Chalupa Posted June 22, 2007 Report Posted June 22, 2007 http://www.philly.com/philly/travel/visito...zz____more.html Quote
md655321 Posted July 24, 2007 Report Posted July 24, 2007 Anything on the horizon to look out for? Quote
Joe G Posted July 24, 2007 Report Posted July 24, 2007 Maria Schnieder Orchestra, Friday January 11th, Museum of Art. Rachel and I are planning on coming out for this one, and would enjoy hanging out with any board members. Quote
Chalupa Posted July 24, 2007 Report Posted July 24, 2007 Hey isn't it about time for Organissimo to play Philly??? 3 shows in August that look promising are Bobby Zankel Thursday 8/2 at Tritone NEGATIVLAND - It's All In Your Head FM @ International House Friday 8/3 and... AN EVENING WITH THE JENNY SCHEINMAN QUARTET with JENNY SCHEINMAN, violin NELS CLINE, el. guitar TODD SICKAFOOSE, double-bass JIM BLACK, drums @ the IH Tuesday 8/7 Quote
Chalupa Posted August 8, 2007 Report Posted August 8, 2007 Thursday, September 6 | 8pm Matthew Shipp Trio with Matthew Shipp, piano Joe Morris, double-bass Whit Dickey, drums Rose Recital Hall Fisher-Bennett Hall 4th Floor University of Pennsylvania 34th and Walnut streets (southeast corner) $12 General Admission Thursday, September 13 | 8pm Ellery Eskelin, tenor saxophone Vincent Courtois, cello Sylvie Courvoisier, piano Rose Recital Hall Fisher-Bennett Hall 4th Floor University of Pennsylvania 34th and Walnut streets (southeast corner) $12 General Admission Thursday, September 20 | 8pm Bern Nix Trio with Bern Nix, el. guitar Francios Grillot, bass Jackson Krall, drums + Charlie Ellerbee Trio with Charlie Ellerbee, el. guitar others to be announced The Rotunda 4014 Walnut Street Free Admission Sunday, September 23 | 4pm Bobby Zankel and the Warriors of the Wonderful Sound featuring special guests Odean Pope and Maugawane Mahoele performing the premiere of “A Force for Good” Warriors of the Wonderful Sound with Dan Peterson, reeds Elliot Levin, tenor saxophone/flute Rick Iannacone, el. guitar Patrick Hughes, trumpet Dylan Taylor, double-bass Bryan Rogers, tenor saxophone Tom Lawton, piano Larry Toft, trombone Dan Scofield, alto saxophone Bart Miltenberger, trumpet Craig McIver, drums Adam Hershberger Dan Blacksberg, trombone Church of the Advocate 18th and Diamond Street Saturday, October 6 | 8pm Marilyn Crispell, piano Mark Helias, double-bass Andrew Cyrille, drums + Paul Lytton, percussion/electronics Nate Wooley, trumpet Rose Recital Hall Fisher-Bennett Hall 4th Floor University of Pennsylvania 34th and Walnut streets (southeast corner) $20 General Admission Quote
Chalupa Posted August 19, 2007 Report Posted August 19, 2007 (edited) October, 22 2007 Burton Greene Trio @ Houston Hall 3417 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, 19104 Cost : Free Edited August 19, 2007 by J.H. Deeley Quote
felser Posted August 20, 2007 Report Posted August 20, 2007 Thursday, September 6 | 8pm Matthew Shipp Trio with Matthew Shipp, piano Joe Morris, double-bass Whit Dickey, drums Rose Recital Hall Fisher-Bennett Hall 4th Floor University of Pennsylvania 34th and Walnut streets (southeast corner) $12 General Admission Sunday, September 23 | 4pm Bobby Zankel and the Warriors of the Wonderful Sound featuring special guests Odean Pope and Maugawane Mahoele performing the premiere of “A Force for Good” Warriors of the Wonderful Sound with Dan Peterson, reeds Elliot Levin, tenor saxophone/flute Rick Iannacone, el. guitar Patrick Hughes, trumpet Dylan Taylor, double-bass Bryan Rogers, tenor saxophone Tom Lawton, piano Larry Toft, trombone Dan Scofield, alto saxophone Bart Miltenberger, trumpet Craig McIver, drums Adam Hershberger Dan Blacksberg, trombone Church of the Advocate 18th and Diamond Street Saturday, October 6 | 8pm Marilyn Crispell, piano Mark Helias, double-bass Andrew Cyrille, drums + Paul Lytton, percussion/electronics Nate