Guest Bill Barton Posted January 23, 2011 Report Share Posted January 23, 2011 last night was empty cage quartet and the sun ra tribute band at chapel performance space in seattle. superb show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Van Basten II Posted January 23, 2011 Report Share Posted January 23, 2011 First gig of the year going to see sax player Jon Irabagon with our finest local players on drums Jim Doxas, bass Fraser Hollins and on piano John Roney It is a bit sad but the leader was the less interesting member of the group, most of his arrangements felt like they were going for a revival of the 50s, can't say his playing was compelling way too many clichés and when he was into something he rarely was able to pull it through , Chet Doxas joined for a few pieces and blew him into oblivion, too bad the rhythm section was cooking and Roney is an interesting guy, but the music never went beyond ok. Not a bad night but just average. Next week The Story. Lars Dietrich-Alto Saxophone & Electronics Samir Zarif-Tenor & Soprano Saxophone John Escreet-Piano & Rhodes Zack Lober-Acoustic & Electric Bass Greg Ritchie-Drums & Cymbals Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aparxa Posted January 27, 2011 Report Share Posted January 27, 2011 Tonight will be : Sophie Alour & Nicolas Moreaux Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffcrom Posted January 29, 2011 Report Share Posted January 29, 2011 Mississippi bluesman Terry "Big T" Williams at Ground Zero in Clarksdale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kh1958 Posted January 29, 2011 Report Share Posted January 29, 2011 Bill Mays-Marvin Stamm Quartet at UTD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chalupa Posted January 30, 2011 Report Share Posted January 30, 2011 Saw Amina Claudine Myers perform last night. http://arsnovaworkshop.com/blog/organ-improvisations-poems Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffcrom Posted January 30, 2011 Report Share Posted January 30, 2011 Mississippi bluesman Terry "Big T" Williams at Ground Zero in Clarksdale. Big T was slightly disappointing, but tonight I went to Red's in Clarksdale, where Big A and his three-piece band was playing. I have no idea who Big A really is, but damn! The blues are alive! The music was amazing. The rhythm section, who were even more anonymous than Big A, was amazing - every groove was just perfect. This performance made my Mississippi trip worthwhile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFrank Posted January 30, 2011 Report Share Posted January 30, 2011 Next Saturday at Yoshi's: Tony Williams Tribute Band Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medjuck Posted February 1, 2011 Report Share Posted February 1, 2011 Just came back from seeing/hearing something called "Blues at the Crosswords" which is sort of a commemoration of Robert Johnson's centennial. Centers on a group called Big Head Todd and the Monsters who I'd never heard of but they're pretty good. I went because they featured as guests Hubert Sumlin and Honey Boy Edwards! I think at 95 Edwards is the oldest performer I've ever heard but he still rocks as does Hubert-- the reason I went to the show and I'm glad I did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Van Basten II Posted February 1, 2011 Report Share Posted February 1, 2011 The Story. Lars Dietrich-Alto Saxophone & Electronics Samir Zarif-Tenor & Soprano Saxophone John Escreet-Piano & Rhodes Zack Lober-Acoustic & Electric Bass Greg Ritchie-Drums & Cymbals I expected great things and they did deliver, very complex arrangements but delivered in such a smart way, the music is less accessible than the other formation with Escreet, the tenor Zarif is one guy worth following . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHILLYQ Posted February 3, 2011 Report Share Posted February 3, 2011 Next Saturday at Yoshi's: Tony Williams Tribute Band I saw them last Friday at the Blue Note in NYC- they were smokin' hot! Medeski was not much more than a bit player at the set I saw, but the other three were marvelous. Jack Bruce played very well, Vernon Reid played some excellent stinging guitar, and Cindy Blackman was INCREDIBLE. She never let up, and it fit the music perfectly. I wondered how she could play a second set after playing so much in the first set-she's got some energy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Van Basten II Posted February 6, 2011 Report Share Posted February 6, 2011 Tonight Christine Jensen on alto sax with George Colligan on piano with Fraser Hollins on bass with a fourth member to be named later Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFrank Posted February 6, 2011 Report Share Posted February 6, 2011 Tony Williams Tribute Band at Yoshi's Cindy Blackman-Santana has completely channeled Tony - what a performance. One jaw dropping drum "clinic" after another tonight. VERY intense. Everyone else was "on", too. John Medeski (doing his own channeling of Larry Young), Jack Bruce (masterful as expected) and Vernon Reid blazing away on guitar (although