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3 hours ago, Olie Brice said:

Dave Holland and Evan Parker, duo, at the Vortex (assuming my train gets through the snow)

Hope you make it. I'm sure it'll be worth the effort!

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Taylor Ho Bynum 9-tette at Real Art Ways in Hartford.

Taylor Ho Bynum – cornet, compositions
Jim Hobbs – alto saxophone
Ingrid Laubrock – tenor and soprano saxophones
Bill Lowe – bass trombone and tuba
Mary Halvorson – electric guitar
Tomeka Reid – cello
Stomu Takeishi – electric bass guitar
Ken Filiano – acoustic bass
Tomas Fujiwara – drums

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5 hours ago, relyles said:

Taylor Ho Bynum 9-tette at Real Art Ways in Hartford.

Taylor Ho Bynum – cornet, compositions
Jim Hobbs – alto saxophone
Ingrid Laubrock – tenor and soprano saxophones
Bill Lowe – bass trombone and tuba
Mary Halvorson – electric guitar
Tomeka Reid – cello
Stomu Takeishi – electric bass guitar
Ken Filiano – acoustic bass
Tomas Fujiwara – drums

 

Enjoy the show - wanted to make the 3/1 show at Jazz Gallery but life/world got in the way.

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On 02/03/2018 at 4:33 PM, mjazzg said:

Hope you make it. I'm sure it'll be worth the effort!

it was an epic journey - 5 and a half hours! and missed the first set - but the 2nd set was magical

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23 hours ago, Olie Brice said:

it was an epic journey - 5 and a half hours! and missed the first set - but the 2nd set was magical

Jeez, I hope that wasn't one way. I suspect it was a once in a lifetime opportunity and really no surprise it was magical

Was there any mention of a recording? I'm not sure whether I dreamt it but something on ECM?

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3 hours ago, mjazzg said:

Jeez, I hope that wasn't one way. I suspect it was a once in a lifetime opportunity and really no surprise it was magical

Was there any mention of a recording? I'm not sure whether I dreamt it but something on ECM?

it was one way!

There's not a duo recording as far as i know - except for the 1 track Vortex fundraiser here - https://davehollandevanparkerinduo.bandcamp.com/releases

but the two of them have recorded in quartet with Craig Taborn and Ches Smith, coming out on DH's own label in May, I believe

The interplay was amazing, great to hear Holland in that sort of context and environment.  And I got to meet him and chat a bit, which was really nice!

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9 minutes ago, Olie Brice said:

it was one way!

There's not a duo recording as far as i know - except for the 1 track Vortex fundraiser here - https://davehollandevanparkerinduo.bandcamp.com/releases

but the two of them have recorded in quartet with Craig Taborn and Ches Smith, coming out on DH's own label in May, I believe

The interplay was amazing, great to hear Holland in that sort of context and environment.  And I got to meet him and chat a bit, which was really nice!

I suspected so but hoped not for your sake.

Yes, that's the recording I had in mind - nice group

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Traveling there tomorrow ... artacts'18, St. Johann in Tirol, 8-11 March 2018 (the festival proper starts on Friday, but I'm in need of vacation right now :))

Looking forward to hearing @Alexander Hawkins again, first time in the band with Elaine Mitchener (get rid of those prejudices against singers and get the Intakt CD!) ... also looking forward to hearing live for the first time jaimie branch, Dave Rempis, Lotte Anker ... and most of all, Susana Santos Silva!

--

Donnerstag, 08. März ‘18

Freitag, 09. März ‘18

ab 19.00 h
Elisabeth Flunger - metal percussion / Thomas Berghammer - trumpet / Alessandro Vicard - double bass / Jakob Gnigler - tenor saxophone
 
followed by
Jaimie Branch - trumpet / Dave Rempis - reeds / Ingebrigt Håker-Flaten - double bass / Tollef Østvang - drums
 
followed by
Clementine Gasser - 5-string-cello / Andrea Massaria - guitar
 
followed by
Ken Vandermark - reeds / Steve Heather - drums & crackle box / Nate Wooley - trumpet / Jasper Stadhouders - e-bass & e-guitar
 