Wooley, trumpet Rose Recital Hall Fisher-Bennett Hall 4th Floor University of Pennsylvania 34th and Walnut streets (southeast corner) $20 General Admission I'm definitely interested in the Shipp and the Crispell, though I'm not sure how Mrs. Felser will do with either of those. The Zankel would be good, but I have a healthy fear of 18th and Diamond St. Anyone else from Phillyissimo interested in attending any of these? Any advice on how to safely park your car to attend the Zankel? I don't want to be paranoid, but I also don't want to be naive. That's arguably the worst section of Philadelphia there, and I'm a suburbs guy. thx Quote
Chalupa Posted August 28, 2007 Report Posted August 28, 2007 Sunday, September 23 | 8pm From Between Trio with Jack Wright, alto/soprano saxophones Michel Doneda, soprano/sopranino saxophones Tatsuya Nakatani, percussion Philadelphia Art Alliance 251 S. 18th Street $10 General Admission Sunday, October 14 | 8pm Kidd Jordan Trio with Kidd Jordan, saxophones Joel Futterman, piano/saxophone/Indian flute Alvin Fielder, drums/percussion Philadelphia Art Alliance 251 S. 18th Street $12 General Admission Monday, October 22 | 8pm Burton Greene Trio with Burton Greene, piano Ed Schuller, bass George Schuller, drums Bodek Lounge Houston Hall University of Pennsylvania 3417 Spruce Street Free Admission Quote
Chalupa Posted September 23, 2007 Report Posted September 23, 2007 http://www.philly.com/philly/entertainment/9916627.html Posted on Sun, Sep. 23, 2007 Odean Pope carries jazz legacy gracefully By David R. Adler For The Inquirer It's twilight, the evening before Labor Day, and the weather is ideal. Odean Pope's tenor sax resounds in the verdant hills of the Awbury Arboretum, the site of Germantown's second annual John Coltrane Jazz Festival. Fronting his Saxophone Choir - a unique group consisting of nine saxophones, piano, bass and drums - Pope conducts and plays several signature pieces, attacking the breakneck tempo of "Prince Lasha," then easing into an unaccompanied solo on the dark, glowing ballad "Epitome." (These cuts and more can be heard on the brilliant 2006 release Locked and Loaded: Live at the Blue Note.) Like the surrounding trees, and like Coltrane, Pope has roots deep in the Philadelphia ground. Born in 1938 in Ninety Six, S.C., he moved here at age 12 with his parents and older brother. "It was a breath of fresh air," says Pope, who is performing today at a John Coltrane tribute at the Church of the Advocate in Philadelphia. "After being in the country, suddenly you're in one of the major cities. Bright lights, really inspiring. It changed my life drastically." Pope's love of music, however, was kindled down South. Both of his parents were musicians in the local Baptist church. Starting on keyboard, then clarinet, Pope took up tenor sax after hearing Illinois Jacquet and Arnett Cobb with Lionel Hampton's band at the Earle Theatre (demolished in 1953). Venturing into public with gigs in and around Philly, Pope soon gained an important mentor. All modern saxophonists are in some sense Coltrane's heirs, but Pope was his friend. In the mid-'50s, the two transplanted Carolinians would practice together, often joined by the (obscure) piano innovator Hasaan Ibn-Ali. "Coltrane got me my first major gig, with [organist] Jimmy Smith," says Pope, 68, seated at the kitchen table of his Mount Airy home, where he lives with Cis, his wife of nearly 40 years. His grown son and daughter live out of town. Following Coltrane's example, Pope forged an identity as focused as it was multifaceted. He spent 1967 working with the legendary drummer Max Roach. In the early '70s, he co-led the early fusion band Catalyst, which recorded four albums. Then, in 1979, Roach invited Pope to join his innovative quartet - a gig that lasted until 2002. Roach died on Aug. 15. Speaking two days before the New York