ghost of miles Posted June 15, 2007 Report Share Posted June 15, 2007 My wife & I are going to see Kurt Elling at the Jazz Factory in Louisville tomorrow (Friday). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david weiss Posted June 16, 2007 Report Share Posted June 16, 2007 Last night: Healdsburg Jazz Festival The Cookers - Eddie Henderson, Billy Harper, Craig Handy, David Weiss, George Cables, Cecil McBee, and Billy Hart. Their encore was a recognizable bop tune which I couldn't place (probably a Hubbard or Lee Morgan piece). Thanks for the kind words, glad you had fun. The encore was a George Cables tune actually "Think On Me" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david weiss Posted June 16, 2007 Report Share Posted June 16, 2007 Last night: Healdsburg Jazz Festival The Cookers - Eddie Henderson, Billy Harper, Craig Handy, David Weiss, George Cables, Cecil McBee, and Billy Hart. ..we'll be seeing a slightly different version of this band in Chicago...including Jeremy Pelt and Jimmy Spaulding....cannot wait!!! m~ Actually for Chicago it will be Eddie Henderson not Jeremy Pelt. I don't know how this mix-up happened. It will also be James Spaulding, Billy Harper, George Cables, Cecil McBee and Gene Jackson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted June 16, 2007 Report Share Posted June 16, 2007 (edited) Last night: Healdsburg Jazz Festival The Cookers - Eddie Henderson, Billy Harper, Craig Handy, David Weiss, George Cables, Cecil McBee, and Billy Hart. ..we'll be seeing a slightly different version of this band in Chicago...including Jeremy Pelt and Jimmy Spaulding....cannot wait!!! Any plans to bring this band to Europe, David? Edited June 16, 2007 by sidewinder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rpklich Posted June 16, 2007 Report Share Posted June 16, 2007 Tonight since I can walk to the gig and it's free, Plena Libre from Puerto Rico. They're playing in Humboldt Park in Chicago. The also have a great one of Puerto Rico's best soneros with them-Wichy Camacho. Its part of the Puerto Rican Parade festival. As their name says they play Plenas, an indigenous Puerto Rican form as opposed to "salsa" which is Cuban based. This is the 5th or 6th time I've heard them and they're really good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david weiss Posted June 16, 2007 Report Share Posted June 16, 2007 Last night: Healdsburg Jazz Festival The Cookers - Eddie Henderson, Billy Harper, Craig Handy, David Weiss, George Cables, Cecil McBee, and Billy Hart. ..we'll be seeing a slightly different version of this band in Chicago...including Jeremy Pelt and Jimmy Spaulding....cannot wait!!! Any plans to bring this band to Europe, David? I'd love to bring the band to Europe but easier said then done these days for a variety of reasons but hopefully we can put something together for next year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J Larsen Posted June 16, 2007 Report Share Posted June 16, 2007 I was going to see Television in Central Park this afternoon, but the rain deterred me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted June 17, 2007 Report Share Posted June 17, 2007 (edited) I'd love to bring the band to Europe but easier said then done these days for a variety of reasons but hopefully we can put something together for next year. Would be perfect for the Cheltenham Festival, in this country. Edited June 17, 2007 by sidewinder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hot Ptah Posted June 17, 2007 Report Share Posted June 17, 2007 I saw some of the Rhythm and Ribs festival at 18th and Vine in Kansas City this weekend. Did any other Kansas City members of this board go to it? I saw the Pat Metheny Trio with Christian McBride and Antonio Sanchez, James Cotton with Bob Margolin, Bobby Blue Bland, and Javon Jackson with Dr. Lonnie Smith and Les McCann. I missed the George Benson/Al Jarreau co-led show. I had to spend some time with my family over the weekend. Any reactions from anyone else who saw any of these sets? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFrank Posted June 18, 2007 Report Share Posted June 18, 2007 Last night: Healdsburg Jazz Festival The Cookers - Eddie Henderson, Billy Harper, Craig Handy, David Weiss, George Cables, Cecil McBee, and Billy Hart. Their encore was a recognizable bop tune which I couldn't place (probably a Hubbard or Lee Morgan piece). Thanks for the kind words, glad you had fun. The encore was a George Cables tune actually "Think On Me" Thanks, David. I have that on Woody Shaw's "Blackstone Legacy". I guess that's why I know it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J Larsen Posted June 19, 2007 Report Share Posted June 19, 2007 Vision Festival Night One: Host Lewis Barnes 7:00 Opening Invocation Patricia Nicholson / William Parker / Hamid Drake 7:30 William Parker – “Double Sunrise Over Neptune” – World Premiere Lewis Barnes trumpet / Rob Brown alto saxophone / Sabir Mateen reeds Dave Sewelson baritonesax / Bill Cole double reeds / Joe Morris guitar, banjo Jason Kao Hwang violin / Mazz Swift violin / Jessica Pavone viola Shiau-Shu Yu cello / Brahim Frigbane oud / William Parker bass Shayna Dulberger bass / Hamid Drake drums / Gerald Cleaver drums Sangeeta Banerjee - vocal 8:30 Fieldwork Steve Lehman saxophones, compositions / Vijay Iyer piano, compositions Tyshawn Sorey drums, compositions 9:30 The Keyboard Project: Cooper-Moore Project with Marlies Yearby Darius Jones alto saxophone / Cooper-Moore keyboards Nioka Workman cello / Chad Taylor drums / Marlies Yearby dance Willie Applewhite - trombone 10:30 Spiritual Unity featuring Marc Ribot (with special guest Henry Grimes) Roy Campbell trumpet / Marc Ribot guitar Henry Grimes bass / Chad Taylor drums Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aggie87 Posted June 19, 2007 Report Share Posted June 19, 2007 Please let us know your impressions after the performances, Jan. I'd love to see the Spiritual Unity group! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J Larsen Posted June 19, 2007 Report Share Posted June 19, 2007 Please let us know your impressions after the performances, Jan. I'd love to see the Spiritual Unity group! I've seen them three or four times before, but not in several months. Honestly, it is my favorite Ribot project. It really captures the spirit of the music, while retaining the individual voices of the group's members. That album on Pi left me very cold though... the shows are where it is at. I'm really excited about the William Parker set! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J Larsen Posted June 20, 2007 Report Share Posted June 20, 2007 I have to run off to a meeting, so I don't have time to do a review of last night's show, but suffice to say that overall it was very good with a few bumps in the road. The new William Parker composition "Sunrise Over Jupiter" is definitely something to check out if/when it is recorded. Spiritual Unity were about as on as I've ever seen them, and on reflection were really the highlight of the night. The Cooper-Moore set was overall pretty cool, but there were some painful moments. The other band was booorrrr-ing. Tonight it's back for night 2: Wednesday June 20 – Bill Dixon Lifetime Recognition Poet/Host Barry Wallenstein 7:00 Barry Wallenstein and Friends Barry Wallenstein vocals, poetry / Daniel Carter reeds, trumpet / special guests TBA 7:30 Bill Dixon with the Sound Vision Orchestra – World Premiere Bill Dixon trumpet, compositions Graham Haynes trumpet / Stephen Haynes trumpet / Taylor Ho Bynum cornet Dick Griffin trombone / Steve Swell trombone / Joe Daley tuba Andrew Raffo Dewar soprano saxophone / Michel Cote reeds / J.D. Parran reeds Will Connell, Jr. reeds / John Hagen reeds / Karen Borca bassoon / Glynis Lomon cello / Andrew Lafkas double bass Warren Smith vibraphone, percussion / Jackson Krall percussion 9:30 Co-Pilots: Henry Grimes with Marilyn Crispell and Rashied Ali Henry Grimes bass / Marilyn Crispell piano / Rashied Ali drums 10:30 Survival Unit III Joe McPhee reeds, flügelhorn / Fred Lonberg-Holm cello Michael Zerang drums Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J Larsen Posted June 21, 2007 Report Share Posted June 21, 2007 This was a good show. Bill Dixon's performance was the clear highlight - he conducted and played trumpet in a 90 (or so) minute piece that drew heavily from 20th century avant-garde classical (I heard strong nods to Feldman and Varese, so one more knowledgable would clearly have heard a lot more), with occasional improv solos thrown in. It was a very powerful performance. The Co-Pilots set was interesting; at it's best moments it was very poignant and gripping, at its worst it was a bit meandering (and there was one very painful stretch where the piano was *way* to high in the mix so that it sounded very unnatural). Overall it was very good. McPhee was McPhee, which is a good thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J Larsen Posted June 21, 2007 Report Share Posted June 21, 2007 Tonight I'm taking a break from Vision Fest to check out the Keith Jarrett Trio at Carnegie Hall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B. Clugston Posted June 21, 2007 Report Share Posted June 21, 2007 Tomorrow I'm seeing......Sonny Rollins! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J Larsen Posted June 22, 2007 Report Share Posted June 22, 2007 Jarrett was fine. Inoffesensive, very capably played music, a little boring and too safe for my taste. It wasn't bad, though, and the lady liked it which was sort of the point. But man, what a bunch of arrogant jerks! "Every time this band gets together, it is an historic occassion for me, and it should be an historic occassion for you, too." - Keith Jarrett before starting the second set. In a very angry tone of voice: "I wish you would turn off that red light in the back. It is very disrespectful. Now respect our wishes!" - Jack DeJohnette. I'm not certain, but all I think he was talking about an exit sign that was in his line of sight. "The really stupid people in the audience are still taking pictures. Here is your big chance to not take pictures, because after this song you get to go home, and you will have a prize in the mail. It won't be a camera." - Keith Jarrett, before the last song. Also, the audience was WAY to in to them. They were fine, but goddamn it wasn't the resurrection of Bud Powell or anything. So tonight it is back to the more down-to-earth vision fest: Friday June 22 Poet/Host David Budbill 5:30 Panel Discussion Part I – Art in America: A Grassroots Struggle 7:00 50 Violins for Leroy Jenkins Memorial tribute led by Billy Bang, coordinated by Jason Kao Hwang 7:30 Matthew Shipp Solo Piano 8:30 Roy Campbell’s Ahkenaten Suite – World Premiere Roy Campbell trumpet / Billy Bang violin / Bryan Carrott vibraharp Hilliard Greene bass / Zen Matsuura drums 9:30 Dance/Music/Art Installation “A State of Mind” by Patricia Nicholson Dance: Miriam Parker, Julia Wilkins, Gus Solomons, jr Music: Lewis Barnes, Rob Brown, William Parker, Hamid Drake Artists: Amir Bey, Jo Wood Brown, Katie Martin, Kazuko Miyamoto, Phyllis Bulkin-Lehrer, Lili White 10:15 Fred Anderson Trio Fred Anderson tenor saxophone / Harrison Bankhead bass Hamid Drake drums 11:15 Spindrift for Leroy Jenkins Myra Melford piano, melodica / Mark Taylor French horn Brandon Ross guitars / Shuni Tsou di-zi Really looking forward to the 7:30 and 8:30 sets. Now off to work so I can actually get be there by 7:30! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexander Hawkins Posted June 22, 2007 Report Share Posted June 22, 2007 There are so many stories like this about Jarrett it's difficult even to think about giving him the benefit of the doubt. What an idiot he is. I'll tell Mr Jarrett what's disrespectful - his bullshit neo-con piano ramblings. Rant over p.s. would love to know how the Leroy Jenkins tribute sounds! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J Larsen Posted June 22, 2007 Report Share Posted June 22, 2007 It should be good. Jason Kao Hwang has been very impressive when I have seen him perform. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexander Hawkins Posted June 22, 2007 Report Share Posted June 22, 2007 I love his recent 'Edge' CD with Taylor Ho Bynum, Ken Filiano and Andrew Drury! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J Larsen Posted June 23, 2007 Report Share Posted June 23, 2007 50 Violins was very cool. There was a part that went on a bit long that reminded me a whole lot of the music to Psycho, but other than that, a very cool piece of music surprisingly well executed (I only say that because of the large number of people in the group and the improvisational nature of the performance). In additiont to Hwang and Bang, the ensemble included Reggie Workman, Henry Grimes, Rebecca Moore, a woman I recognized from Braxton's big band, and several others. The Roy Campbell set was very good, and surprisingly inside. It was about the most straightahead thing you will ever hear at a Vision Fest, which is to say it rated somewhere around Dialouge on the Outometer. It was very good, but could have benefitted from about 20 minutes of editing. Matthew Shipp was his typical amazing self on solo piano. God I wish the records sounded like that. It seemed a sure bet for highlight of the evening.... until Fred Anderson took the stage. Now THAT set was one for the ages. I'm not going to do that performance the injustice of trying to put it in words... suffice to say that someone better have been recording. I wanted to like the Melford thing, but it just sounded bad to me. It is probably still going on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Van Basten II Posted June 23, 2007 Report Share Posted June 23, 2007 Just saw a double bill on the Off jazz festival. Canadian pianist Steve Amirault duetted with bass player Jim Vivian. They played mostly ballads although Steve showed his stuff on a few solos. Litlle short as a set, way less than an hour Second part was a big band formed by young Jean-Nicolas Trottier who had an invited soloist a NewYorker called Evan Smith. Interesting arrangements played by a fine group of very young musicians, would guess that they're mostly in their twenties and in some case early twenties. Good swinging band with enthusiastic players. I guess the kids are alright. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexander Hawkins Posted June 23, 2007 Report Share Posted June 23, 2007 It is probably still going on. Thanks for the comments on the Jenkins! Would that be Jessica Pavone from the Braxton groups? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J Larsen Posted June 23, 2007 Report Share Posted June 23, 2007 Yes, that's her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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