Samstag, 10. März ‘18

15:30
Joe Williamson - double bass
 
followed by
Ken Vandermark - reeds / Terrie Hessels - e-guitars
 
ab 19:00 h
Mette Rasmussen - alto saxophone
 
followed by
Susana Santos Silva - trumpet/flugelhorn / Lotte Anker - tenor/soprano saxophone / Sten Sandell - piano / Torbjörn Zetterberg - double bass / Jon Fält - drums
 
followed by
Martin Mallaun - zither / Elisabeth Harnik - piano / Melvyn Poore - tuba
 
followed by
Oliver Steidle - drums, compositions / Frank Gratkowski - alto saxophone / Kalle Kalima - e-guitar / Trevor Dunn - e-bass
 

Sonntag, 11. März ‘18

16:00
Elisabeth Flunger - performance/sound installation
 
ab 19:00
Dieb 13 - turntables / Didi Kern - percussion
 
followed by
Elaine Mitchener - voice / Alexander Hawkins - piano, compositions / / Neil Charles - double bass / Stephen Davis - drums /
 
followed by
Sophie Agnel - piano / Angélica Castelló - paetzold, tapes, electronics / Isabelle Duthoit - clarinet, voice
 
followed by
Ken Vandermark - reeds / Mette Rasmussen - reeds / Nate Wooley - trumpet / Elisabeth Harnik - piano / Jasper Stadhouders - e-guitar / Terrie Hessels - e-guitar / Joe Williamson - double bass / Dieb13 - turntables / Didi Kern - drums / Steve Heather - drums

http://www.artacts.at/Artacts-Programm_pid,53003,type,newsliste.html

Posted
7 hours ago, king ubu said:

Traveling there tomorrow ... artacts'18, St. Johann in Tirol, 8-11 March 2018 (the festival proper starts on Friday, but I'm in need of vacation right now :))

Looking forward to hearing @Alexander Hawkins again, first time in the band with Elaine Mitchener (get rid of those prejudices against singers and get the Intakt CD!) ... also looking forward to hearing live for the first time jaimie branch, Dave Rempis, Lotte Anker ... and most of all, Susana Santos Silva!

--

Donnerstag, 08. März ‘18

Freitag, 09. März ‘18

ab 19.00 h
Elisabeth Flunger - metal percussion / Thomas Berghammer - trumpet / Alessandro Vicard - double bass / Jakob Gnigler - tenor saxophone
 
followed by
Jaimie Branch - trumpet / Dave Rempis - reeds / Ingebrigt Håker-Flaten - double bass / Tollef Østvang - drums
 
followed by
Clementine Gasser - 5-string-cello / Andrea Massaria - guitar
 
followed by
Ken Vandermark - reeds / Steve Heather - drums & crackle box / Nate Wooley - trumpet / Jasper Stadhouders - e-bass & e-guitar
 

Samstag, 10. März ‘18

15:30
Joe Williamson - double bass
 
followed by
Ken Vandermark - reeds / Terrie Hessels - e-guitars
 
ab 19:00 h
Mette Rasmussen - alto saxophone
 
followed by
Susana Santos Silva - trumpet/flugelhorn / Lotte Anker - tenor/soprano saxophone / Sten Sandell - piano / Torbjörn Zetterberg - double bass / Jon Fält - drums
 
followed by
Martin Mallaun - zither / Elisabeth Harnik - piano / Melvyn Poore - tuba
 
followed by
Oliver Steidle - drums, compositions / Frank Gratkowski - alto saxophone / Kalle Kalima - e-guitar / Trevor Dunn - e-bass
 