oddly under-miked). The show itself wasn't as loud as I had expected - powerful for sure, but not uncomfortably over-amped. Carlos came out for the last number which started out as a jam/riff, but quickly morphed into "Sunshine of Your Love". Ultimately a little silly, but they did pull it off and everyone went home happy. Next Saturday at Yoshi's: Tony Williams Tribute Band I saw them last Friday at the Blue Note in NYC- they were smokin' hot! Medeski was not much more than a bit player at the set I saw, but the other three were marvelous. Jack Bruce played very well, Vernon Reid played some excellent stinging guitar, and Cindy Blackman was INCREDIBLE. She never let up, and it fit the music perfectly. I wondered how she could play a second set after playing so much in the first set-she's got some energy. "She never let up..." Exactly! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B. Goren. Posted February 16, 2011 Report Share Posted February 16, 2011 Tel-Aviv Jazz Festival: Yesterday night I saw Steven Bernstein Septet and this evening I'll go to Nicole Mitchell Indigo trio. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
six string Posted February 16, 2011 Report Share Posted February 16, 2011 Joe Ely, Ryan Bingham, Terry Allen Wish I could have been there. I haven't seen Ely or Allen in quite some time. Nice to see Terry Allen is still playing form time to time. I wish he'd come back to my neighborhood. Last Friday I went to see Bill Frisell w/Beautiful Dreamers Trio and John Scofield Trio. It made for interesting/contrasting comparisons for the night. Frisell was wonderfull as usual. He never fails to surprise me. Scofield played The Lawns by Carla Bley which was the highlight of his set for me. Sco had the fantastic Bill Stewart playing drums which kept me on my toes. It's a thrill to watch and hear him play. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medjuck Posted February 17, 2011 Report Share Posted February 17, 2011 Joe Ely, Ryan Bingham, Terry Allen Wish I could have been there. I haven't seen Ely or Allen in quite some time. Nice to see Terry Allen is still playing form time to time. I wish he'd come back to my neighborhood. Last Friday I went to see Bill Frisell w/Beautiful Dreamers Trio and John Scofield Trio. It made for interesting/contrasting comparisons for the night. Frisell was wonderfull as usual. He never fails to surprise me. Scofield played The Lawns by Carla Bley which was the highlight of his set for me. Sco had the fantastic Bill Stewart playing drums which kept me on my toes. It's a thrill to watch and hear him play. I saw that double bill on Saturday. When I saw them Scofield played the first set and then was joined by the Dreamers for one song: "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry"-- that was the highlight for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Son-of-a-Weizen Posted February 19, 2011 Report Share Posted February 19, 2011 Saw One For All at Smoke last night. Nice walking weather in Central Park yesterday......snow flurries this a.m. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlhoots Posted February 20, 2011 Report Share Posted February 20, 2011 Danilo Perez Trio Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bertrand Posted February 20, 2011 Report Share Posted February 20, 2011 Hot Tuna and Charlie Musselwhite at George Mason University tonight. They did a version of Duke Pearson's 'Cristo Redentor'. Bertrand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LWayne Posted February 20, 2011 Report Share Posted February 20, 2011 (edited) Wayne Macuga Orchestra at the Palisades Theater in McKeesport last night. They performed big-band versions of Sinatra songs and other period pieces. About 100 people attended including 25 couples dancing. An elegant blast from the past! LWayne Edited February 20, 2011 by LWayne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul secor Posted February 21, 2011 Report Share Posted February 21, 2011 Yesterday: The Pacifica Quartet playing Beethoven Quartet No. 1; Shostakovich Quartet No. 11; and Schubert "Death and the Maiden". A wonderfully moving concert. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoppy T. Frog Posted February 21, 2011 Report Share Posted February 21, 2011 Bill Frisell at An Die Musik, a little venue in Baltimore! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted February 21, 2011 Report Share Posted February 21, 2011 first concerts of this year coming up... tomorrow night it'll be Colin Vallon in trio, an Thursday Matana Roberts with her Coin Coin group and "Les gens de coleur libre" project. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlhoots Posted February 24, 2011 Report Share Posted February 24, 2011 Eddie Daniels / Roger Kellaway Duo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Van Basten II Posted February 24, 2011 Report Share Posted February 24, 2011 Jazzlab, very good set ending up with a very long suite, nice evening out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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