) playing swing and modern big band jazz very well and having a great time. Numbers included "Motin Swing" again, "Well You Needn't" and several more recent pieces I didn't recognize. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjazzg Posted June 1 Report Share Posted June 1 (edited) Orchestre National de Jazz and Steve Lehman at the Vortex Stunning concert, so much going on musically. Boulez meets Jackie Mac with Grachan and Bobby H, with some M-base in a big band with Murail and Grisey having a big say. Very original. Edited June 1 by mjazzg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kh1958 Posted June 2 Report Share Posted June 2 (edited) Last night, at the Memorial High School Auditorium in Frisco, a Jugalbandi featuring Hindustani Flute By Praveen Godkindi and Carnatic Violin By Ambi Subramanian - son of L Subramanian, with three percussionists -Yashwant Vaishnav on Tabla, Sowmi Narayanan on Ghatam, and Akshay Anthapadmanabhan on Mridamgam. An excellent concert of Indian classical music, the violinist was exceptional. Edited June 4 by kh1958 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adh1907 Posted June 3 Report Share Posted June 3 Twin altos, Jon Gordon and Jamie O’Donnell in a quintet at the Parrakeet (Oxford Tavern) London NW5. A stroll down the road for me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Reynolds Posted June 4 Report Share Posted June 4 Last week: Alex Harding/Lucian Ban Blutopia with Mat Maneri, Bob Stewart & Brandon Lewis also Michael Foster’s Ghost with John Moran & Joey Sullivan, solo alto Don Malfon Also Chuck Roth duo with Scott Fields an awesome trio with Maria Valencia, Brandon Lopez & Matt Moran tomorrow Ben Goldberg with Nels Cline, Trevor Dunn & Tom Rainey then some great improv sets in Brooklyn this upcoming weekend including Sandy Ewen, Lyle Rivera, Sabrina Salome, Michael Foster & Webb Crawford among others watch out for Webb Crawford and her baby Gibson. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Reynolds Posted June 6 Report Share Posted June 6 On 6/4/2024 at 7:44 AM, Steve Reynolds said: Last week: Alex Harding/Lucian Ban Blutopia with Mat Maneri, Bob Stewart & Brandon Lewis also Michael Foster’s Ghost with John Moran & Joey Sullivan, solo alto Don Malfon Also Chuck Roth duo with Scott Fields an awesome trio with Maria Valencia, Brandon Lopez & Matt Moran tomorrow Ben Goldberg with Nels Cline, Trevor Dunn & Tom Rainey then some great improv sets in Brooklyn this upcoming weekend including Sandy Ewen, Lyle Rivera, Sabrina Salome, Michael Foster & Webb Crawford among others watch out for Webb Crawford and her baby Gibson. Goldberg, Cline, Dunn & Rainey were spectacular 48-49 minute improvisation followed by a 6-7 minute coda wowza Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFrank Posted June 6 Report Share Posted June 6 VERY eclectic weekend Friday: The Sadies Saturday: The Chameleons UK Sunday: Gary Bartz Ntu Troop Revisited w/Ambrose Akinmusire. They haven't announced who else is in the group. REALLY looking forward to this one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soulpope Posted June 6 Report Share Posted June 6 1 hour ago, BFrank said: VERY eclectic weekend Friday: The Sadies Saturday: The Chameleons UK Sunday: Gary Bartz Ntu Troop Revisited w/Ambrose Akinmusire. They haven't announced who else is in the group. REALLY looking forward to this one! Pls share your impressions reg The Sadies/The Chameleons thereafter .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlhoots Posted June 6 Report Share Posted June 6 Tomorrow - James McMurtry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aggie87 Posted June 6 Report Share Posted June 6 (edited) 8 hours ago, jlhoots said: Tomorrow - James McMurtry He's playing here in Phoenix on Sunday night, tempted to go see him again. I saw him about 2 months ago in Austin (he plays at the Continental Club there every Tuesday when he's not on the road), and it was fantastic. Edited June 6 by Aggie87 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFrank Posted June 8 Report Share Posted June 8 On 6/6/2024 at 2:29 PM, Aggie87 said: He's playing here in Phoenix on Sunday night, tempted to go see him again. I saw him about 2 months ago in Austin (he plays at the Continental Club there every Tuesday when he's not on the road), and it was fantastic. James is ALWAYS good - solo and with his band On 6/6/2024 at 12:34 AM, soulpope said: Pls share your impressions reg The Sadies/The Chameleons thereafter .... Sadies were very good tonight. I saw them last year, too. Sadly they're not the same since Dallas passed away a couple years ago. I give them a ton of credit for carrying on, but there's definitely 'something' missing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soulpope Posted June 8 Report Share Posted June 8 14 minutes ago, BFrank said: Sadies were very good tonight. I saw them last year, too. Sadly they're not the same since Dallas passed away a couple years ago. I give them a ton of credit for carrying on, but there's definitely 'something' missing. Thnx for sharing 👌👍 .