king ubu Posted November 1, 2007 Report Posted November 1, 2007 Will see singer Susanne Abbuehl in a couple of hours, with her band plus special guest Michel Portal (I only realized he's playing, too, a couple of days ago!) She's got two CDs out on ECM, the first of which I own, "April". She studied with Jeanne Lee and her approach to (jazz) singing is rather special, mostly or exclusively slow music (she calls it "rubato music" in an announcement from an October '06 concert recording I've heard). Songs either consist of jazz compositions she adds words to (by the likes of Carla Bley or Sun Ra), or of texts/poems/lines by the likes of e.e. cummings or James Joyce (it seems most of her second disc, "Compass", is built on "Finnnegan's Wake", but I don't have that disc yet), to which she adds the music. http://www.susanneabbuehl.com/ I've seen here live at the same festival six years ago, when her career was just about to take off, the first ECM album just having been released. I'm quite happy to be able to catch her again! Teatro Ponchielli - Cremona - 11.06.2006 - photo by Danilo Codazzi Quote
jazz1 Posted November 1, 2007 Report Posted November 1, 2007 (edited) Will see singer Susanne Abbuehl in a couple of hours, with her band plus special guest Michel Portal (I only realized he's playing, too, a couple of days ago!) She's got two CDs out on ECM, the first of which I own, "April". She studied with Jeanne Lee and her approach to (jazz) singing is rather special, mostly or exclusively slow music (she calls it "rubato music" in an announcement from an October '06 concert recording I've heard). Songs either consist of jazz compositions she adds words to (by the likes of Carla Bley or Sun Ra), or of texts/poems/lines by the likes of e.e. cummings or James Joyce (it seems most of her second disc, "Compass", is built on "Finnnegan's Wake", but I don't have that disc yet), to which she adds the music. I find Susanne a little bland and boring, a few tracks from her first cd where acceptable. I was certainly not temtped to buy the new cd. I also can't hear any Jeanne Lee influence, Jeanne was a jazz singer, I do not know how to describe Susanne singing, she definetely does not have any blues in her. On the other hand, last weekend I had the privilege to see Mary Stalling, the moment she opened her mouth you heard "JAZZ" Her cd "Live at the Village Vanguard" is fantastic. In 2 weeks time I will see the Pat Metheny trio with Christian McBride on bass, should be fun! Edited November 1, 2007 by jazz1 Quote
king ubu Posted November 1, 2007 Report Posted November 1, 2007 I put "jazz" in parentheses exactly because of that... the live concert I saw and the others I've heard from recent years always seemed nice to me, thoughtful, slow music, and her voice I've always liked a lot, so... On the other hand I'm not at all interested in contemporary jazz singers doing standards and mainstream stuff... different tastes here, I guess, but how boring it would be if that wasn't so! Quote
jazz1 Posted November 2, 2007 Report Posted November 2, 2007 On the other hand I'm not at all interested in contemporary jazz singers doing standards and mainstream stuff... different tastes here, I guess, but how boring it would be if that wasn't so! Quote
sheldonm Posted November 2, 2007 Report Posted November 2, 2007 Organissimo tonight, Mose Allison on Sunday and Fareed Haque next Friday. Quote
Hoppy T. Frog Posted November 2, 2007 Report Posted November 2, 2007 Jessica Pavone, Mary Halvorson, Taylor Ho Bynum at An Die Musik in Baltimore. Quote
BFrank Posted November 3, 2007 Report Posted November 3, 2007 Saturday - Abercrombie's new quartet Quote
Van Basten II Posted November 3, 2007 Report Posted November 3, 2007 Just saw very fine Acadian artist Marie-Jo Therio sing with the Consort Contemporain du Québec. Quote