Sonntag, 11. März ‘18

16:00
Elisabeth Flunger - performance/sound installation
 
ab 19:00
Dieb 13 - turntables / Didi Kern - percussion
 
followed by
Elaine Mitchener - voice / Alexander Hawkins - piano, compositions / / Neil Charles - double bass / Stephen Davis - drums /
 
followed by
Sophie Agnel - piano / Angélica Castelló - paetzold, tapes, electronics / Isabelle Duthoit - clarinet, voice
 
followed by
Ken Vandermark - reeds / Mette Rasmussen - reeds / Nate Wooley - trumpet / Elisabeth Harnik - piano / Jasper Stadhouders - e-guitar / Terrie Hessels - e-guitar / Joe Williamson - double bass / Dieb13 - turntables / Didi Kern - drums / Steve Heather - drums

http://www.artacts.at/Artacts-Programm_pid,53003,type,newsliste.html

What a line-up - some of my favorite musicians 

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Was not expecting any music last night, but Ken Vandermark was sitting there with his instruments, in the midst of Petra Cvelbar's fine photographs. 

He did a four piece solo set, I guess around half an hour long, starting with a clarinet piece for Lee Friedlander (circular breathing, falsetto stuff, got pretty shrill and weird at times - some of the audience left after that ...), then honking on tenor, then back to clarinet for another great piece (still consider clarinet he's best on clarinet!). For closers he bunrt it up on tenor with Ayler's "Love Cry".

Mette Rasmussen was in the audience, and later jaimie branch dropped by, too.

Now looking forward to the first actual festival night!

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Posted (edited)

At the Big Ears Festival in Knoxville, Tennessee, I saw:

1. Meshell Ndegeocello (Tennessee Theater) (duet of bass guitar/vocals and guitar).

2. David Hidalgo and Mark Ribot (Tennessee Theater) (duo of guitars/vocals).

3. Roscoe Mitchell Trio Five (Standard).

4. Rova Saxophone Quartet (Knoxville Museum of Art).

5. Milford Graves (solo) (Bijou Theater).

6. Ned Rothenberg (solo) (St. John's Cathedral).

7. Evan Parker (solo) (St. John's Cathedral).

8. TAL National (Mill and Mine) (Afro rock from Niger).

9. Jenny Scheinman, live soundtrack to documentary Kannapolis (Bijou Theater).

10. Cyro Baptista and Banquet of the Spirits (Bijou Theater).

11. Jason Moran and Milford Graves (Bijou Theater).

12. Roscoe Mitchell Trios (Bijou Theater) (now that was great).

13. Rova Electric Ascension (12 piece band with additions including Nels Cline, Jenny Scheinman, Cyro Baptista and Ches Smith) (Bijou Theater).

I enjoyed all of the foregoing in varying degrees, the highlights for me being undoubtedly the Roscoe Mitchell Trios epic performance and the incredible TAL National. It was also great to get to see Milford Graves perform twice, and it was also a thrill to hear Coltrane's majestic Ascension theme performed live by a 12 piece band. I thought the Bijou Theater was a terrific venue. I also enjoyed the Tennessee Theater and St. John's Cathedral. I did not like the Standard or the Mill and Mine venues. Overall, a great experience which I would repeat in the future.

Edited by kh1958
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I had a great time there! Nice town, nice people, good food and easily walkable. I really enjoyed about 90% of these shows, too - I'll be back next year for sure.
My list:

THURSDAY
Meshell Ndegeocello
David Hidalgo & Marc Ribot
Godspeed You! Black Emperor

FRIDAY
Roscoe Mitchell Trio Five w/Junius Paul, Vincent Davis
Cyro Baptista "Vira Loucos"
Ikue Mori (solo laptop)
Rocket Science w/Evan Parker, Peter Evans, Craig Taborn, Sam Pluta
Milford Graves (solo plus narration)
Arto Lindsey Band
Jenny Scheinman 'Mischief & Mayhem' w/Nels Cline, Scott Amandola, Todd Sickafoose
Medeski, Martin & Wood w/Marc Ribot, Ned Rothenberg
Jason Moran presents 'Fats Waller Dance Party'
Nest Egg

