What live music are you going to see tonight?

[BFrank]

On 11/19/2024 at 6:38 AM, adh1907 said:

Great to meet you too Bob and have a chat. Not sure if you noticed, but we were being told off at one point in the pub afterwards by a 'youngster' for talking too loud! Excitable business, live jazz! 

First half was Charles with a small group, suffered a bit from the Barbican acoustics muddying the sound. Charles didn't play too much solo but checking his age (82), that was perhaps understandable. He gave a lot of space (maybe too much) to Camilla Thurman on tenor. The second half, the big band, worked better for me.  Spirited stuff and the power of the band really cut through. 

 

Anthony

 

PS Hope I get chance to buy you that pint I owe you!

I'm going to the Strata-East show in NY in a couple weeks. Really looking forward to that. Helluva lineup!

[EKE BBB]

IGNASI TERRAZA TRIO with JOE PISTO & LAURA SIMÓ at the Café Central 

Ignasi Terraza - piano

Joe Pisto - voz, guitarra

Laura Simó - voz

Horacio Fumero - contrabajo

Esteve Pi - batería
 

[david weiss]

On 11/19/2024 at 1:10 PM, sidewinder said:

Seeing this big band gig reminded me of the previous Tolliver Big Band performance in London, around 2007 I think, which I caught at QEH. Kevin Le Gendre introduced that one too. From memory, I remember Billy Harper, Howard Johnson, Kiane Zawadi, Kirk Lightsey, Reggie Johnson and Alvin Queen I think, as being in the lineup. Tolliver did a Q&A with Le Gendre before the show and at the interval break I somehow got roped into a TV recording being done by James May just outside the hall !

That Tolliver show was in 2007. I was on that gig! I don't remember everyone who was there but Kiane Ziwadi was probably not there and Alvin Queen definitely wasn't. I don't think Alvin ever played with this version of the big band. Gene Jackson probably played drums. 

[sidewinder]

2 hours ago, david weiss said:

That Tolliver show was in 2007. I was on that gig! I don't remember everyone who was there but Kiane Ziwadi was probably not there and Alvin Queen definitely wasn't. I don't think Alvin ever played with this version of the big band. Gene Jackson probably played drums. 

Yes David, come to think of it I do remember you in the trumpets. Alvin Queen I was probably confusing with the much later Strata-East tribute but I do have recollections of Kiane Zawadi playing a bass trombone. Wish I'd made a written list at the time. Gene Jackson - yes, that rings a bell.

The TV show still gets repeats on various channels and the back of my head can be briefly glimpsed !

 

[Steve Reynolds]

Saturday night

Tony Malaby, Ben Monder & Tom Rainey

first set A

second set among the best 45 minutes of music I’ve ever seen

Sunday night

Hans Young Binter (keys), Ana Abondolo (fretless electric bass) & Orchid McRae (drums etc.) stunning 35 minute piece

Michael Foster, Nate Wooley, Brandon Lopez & Ted Byrnes

Mercy!!! 30 minutes from grand masters in prime form

[HutchFan]

2 hours ago, Steve Reynolds said:

Saturday night

Tony Malaby, Ben Monder & Tom Rainey

first set A

second set among the best 45 minutes of music I’ve ever seen

Wish I could have been there for that.  Jealous!