aparxa Posted July 6, 2011 Report Posted July 6, 2011 Bitches Brew & Beyond - tribute to Mile Davis. WALLACE RONEY (tp) ANTOINE RONEY (sax) BENNY MAUPIN (sax) BOBBY IRVING III (p) FOLEY (b) BUSTER WILLIAMS (cb) AL FOSTER (dms) DJ LOGIC I think I've never listened to the original album , first spin on Musicme now. Quote
Stefan Wood Posted July 7, 2011 Report Posted July 7, 2011 Fred Wesley and the NEW J.B.'s at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival at lunch. Still tight, still funky!! Quote
relyles Posted July 7, 2011 Report Posted July 7, 2011 Kenny Barron Trio @ Wesleyan University tonight. Quote
alankin Posted July 11, 2011 Report Posted July 11, 2011 Coming up Wednesday: The Klezmer Conservatory Band with vocalist and trumpet player Susan Watts in Amherst, MA. Quote
BillF Posted July 12, 2011 Report Posted July 12, 2011 Last night I saw Greg Abate with the Vinnie Parker Trio at Wilmslow, Cheshire. Everyone was steamin' in the first set, but things fell off in the second when Greg introduced numbers that the local trio didn't know. But Dameron's "If I Could See You Now" was taken at slow enough tempo for Greg to be able to call out the changes as he led them through the middle eight! Not that the trio weren't quite impressive. As their feature they chose Bill Evans' "Very Early", with bass and drums performing in a convincing Evans trio manner. At times like this, Greg retreated to a balcony outside the club where he smoked a large cigar! Quote
king ubu Posted July 12, 2011 Report Posted July 12, 2011 Will catch McCoy Tyner's quartet at the Festival da Jazz in St. Moritz - rather excited about it! Quote
BFrank Posted July 13, 2011 Report Posted July 13, 2011 Would like to see Tinariwen on Thursday, but probably won't be able to make it. Quote
cliffpeterson Posted July 14, 2011 Report Posted July 14, 2011 Marilyn Crispell in a solo concert at the Colony Cafe in Woodstock last saturday. Before that, caught Abrose Akinmusere and his group July 5th and the Heath Brothers on JUne 28th at the Zankel Music Hall at Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs. Quote
BFrank Posted July 15, 2011 Report Posted July 15, 2011 Well.........I did see Tinariwen tonight! Very entertaining. Hard to pin down exactly what their music is, but to see them do it while playing Telecasters is something to see. Quote
brownie Posted July 16, 2011 Report Posted July 16, 2011 Spent a very pleasant evening yesterday listening to Andrew Cyrille with Sophie Domancich and Mark Helias play to a packed and very appreciative house at the Sunside club. I was already a fan of Domancich piano playing but this first live experience was a revelation to me! Helias was magnifique and Cyrille magic, as usual. Cyrille sported a straw fickle hat during the whole evening. The evening (and tonights gig) are being recorded for Fall release on Futura records (Gerald Terrones was on hand with an everpresent Chet Baker hat to supervise te whole operation). Quote
sidewinder Posted July 16, 2011 Report Posted July 16, 2011 Spent a very pleasant evening yesterday listening to Andrew Cyrille Both times I have seen/heard him he was wonderful. First time was with Jeanne Lee plus Jane Bunnett and her group, the second time with Henry Grimes. This is a musician who is truly master of both 'time' and 'free'. Quote
BillF Posted July 16, 2011 Report Posted July 16, 2011 Today at the Wigan Jazz Festival I saw the Geoff Eales Trio with Neil Yates playing the music of Bill Evans and Freddie Hubbard. Very interesting material: two from the Evans/Hubbard Interplay session - the title track and "When You Wish Upon a Star", plus "Turn Out the Stars". Quote
brownie Posted July 16, 2011 Report Posted July 16, 2011 Spent a very pleasant evening yesterday listening to Andrew Cyrille Both times I have seen/heard him he was wonderful. First time was with Jeanne Lee plus Jane Bunnett and her group, the second time with Henry Grimes. This is a musician who is truly master of both 'time' and 'free'. Andrew is an old friend. He is wonderful. Met him back in his Cecil Taylor days. Our reunion ended a 40 years hiatus. Way too long! Quote