king ubu Posted November 3, 2007 Report Posted November 3, 2007 I could catch Dr. Lonnie Smith for free tonight - should I go? Any good? He'll do two free sets with an outfit called "The Original Grooves": Martien Oster (g), Miguel Martinez (as), Gijs Dijkhuizen (d) - sounds like a dutch band with spanish alto sax player... none of the names are familiar to me... should I try and catch them? Quote
sidewinder Posted November 3, 2007 Report Posted November 3, 2007 I could catch Dr. Lonnie Smith for free tonight - should I go? Any good? The biggest no-brainer of all time. Yes, yes, yes ! Quote
king ubu Posted November 3, 2007 Report Posted November 3, 2007 I could catch Dr. Lonnie Smith for free tonight - should I go? Any good? The biggest no-brainer of all time. Yes, yes, yes ! I thought so... will probably catch the late set at 10:30, the first is arond dinner time... Quote
king ubu Posted November 4, 2007 Report Posted November 4, 2007 Holy smokes! Smith was da shit, as they say!!!!!!!! The band really got it together in the second (almost 90 minute! the first was more than an hour already) set. They did some standards (Sweet and Lovely, Willow Weep for Me, a beautiful alto feature Harlem Nocturne), the Beatles' Come Together in the funkiest ever version, and several Smith originals - great great music, loud and stinky as that kind of music ought to be! (I did some thinking and I'm quite sure Larry Goldings' Trio was the only organ group I've heard live before... now that was a whole different thing last night!) You'll find it elsewhere in a week or two, if you know where to look! Quote
sidewinder Posted November 4, 2007 Report Posted November 4, 2007 You'll find it elsewhere in a week or two, if you know where to look! Quote
king ubu Posted November 5, 2007 Report Posted November 5, 2007 Forgot to mention that after the Lonnie Smith concert, I got a free entrance ticket for the concert of Cuban pianist Roberto Fonseca - that was another great concert! I guess some might find his music a bit kitschy... influences (as I hear them) are Rubén Gonzalés, Abdullah Ibrahim, some mediterranean/arab/andalous stuff, and generally Cuban son and also Mexican bolero, I think. His quintet features the great Javier Zalba on saxophones (soprano & alto), clarinet and flute - it was a joy to see him play! Quote
HolyStitt Posted November 5, 2007 Report Posted November 5, 2007 Last night Robyn Hitchcock with Sean Nelson at the Cedar Cultural Center. Quote
Chalupa Posted November 5, 2007 Report Posted November 5, 2007 Tonight. Monday, November 5 | 8pm TEST DANIEL CARTER, alto + tenor sax/trumpet/flute/clarinet SABIR MATEEN, alto + tenor sax/flute/clarinet MATTHEW HEYNER, double-bass TOM BRUNO, drums Bodek Lounge, Houston Hall, University of Pennsylvania, 3417 Spruce Street Free Admission Wednesday, November 7 | 7pm FAUST with live score by THE WILLEM BREUKER KOLLEKTIEF (dir. FW Murnau, Germany, 1926, 115 mins, b/w, silent w/English intertitles) with Frans Vermeerssen - saxophones / clarinet; Hermine Deurloo - saxophone, harmonica; Maarten van Norden - saxophones; George Pancras - trumpet; Andy Altenfelder - trumpet; Andy Bruce - trombone; Bernard Hunnekink - trombone, tuba; Arjen Gorter - bass; Henk de Jonge - piano; and Rob Verdurmen - percussion Quote
king ubu Posted November 5, 2007 Report Posted November 5, 2007 Wednesday, November 7 | 7pm FAUST with live score by THE WILLEM BREUKER KOLLEKTIEF (dir. FW Murnau, Germany, 1926, 115 mins, b/w, silent w/English intertitles) with Frans Vermeerssen - saxophones / clarinet; Hermine Deurloo - saxophone, harmonica; Maarten van Norden - saxophones; George Pancras - trumpet; Andy Altenfelder - trumpet; Andy Bruce - trombone; Bernard Hunnekink - trombone, tuba; Arjen Gorter - bass; Henk de Jonge - piano; and Rob Verdurmen - percussion Wow, that shall be da shit, as they say! At least i was able to hear the Burton Greene concert you heard thanks to that other site.... Quote