funeral, Pope was mournful but full of gratitude: "There was so much information, traveling with this great man. When I reflect back on all those beautiful memories, I feel he's still here." Pope's latest quartet album, To the Roach, is a poignant tribute to the last originator of bebop. Mentored by the prophets of jazz modernism, Pope is now something of an icon himself, though he lives by Coltrane's humble creed. "Trane made you realize you're only a small part of this whole thing here," Pope insists. But humility doesn't preclude what is arguably the most important task for a jazz musician: finding one's own voice, the quest of a lifetime. "Every morning," Pope declares, "I get up and try to develop Odean Pope. It might mean taking one little fragment and drilling on it, over and over, until I can say, 'This sounds like me.' " With a burly, low-register tenor sound, Pope works in the interstitial space between mainstream and avant-garde jazz, a space that Coltrane did much to create. He expounds radiant melodies, intricate themes and swinging tempos alongside more free-form concepts. In recent years, he has made a number of fine recordings for the audiophile CIMP label. Pope's next CIMP recording, slated for early next year, will feature alto saxophonist Bobby Zankel, another Philly-based musician. But before that, today at the Church of the Advocate (18th and Diamond), Pope will appear as a guest soloist with Zankel's big band, the Warriors of the Wonderful Sound. The performance falls on Coltrane's birthday and commemorates the 40th year since his death in 1967. "I'd like to bring out the great variety of things that Odean does so beautifully," Zankel says. "Odean is a great example of someone who defied categories. We used to play Latin gigs together. He could play behind [soul singer] Millie Jackson, or with organ groups, or with Catalyst, or [avant-garde drummer] Sunny Murray. It was no problem." If a single sound captures Pope's musical identity, is is the Saxophone Choir, formed in 1977. Liken it to a big band and and Pope will correct you: "It's a choir. It derives from my hometown in South Carolina. When I came to Philly, I was always looking for something that could recapture all the bright moments I shared in the Baptist church." The tenor sax alone reminded Pope of church vocals. Adding eight more saxes seemed natural. Over the course of 15 years, the choir released three compelling, if unheralded, albums (The Saxophone Shop, The Ponderer, Epitome) on the Italian Soul Note label. Then, in December 2004, during a three-night stint at the Blue Note in New York, the choir secured some of its rightful glory. Subsequently released on the Half Note label as Locked & Loaded, the Blue Note shows featured three guest saxophone soloists: James Carter, Joe Lovano, and Philadelphia-born Michael Brecker, who was soon diagnosed with the blood disease that ended his life in January. In an immortal performance, Pope and Brecker go head-to-head on the feverish track "Coltrane Time." Stocked with such players as Elliot Levin, Julian Pressley and Terrence Brown, the choir has a sinewy musical texture, robust without being shrill. It can blow with gale force or supple grace, as Pope's music demands. "I want my work with the choir to be coordinated and very thought-out," Pope says. "Sometimes it takes me a whole year to write one tune." In preparing Locked & Loaded for release, Pope and his producers got a surprise: Ornette Coleman, arguably the father of avant-garde jazz, asked to write the liner notes. In the '50s, when the controversial Coleman came to play Philadelphia's Showboat Lounge, a young Odean Pope was in the audience. In 2004, Coleman reciprocated, coming to hear Pope at the Blue Note. In his inimitably cryptic notes, Coleman praises Pope's "non-resolutional ideas" and hears the choir's music as a "sound map" for "the installation of new territories." There's enough material in the can for a second Blue Note volume. The choir sings on. To hear Odean Pope and his Saxophone Choir, go to http://go.philly. com/albums If You Go Jazz in the Sanctuary: A John Coltrane Tribute is at 4 p.m. today at the Church of the Advocate, 18th and Diamond Streets. Featuring Bobby Zankel and the Warriors of the Wonderful Sound, with special guests Odean Pope, Ruth Naomi Floyd, and Maugawane Mahoele. Tickets are $15 at the door. Information: 215-232-4485. Quote
