jlhoots Posted Friday at 04:00 PM Report Share Posted Friday at 04:00 PM 14 minutes ago, Steve Reynolds said: Amazing incredible 40 minute slab of genius. 5 feet from Tim & Peter. Do you wear ear plugs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Reynolds Posted Friday at 04:25 PM Report Share Posted Friday at 04:25 PM 18 minutes ago, jlhoots said: Do you wear ear plugs? Never! I’m going out in style! For whatever reason my ears are still good at 64. plus I saw Ches Smith 4 times over a 10 day period recently. Once with Trey Spruance on electronics and it peaked at 108 decibels. I brought my little meter in with me that night. They had 2 extra amps on each side of The Stone. The quality of the sound is so great in the Glass Box Theatre (aka The Stone at The New School) 10/11 Cobra at Roulette. This can get very loud as well. Last year it sounded amazing from the front row as I was sitting right next to Zorn as he was conducting the large ensemble. Only live once. I’m blessed to be able to witness the many of the greatest improvising musicians on the planet usually over 10 times a month. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjazzg Posted Sunday at 12:23 PM Report Share Posted Sunday at 12:23 PM Phillip Glass Ensemble playing early works at the Barbican, last night. This was punchy stuff, amplified to almost Rock concert levels, no polite chamber recital this. It's amazing to hear these works now and realise just how much music has borne their influence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Bresnahan Posted Sunday at 02:20 PM Report Share Posted Sunday at 02:20 PM This Thursday night (10/3/2024) at the Regattabar in Cambridge, MA there's a show being billed as "Big Boston Baritone Benefit", with 4 baritone sax players putting on a show to raise money for baritone saxophonist Claire Daly's Go Fund Me to help her pay her medical bills stemming from her cancer treatments. This should be fun for us bari fans. They'll have 4 bari players up there - Melanie Brooks, Alan Chase, Charlie Kohlhase & Kathy Olson - backed by a p/b/d rhythm section. https://www.ticketweb.com/event/big-boston-baritone-benefit-regattabar-tickets/13573404?pl=regatta Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFrank Posted yesterday at 06:12 AM Report Share Posted yesterday at 06:12 AM On 9/27/2024 at 9:25 AM, Steve Reynolds said: Never! I’m going out in style! For whatever reason my ears are still good at 64. plus I saw Ches Smith 4 times over a 10 day period recently. Once with Trey Spruance on electronics and it peaked at 108 decibels. I brought my little meter in with me that night. They had 2 extra amps on each side of The Stone. The quality of the sound is so great in the Glass Box Theatre (aka The Stone at The New School) 10/11 Cobra at Roulette. This can get very loud as well. Last year it sounded amazing from the front row as I was sitting right next to Zorn as he was conducting the large ensemble. Only live once. I’m blessed to be able to witness the many of the greatest improvising musicians on the planet usually over 10 times a month. I saw Cobra a couple of times last year. Totally wild. And he always gets the broadly eclectic group to make the chaos work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Reynolds Posted yesterday at 03:26 PM Report Share Posted yesterday at 03:26 PM (edited) 9 hours ago, BFrank said: I saw Cobra a couple of times last year. Totally wild. And he always gets the broadly eclectic group to make the chaos work. Plus it brought the best of the best out of Ches Smith. As great as he always is, what happened last Summer was peak Ches. Absolutely mind blowing intensity. Force of Nature. seeing Weird of Mouth again tomorrow night in Philly with Ches, Mette & Taborn:) Edited yesterday at 03:26 PM by Steve Reynolds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Bresnahan Posted yesterday at 04:03 PM Report Share Posted yesterday at 04:03 PM 9 hours ago, BFrank said: I saw Cobra a couple of times last year. Totally wild. And he always gets the broadly eclectic group to make the chaos work. Must be me, but "chaos" & music don't seem to fit together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFrank Posted 11 hours ago Report Share Posted 11 hours ago 12 hours ago, Kevin Bresnahan said: Must be me, but "chaos" & music don't seem to fit together. HaHa ... In this case you have to see it. It's a show like no other. 13 hours ago, Steve Reynolds said: Plus it brought the best of the best out of Ches Smith. As great as he always is, what happened last Summer was peak Ches. Absolutely mind blowing intensity. Force of Nature. seeing Weird of Mouth again tomorrow night in Philly with Ches, Mette & Taborn:) Ches can be pretty intense sometimes. I heard a podcast with him recently. Learned a lot about his background that I didn't know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Reynolds Posted 4 hours ago Report Share Posted 4 hours ago 7 hours ago, BFrank said: HaHa ... In this case you have to see it. It's a show like no other. Ches can be pretty intense sometimes. I heard a podcast with him recently. Learned a lot about his background that I didn't know. Tell me where I can find the podcast. Ches is a brilliant dude. Great composer, thinker & one of the best drummers on the planet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John L Posted 3 hours ago Report Share Posted 3 hours ago 21 hours ago, Steve Reynolds said: seeing Weird of Mouth again tomorrow night in Philly with Ches, Mette & Taborn:) I saw them last night in DC - quite intense! I am sure you will enjoy it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Reynolds Posted 3 hours ago Report Share Posted 3 hours ago 22 minutes ago, John L said: I saw them last night in DC - quite intense! I am sure you will enjoy it. I saw them the week before last so I kind of know what to expect. Tomorrow night it will be Glass Triangle with Mette, Zeena Parkins & Ryan Sawyer. In Brooklyn. yes it’s a very intense group. Very focused in the free jazz vernacular with a current/modernist vibe. Very technically proficient musicians who can be virtuosic yet they unleash big energy. Often the real technical virtuosos let their expertise rob energy from the music. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Bresnahan Posted 2 hours ago Report Share Posted 2 hours ago I would not enjoy this live at all. To my ears, this is not enjoyable. https://relativepitchrecords.bandcamp.com/album/glass-triangle FWIW, I was playing this and my wife asked what the hell was playing. "That's terrible," sayeth the wife. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjazzg Posted 1 hour ago Report Share Posted 1 hour ago Looks very interesting to me. I like Mette and Zeena but don't know Ryan Sawyer. Can you ask them to come and play in London please Steve... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Reynolds Posted 1 hour ago Report Share Posted 1 hour ago (edited) 25 minutes ago, mjazzg said: Looks very interesting to me. I like Mette and Zeena but don't know Ryan Sawyer. Can you ask them to come and play in London please Steve... Ryan Sawyer is great. I’ve seen him play often over the years. Last time this past Spring with Nate Wooley’s Columbia Icefield with Ava Mendoza & the *great* Susan Alcorn. Zeena is incredible especially on the electric harp which she will be playing tomorrow night with the abstract yet intense trio. One of the most unique trios I know of. Sawyer is a powerful drummer yet understands space and time. Kevin Reilly wouldn’t release a recording with a basher. It’s something he despises. I’ll ask Kevin tonight if there is any way that trio will get to London in the future. Edited 1 hour ago by Steve Reynolds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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