Chalupa Posted November 5, 2007 Report Posted November 5, 2007 Wednesday, November 7 | 7pm FAUST with live score by THE WILLEM BREUKER KOLLEKTIEF (dir. FW Murnau, Germany, 1926, 115 mins, b/w, silent w/English intertitles) with Frans Vermeerssen - saxophones / clarinet; Hermine Deurloo - saxophone, harmonica; Maarten van Norden - saxophones; George Pancras - trumpet; Andy Altenfelder - trumpet; Andy Bruce - trombone; Bernard Hunnekink - trombone, tuba; Arjen Gorter - bass; Henk de Jonge - piano; and Rob Verdurmen - percussion Wow, that shall be da shit, as they say! At least i was able to hear the Burton Greene concert you heard thanks to that other site.... Oh thanks for the info on that Burton Greene show. I got to talk to Burton for about a 1/2 hour after the show. What a lovely guy. Quote
RDK Posted November 5, 2007 Report Posted November 5, 2007 Holy smokes! Smith was da shit, as they say!!!!!!!! The band really got it together in the second (almost 90 minute! the first was more than an hour already) set. They did some standards (Sweet and Lovely, Willow Weep for Me, a beautiful alto feature Harlem Nocturne), the Beatles' Come Together in the funkiest ever version, and several Smith originals - great great music, loud and stinky as that kind of music ought to be! (I did some thinking and I'm quite sure Larry Goldings' Trio was the only organ group I've heard live before... now that was a whole different thing last night!) You'll find it elsewhere in a week or two, if you know where to look! Yeah, the Turbanator knows how to put on a show. Last time I saw him (with Lou!) he got down on his knees and played the pedals with his hands. Quote
king ubu Posted November 6, 2007 Report Posted November 6, 2007 Holy smokes! Smith was da shit, as they say!!!!!!!! The band really got it together in the second (almost 90 minute! the first was more than an hour already) set. They did some standards (Sweet and Lovely, Willow Weep for Me, a beautiful alto feature Harlem Nocturne), the Beatles' Come Together in the funkiest ever version, and several Smith originals - great great music, loud and stinky as that kind of music ought to be! (I did some thinking and I'm quite sure Larry Goldings' Trio was the only organ group I've heard live before... now that was a whole different thing last night!) You'll find it elsewhere in a week or two, if you know where to look! Yeah, the Turbanator knows how to put on a show. Last time I saw him (with Lou!) he got down on his knees and played the pedals with his hands. Yeah, he did that, too, on "Come Together" in the second set... hilarious! In fact his "bass" solo didn't include more notes that his usual, basic (but great!) bass lines, but it was a great show he put on! Quote
Chalupa Posted November 6, 2007 Report Posted November 6, 2007 Anyone going to see Sam Rivers this weekend in NYC?????? Sam is performing for Columbia University at the Marian Anderson Theatre columbiaharlemjazzp roject" 150 Convent Ave @ 135th St, NYC Saturday, November 10 Performance starts at 7:30 pm "Music Visionary in 3 parts" Interview at 7:30 Trio performance Intermission Rivbea Orchestra Ticket Prices $10.00 Advance /$15.00 Door / $7.00 Students Call for tickets 212-281-9240 Quote
king ubu Posted November 6, 2007 Report Posted November 6, 2007 I wish I could - and it's almost for free, too! You guys are lucky! Quote
ep1str0phy Posted November 7, 2007 Report Posted November 7, 2007 Thought someone here would appreciate it, but last night attended this concert: Chris Brown (piano, electronics) India Cooke (violin, etc.) Fred Frith (guitar) Roscoe Mitchell (reeds) Pauline Oliveros (accordion, electronics) Zeena Parkins (electric harp, etc.) William Winant (misc percussion) One of the most surreal nights of my life. Studying directly with Ms. Parkins and Mr. Mitchell right now, and it's a real experience. Quote
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