Chalupa Posted December 31, 2007 Report Posted December 31, 2007 http://www.philly.com/philly/entertainment...p_classics.html Old-school drummer shares laughs, post-bebop classics By David R. Adler For The Inquirer You can't accuse Mickey Roker of taking himself too seriously. At Ortlieb's Jazzhaus on Saturday night, the septuagenarian drummer shared laughs with the front-table customers and waitstaff. Bassist Mike Boone introduced the band, and when he got to Roker, the drummer began to boo himself. If Roker is the "dean" of Ortlieb's, as it is said, then Boone is the club's provost, one of the many talents Roker has groomed over the years. With Sid Simmons on piano and special guest Joe Ford on alto and soprano saxophones, they set out to explore classics of the post-bebop canon. Born in Miami in 1932, Granville "Mickey" Roker came to Philadelphia at a young age and went on to become one of the city's jazz ambassadors, a valued sideman to the best in the music. Many great recordings bear his name, including Sonny Rollins on Impulse!, Herbie Hancock's Speak Like a Child, Dizzy Gillespie's Dizzy's Big 4, and more recently, Rev.elation by Joe Locke's Milt Jackson Tribute Band. When he's not backing distinguished visitors (like Von Freeman at the Kimmel Center in 2005), Roker flies under the radar in Northern Liberties, sticking to his old-school guns. On Saturday, the quartet picked songs as they went, and the familiar menu suggested little if any preparation time with Ford. No matter; the group found its stride, and Roker pushed the music forward with sportive determination. The show opened at a moderate pace with the Johnny Burke Jimmy Van Heusen staple "It Could Happen to You," and continued with Joe Henderson's Latin-tinged "Recordame." Ford, a longtime associate of McCoy Tyner, rendered melodies with a casual flair and offered densely packed solos. His soprano on Jerome Kern's "All the Things You Are" and Freddie Hubbard's "Up Jumped Spring" was especially lucid. Frank Foster's "Simone," in a brisk 3/4 tempo, brought forth Simmons' most inspired statement, even if the out-of-tune piano did him a disservice. It was the fast-swinging blues "Tenor Madness" that stretched the music to its limit. Roker thrashed at the kit as he traded solo choruses with Simmons and Ford. "I'm too old to play that hard!" he exclaimed afterward. Evidently not. Quote
Ron S Posted January 7, 2008 Report Posted January 7, 2008 Joe Gloss (of organissimo), Rachel (of the Board), Leslie (of my house), and I are going to see the Maria Schneider Orchestra this Friday at Art After 5 at the Art Museum (5:00-8:45 PM). Any other Phillyissimo members planning to attend? (And yes, this will be exactly one year after the triumphant debut by organissimo at the same venue. ) Quote
Joe G Posted January 7, 2008 Report Posted January 7, 2008 What's happening on Saturday? I'll be up for more music. Quote
Ron S Posted January 7, 2008 Report Posted January 7, 2008 Good. We were hoping you'd bring your guitar. Quote
Chalupa Posted January 7, 2008 Report Posted January 7, 2008 Joe Gloss (of organissimo), Rachel (of the Board), Leslie (of my house), and I are going to see the Maria Schneider Orchestra this Friday at Art After 5 at the Art Museum (5:00-8:45 PM). Any other Phillyissimo members planning to attend? (And yes, this will be exactly one year after the triumphant debut by organissimo at the same venue. ) I'm gonna try to make it. Game time decision. Quote