king ubu Posted July 16, 2011 Report Posted July 16, 2011 Spent a rather great night in St. Moritz yesterday. Sat at the bar, half a meter to McCoy Tyner's side, so I had clear sight of his fingers all night long... and caught many of the other guys' (Gary Bartz, Gerald Cannon, Joe Farnsworth) smiles and glances at their leader. Tyner seemed frail when walking to the piano, but once he was seated and started playing, he was completely on, powerful left hand riffs and ostinati, great rhythms, his daring quick-fingered runs and those weird intervals... it was all there. Also he lowly sings along with nearly every solo and has a wonderful voice... the band was good... they did one roughly 90 minute set, mostly of Tyner originals (which I couldn't really name), in between he did a standard (again, I knew it but don't know its title) without Bartz, and as an encore, there was a truly beautiful piano solo.For those who read german, I put up a much longer account here: http://forum.rollingstone.de/showpost.php?p=2505879&postcount=16 Quote
Chuck Nessa Posted July 16, 2011 Report Posted July 16, 2011 Thanks Ubu. Good to hear McCoy can still do it. Quote
king ubu Posted July 17, 2011 Report Posted July 17, 2011 Thanks Ubu. Good to hear McCoy can still do it. Yes! It was a bit of a relief since I've heard a few stories that his playing was like that of Peterson post-stroke... sort of having very limited means and acquitting his style to them. Not an impression I ever got during the concert! But he does look old and frail - my impression was he kind of switched gears once he started playing. And I was there to help him fetch his bag from under the piano both times he walked out (after the concert and again after the solo encore). The least a young person can do to help him! Quote
BFrank Posted July 17, 2011 Report Posted July 17, 2011 What's wrong with him? Just age or something else? I have tickets to see him this Fall at SFJazz 'revisiting' Coltrane/Hartman with Chris Potter and Jose James (vocals). Quote
king ubu Posted July 17, 2011 Report Posted July 17, 2011 Don't know... just age I think, but others certainly will know more. Quote
Kevin Bresnahan Posted July 19, 2011 Report Posted July 19, 2011 Harry Allen is playing at a small local club in Methuen, MA (The Sahara Jazz Club) tonight. I've seen him there several times and he's always put on a great show. I want to go, but I can't find anyone to go with me. Solo is OK, but I prefer having someone to share the experience with afterward. Quote
Van Basten II Posted July 23, 2011 Report Posted July 23, 2011 (edited) Went back to Gig city after a brief hiatus thanks to the help of a fine festival called Nuits D'Afrique (African nights) which focuses on African based music while still stretching a bit towards World Music in general. Saw Grupo Fantasma, their CDs are more interesting than their live playing as they become a bit too much of a dance party band live, their latin musis which incorporates a bit of jazz, reggae, funk and some hip hop tends to turn into something more generical as they try (too much) to please everyone instead of sounding unique nice version of Burning down the house though. Saw Bombino a hell of a band, in the vein of Ali Farka Toure but with more a rock attitude. Think of it Tiniwaren would be a more apt comparaison. Saw last night Oumou Sangaré, very dynamic performer backed by a very capable band. Edited July 23, 2011 by Van Basten II Quote
BillF Posted July 24, 2011 Report Posted July 24, 2011 Continuing this great summer for jazz gigs, this afternoon I saw local tenorman Dean Masser with the Gerry Tomlinson trio. Dean's choice of numbers included compositions by Dexter, Mobley, Griffin, Rollins and Stitt, so you know where he's coming from! Very nice listening! Quote
Leeway Posted July 25, 2011 Report Posted July 25, 2011 Heading up to Noo Yawk City Monday to check out the Ingrid Laubrock/ Tom Rainey and Catherine Sikora/ Ziv Ravitz shows. Laubrock is the real thing and Sikora has immense promise. Quote
BillF Posted July 25, 2011 Report Posted July 25, 2011 This evening I went to a gig hosted by the Bury Jazz Society (a name to conjure with) It was their annual gig, as they play records and watch DVDs for the rest of the year A local tenor and trombone quintet was joined by British jazz star Alan Barnes on alto and baritone. A great night's entertainment! Quote
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