What live music are you going to see tonight?

[relyles]

Last night - Bennie Wallace Trio @ New Britain Museum of American Art.

[Steve Reynolds]

Mats Gustafsson Fire! Trio

opening performer is Madalyn Merkey

and I’m not afraid of the volume🤗🤗

[kh1958]

1 hour ago, Steve Reynolds said:

Mats Gustafsson Fire! Trio

opening performer is Madalyn Merkey

and I’m not afraid of the volume🤗🤗

Perhaps you should be. They were obscenely loud at the Standard.

[Kevin Bresnahan]

1 minute ago, kh1958 said:

Perhaps you should be. They were obscenely loud at the Standard.

Wear ear protection. You can't undo ear damage.

[Steve Reynolds]

11 minutes ago, Kevin Bresnahan said:

Wear ear protection. You can't undo ear damage.

I’ve seen Peter Brotzmann’s Full Blast & Jason Lescalleet from up close.

I ended up OK with decent hearing for my age, I think. I don’t listen to headphones and havn’t for 15 years. I used to listen loudly on phones for years and I again ended up OK.

I’ll be very surprised if this will be louder than either of those 2 above shows but we will see/hear. Many could not handle/deal with the extreme volume of Lescalleet’s electronics plus it was in a small room. Brotzmann (with electric bass & drums) was in a larger hall and it was scorching & blistering loud but crystal clear and wonderously awesome.

people have said that the Dead’s Wall of Sound in 1974 was the loudest yet clearest sound. Also late 60’s Who & Cream shows we’re said to be over the top loud.

Thanks for your concern.

Edited March 28, 2019 by Steve Reynolds

[JSngry]

Yeah, it's ok to not be afraid of the volume, fear is never a good finishing point, but, you know, you gotta respect it, because it's a real thing. Science and shit.

Don't do like I've done and think it's all gonna be good only to find out at some point that, whoa, I need some filtering here, OOPS, I left my shit at home. Don't do that.

I could tell you stories...

[Kevin Bresnahan]

2 hours ago, JSngry said:

Yeah, it's ok to not be afraid of the volume, fear is never a good finishing point, but, you know, you gotta respect it, because it's a real thing. Science and shit.

Don't do like I've done and think it's all gonna be good only to find out at some point that, whoa, I need some filtering here, OOPS, I left my shit at home. Don't do that.

I could tell you stories...

That time I saw Foghat in 1977.... ringggggggggg... and my right ear shut down for a few hours after... ringgggggggg,,,, and that time I saw the Allman Brothers Band and Dickie Betts was on fire... ringggggg...

Tinnitus sucks.

I always have ear plugs with me now, especially if there's a trumpeter. I'll never forget that time I forgot them and Jon Faddis blew my right ear out at the old Scullers when they had those wood paneled walls that reflected sound like mirrors. Ouch. I couldn't even stay in the room when he was playing.

[BFrank]

5 hours ago, Steve Reynolds said:

Mats Gustafsson Fire! Trio

opening performer is Madalyn Merkey

and I’m not afraid of the volume🤗🤗

Saw them Friday night at Big Ears. Thought they were great! They played at the same hour as Comet is Coming (who my friends saw), but I think I saw the better show. Mats is a far better player than Shabaka. I appreciate what Hutchings is bringing to the jazz scene, but he's not quite "there" yet for me.

Yes, I used ear plugs, but that wasn't a problem.

[Steve Reynolds]

1 hour ago, BFrank said:

Saw them Friday night at Big Ears. Thought they were great! They played at the same hour as Comet is Coming (who my friends saw), but I think I saw the better show. Mats is a far better player than Shabaka. I appreciate what Hutchings is bringing to the jazz scene, but he's not quite "there" yet for me.

Yes, I used ear plugs, but that wasn't a problem.

I’m here - said hello to my hero:)

Looks like a big open space - I did bring some earplugs just in case (thanks Jim & Kevin). I do see some chairs off to the side but methinks I’ll be right in front of the power trio. Looking forward to the skronk. Yes Mats is a great player and I’m thrilled to see him live for the first time in a decade. 

[chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez]

pharoah fell somehow yesterday and broke his hip, they didnt say much, leaving me to think its bad, but i do not know they did say what i told you though.  he was replaced (this is the joey defracneco band im talking about)- he was replaced by GARY BARTZ, who they called at 7am this morning (he must live in LA- i thought he was still in ny for some reason).....so thurs-sat: gary and for the sunday show: the special guest is not gary, but Azar Lawrence.  dare i say gary worked better in this band that i presume pharoah would of....i mean i love phaorah but the band was more hard bop ( i mean phaorahs on the new album, i really should hear it im sure its great) but yea hope pharoah is going to be ok, that is a real bad one, what i guess happened- 

oh god- and BILLY HART was the MVP of the show by far.  holy shit you guys-- i havent seen him in 15+ and oh my god- part of this was i was sitting right next to him so i could hear him unmixed and loud and clear- wowowowowwwwwwwwwwwwww

 

[sidewinder]

I saw Billy Hart a couple of years ago with The Cookers in Southampton and he was tremendous !

[chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez]

i have not seen the cookers yet but now i want to.  

[Kevin Bresnahan]

2 hours ago, chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez said:

i have not seen the cookers yet but now i want to.  

Do not miss The Cookers if they come through. Great band to see live.

[Steve Reynolds]

Last night nowhere near too loud for me.

 

An astounding 65 minutes of skronk. Free jazz meets metal meets punk meets electronics. Mats is his own man and he rules that universe. Special props to Andreas Werlin who is a world class drum master. As great in his way as Gavin Harrison when I saw him with King Crimson. Powerful and precise with technical facility in those areas that I was previous unaware existed. Berthling is a fantastic electric bassist who simply tied the whole thing together.

Brutal expressive incredibly executed music which has a place in my world. 

[BFrank]

1 hour ago, Steve Reynolds said:

Last night nowhere near too loud for me.

 

An astounding 65 minutes of skronk. Free jazz meets metal meets punk meets electronics. Mats is his own man and he rules that universe. Special props to Andreas Werlin who is a world class drum master. As great in his way as Gavin Harrison when I saw him with King Crimson. Powerful and precise with technical facility in those areas that I was previous unaware existed. Berthling is a fantastic electric bassist who simply tied the whole thing together.

Brutal expressive incredibly executed music which has a place in my world. 

Agreed!

[chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez]

9 hours ago, Kevin Bresnahan said:

Do not miss The Cookers if they come through. Great band to see live.

Thanks I feel good w/ a reccomindation like that!

Lets also all hope Pharoah is ok

what about that "Spring Quartet" w/ jack D, joe lo and ezparanza.......do you aboustely not miss that

[cliffpeterson]

last night-Thumbscrew first set in Newburgh, NY at the Atlas

[chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez]

On 3/29/2019 at 4:30 AM, Kevin Bresnahan said:

Do not miss The Cookers if they come through. Great band to see live.

Planning on it now- theyve already been here i should of already gone!

[jlhoots]

Rudy Royston's Flatbed Buggy

[jlhoots]

Hailey Niswanger Quartet

[relyles]

Debating whether to take a two hour drive to catch Chico Freeman.

[Hardbopjazz]

Just saw George Coleman with Jimmy Cobb, David Hazeltine and Ugonna Okegwo for Smoke’ 20th anniversary celebration.  

Edited April 5, 2019 by Hardbopjazz

[Kevin Bresnahan]

Seeing Regina Carter tonight at Scullers. I haven't seen her in a while. I wonder who she's bringing?

[Patrick]

Tonight: Henry Threadgill "Double Up Plays Double Up Plus"

Tomorrow: Vijay Iyer Sextet

First time that I get to experience either of these artists.

[Hardbopjazz]

McCoy Tyner and Charles McPherson at 80 with the JALC Orchestra.  McCoy was scheduled to play, but did. He is looking frail. He was in the audience. Charles played and swung the entire set dedicated to him.