Chalupa Posted January 7, 2008 Report Posted January 7, 2008 (edited) What's happening on Saturday? I'll be up for more music. Friday, 11 January 2008 Grant Stewart/Larry McKenna Organ Quartet — Chris' Jazz Cafe, 1421 Sansom St, Philadelphia Jan 11 (Fri) — 8 & 10 pm — $12 Jonathan Barnes Quartet — Chris' Jazz Cafe, 1421 Sansom St, Philadelphia Jan 11 (Fri) — 11:30 pm - 2 am — $8 Saturday, 12 January 2008 Steve Lehman Quintet — CD release for: On Meaning (Pi Recordings hear sound samples) — Jonathan Finlayson (trumpet), Steve Lehman (alto saxophone), Chris Dingman (vibraphone), Matt Brewer (bass), Tyshawn Sorey (drums) — International House, 3701 Chestnut St, Philadelphia Jan 12 (Sat) — 8 pm — $12 The Antfarm Quartet — CD release for "Dialogues Pt. 2" — Paul Jost/Vocal and Harmonica Jim Ridl/Piano Tim Lekan/Bass Bob Shomo/Drums, — Chris' Jazz Cafe, 1421 Sansom St, Philadelphia Jan 12 (Sat) — 8 & 10 pm — $15 Three Way Street — Chris' Jazz Cafe, 1421 Sansom St, Philadelphia Jan 12 (Sat) — 11:30 pm - 2 am — $8 Richie Havens Saturday 1/12/2008 7:30 pm EST World Cafe Live Philadelphia, PA Floor/Loge: $28 + $5 processing fee Philadelphia Orchestra: Bernstein Festival: West Side Story http://www.kimmelcenter.org/cgi-bin/displa...2;event_id=2470 Edited January 7, 2008 by J.H. Deeley Quote
Ron S Posted January 7, 2008 Report Posted January 7, 2008 Who's at Ortlieb's? Their web site still has the December schedule up. Quote
Joe G Posted January 7, 2008 Report Posted January 7, 2008 Will there be student recitals @ Curtis? Quote
Chalupa Posted January 7, 2008 Report Posted January 7, 2008 Who's at Ortlieb's? Their web site still has the December schedule up. I'm guessing Mickey Roker. Quote
Chalupa Posted January 7, 2008 Report Posted January 7, 2008 (edited) Will there be student recitals @ Curtis? I think they are on winter break right now. EDIT: Nope. http://www.curtis.edu/html/50110.shtml Edited January 7, 2008 by J.H. Deeley Quote
Ron S Posted January 7, 2008 Report Posted January 7, 2008 Those are M, W, and F evenings, and don't resume again until Wednesday, 1/16. Quote
rachel Posted January 7, 2008 Report Posted January 7, 2008 ...and paging Mr. Peter Johnson! Hopefully he is or will be back in Philly by the week-end. Quote
Jim Alfredson Posted January 7, 2008 Report Posted January 7, 2008 Hope you guys have fun. Wish we could be there. I bet the show will be killer. Quote
Peter Johnson Posted January 7, 2008 Report Posted January 7, 2008 Checking in from the shittiest hotel (emphasis on the "ho") I've ever stayed in--the Comfort Inn in beautiful suburban Toledo, Ohio. Four days into the trip east--and having a hell of a time finding labrador-friendly accomodations! Oh well. I'm only here for eight hours' sleep en route to New York tomorrow. Missed the pileup in Wisconsin by minutes because I pulled off the highway to get a bite to eat. Damn! Anyway--yes, I do believe I'll be there! Can't wait to meet you guys! Quote
Ron S Posted January 7, 2008 Report Posted January 7, 2008 Peter, give me a call when you get in. Quote
Aggie87 Posted January 7, 2008 Report Posted January 7, 2008 Checking in from the shittiest hotel (emphasis on the "ho") I've ever stayed in--the Comfort Inn in beautiful suburban Toledo, Ohio. Four days into the trip east--and having a hell of a time finding labrador-friendly accomodations! Oh well. I'm only here for eight hours' sleep en route to New York tomorrow. Missed the pileup in Wisconsin by minutes because I pulled off the highway to get a bite to eat. Damn! Anyway--yes, I do believe I'll be there! Can't wait to meet you guys! Stop by Conn's house in Toledo for a quick game of chess before you leave! Quote
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