SATURDAY
Music for 2 Radios
Evan Parker Electro-Acoustic Ensemble w/Craig Taborn, Peter Evans, Ned Rothenberg, Sam Pluta, Okkyung Lee, others
John Medeski (solo piano) 
Jason Moran & Milford Graves
Roscoe Mitchell Trios
Jerry Douglas Band
Diamanda Galas
Rova Channeling Coltrane: Electric Ascension w/Jenny Scheinman, Nels Cline, Ikue Mori, Mazz Swift, Cyro Baptista, Yuka Honda, Ches Smith, Okkyung Lee, others

SUNDAY
Tyshawn Sorey
Rostam
Suuns
Kieran Hebdan & Mats Gustafsson
Peter Evans Ensemble w/Sam Pluta, Mazz Swift, Tom Blancharte, Levy Lorenzo, others
Bang on a Can All Stars: 30 Years
Craig Taborn Quartet w/Chris Speed, Chris Lightcap, Dave King

WHEW!

I thought ALL the venues were great too, except for the Methodist Church. Evan Parker's Electro/Acoustic Ensemble played there. They were all seated at floor level, so if you took a seat beyond about the 5th row of pews, you couldn't see them at ALL. I ended up standing on the side. Great sound - terrible sight lines.

Posted (edited)

Tonight, drummer Carl Allen is bringing his band to Scullers Jazz Club in Boston where they will be performing "The Art of Elvin". He's bringing Vincent Herring on sax, Eddie Allen on trumpet, Sullivan Fortner on piano and Yasushi Nakamura on bass.

Edited by Kevin Bresnahan
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13 hours ago, BFrank said:

I had a great time there! Nice town, nice people, good food and easily walkable. I really enjoyed about 90% of these shows, too - I'll be back next year for sure.
My list:

THURSDAY
Meshell Ndegeocello
David Hidalgo & Marc Ribot
Godspeed You! Black Emperor

FRIDAY
Roscoe Mitchell Trio Five w/Junius Paul, Vincent Davis
Cyro Baptista "Vira Loucos"
Ikue Mori (solo laptop)
Rocket Science w/Evan Parker, Peter Evans, Craig Taborn, Sam Pluta
Milford Graves (solo plus narration)
Arto Lindsey Band
Jenny Scheinman 'Mischief & Mayhem' w/Nels Cline, Scott Amandola, Todd Sickafoose
Medeski, Martin & Wood w/Marc Ribot, Ned Rothenberg
Jason Moran presents 'Fats Waller Dance Party'
Nest Egg

SATURDAY
Music for 2 Radios
Evan Parker Electro-Acoustic Ensemble w/Craig Taborn, Peter Evans, Ned Rothenberg, Sam Pluta, Okkyung Lee, others
John Medeski (solo piano) 
Jason Moran & Milford Graves
Roscoe Mitchell Trios
Jerry Douglas Band
Diamanda Galas
Rova Channeling Coltrane: Electric Ascension w/Jenny Scheinman, Nels Cline, Ikue Mori, Mazz Swift, Cyro Baptista, Yuka Honda, Ches Smith, Okkyung Lee, others

SUNDAY
Tyshawn Sorey
Rostam
Suuns
Kieran Hebdan & Mats Gustafsson
Peter Evans Ensemble w/Sam Pluta, Mazz Swift, Tom Blancharte, Levy Lorenzo, others
Bang on a Can All Stars: 30 Years
Craig Taborn Quartet w/Chris Speed, Chris Lightcap, Dave King

WHEW!

I thought ALL the venues were great too, except for the Methodist Church. Evan Parker's Electro/Acoustic Ensemble played there. They were all seated at floor level, so if you took a seat beyond about the 5th row of pews, you couldn't see them at ALL. I ended up standing on the side. Great sound - terrible sight lines.

Now I feel like such a lightweight.

Posted
On 29/03/2018 at 1:35 AM, BFrank said:

Evan Parker's Electro/Acoustic Ensemble played there. They were all seated at floor level, so if you took a seat beyond about the 5th row of pews, you couldn't see them at ALL. I ended up standing on the side. Great sound - terrible sight lines.

Glad to hear EP's got the Electro/Acoustic Ensemble back playing live - interesting selection of players in it too. It's been a while since he's done similar back here. The couple of times I've been lucky enough to see the ensemble have been magnificent

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