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hopkins Posted June 8 Report Share Posted June 8 Going to see this Martial Solal tribute tonight: https://www.maisondelaradioetdelamusique.fr/evenement/onj-frederic-maurin-bruno-ruder-solo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted June 8 Report Share Posted June 8 (edited) 46 minutes ago, hopkins said: Going to see this Martial Solal tribute tonight: https://www.maisondelaradioetdelamusique.fr/evenement/onj-frederic-maurin-bruno-ruder-solo Too bad that Solal has retired but he was touring here well into his senior years. I saw him some years ago on his last UK appearances, Bath I think but not sure. Even more memorable was another Bath appearance, solo that time, in the 80s in the Georgian splendour of the Assembly Rooms. Updated to say that the last appearance was 2010 in Bath, feels more recent than that. With his trio. Article here: https://www.theguardian.com/music/2010/may/20/martial-solal-jazz-piano Edited June 8 by sidewinder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Reynolds Posted June 8 Report Share Posted June 8 Webb Crawford/Chuck Roth duo 20 minutes of genius John Blum/Michael Foster/Brandon Lopez/Joey Sullivan modern free jazz at the highest level Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hopkins Posted June 8 Report Share Posted June 8 3 hours ago, sidewinder said: Too bad that Solal has retired but he was touring here well into his senior years. I saw him some years ago on his last UK appearances, Bath I think but not sure. Even more memorable was another Bath appearance, solo that time, in the 80s in the Georgian splendour of the Assembly Rooms. Updated to say that the last appearance was 2010 in Bath, feels more recent than that. With his trio. Article here: https://www.theguardian.com/music/2010/may/20/martial-solal-jazz-piano Perhaps he will be attending the performance. Though he is now 97... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted June 8 Report Share Posted June 8 3 minutes ago, hopkins said: Perhaps he will be attending the performance. Though he is now 97... Yeah, I figured that we did pretty well seeing him tour here at the age of 82. A great long life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFrank Posted June 10 Report Share Posted June 10 On 6/6/2024 at 12:34 AM, soulpope said: Pls share your impressions reg The Sadies/The Chameleons thereafter .... Chameleons were great! After playing the entire Strange Times album, they played a number of "hits" that really got the crowd going. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soulpope Posted June 10 Report Share Posted June 10 26 minutes ago, BFrank said: Chameleons were great! After playing the entire Strange Times album, they played a number of "hits" that really got the crowd going. Thnx 👍👌👍 .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Bivins Posted June 10 Report Share Posted June 10 I always thought the Chameleons were really underrated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adh1907 Posted June 10 Report Share Posted June 10 A tenor player, Matt Cook, tonight in London NW5. Undoubtedly a talented chap but way too noodly for me, tempo unvaried, lost interest and left after the first set. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFrank Posted June 11 Report Share Posted June 11 12 hours ago, Jason Bivins said: I always thought the Chameleons were really underrated. Me too, but at the same time they are more popular than I thought - at least in the U.S. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Bresnahan Posted June 11 Report Share Posted June 11 Mary Glennon, one of my Facebook friends, posted that she went to see Renee Rosnes at the Village Vanguard last night and she said that the new management has re-done the audience seating area. Her comment was that the seating was "stacked in lines like chairs in a gym and there are no sight lines" & that the chairs are "stacked knee to knee to the chair next to you". She said it's worse than the Blue Note, which doesn't seem possible. Ugh. She also said that there was no table for your drink. Instead, you have to hold it in your hand the whole show (note - they have a two drink minimum). To add insult, they no longer have a waitstaff, so good luck getting that 2nd drink that you prepaid for up front. One of the things I loved about the Vanguard was the sight lines. It seemed like no matter where you sat, you could catch a glimpse of one of the band members up on stage. I had a friend who loved to sit along the side wall on one of the padded benches. He claimed that was where you got the best sound too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T.D. Posted June 12 Report Share Posted June 12 Juma Sultan and Aboriginal Music Society: free concert this Friday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EKE BBB Posted June 12 Report Share Posted June 12 Tonight... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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