Charles LLoyd 2011 US tour dates

[GA Russell]

I got this press release today:

Many critics have opined that Lloyd's "New Quartet", with Jason Moran, Reuben Rogers and Eric Harland may be the best of all his groups. The quartet's previous release in this line-up, the live-recorded Rabo de Nube, met with across-the-board approval and was voted #1 album of the year in both the Critics and Readers Polls of JazzTimes.

The Quartet has toured extensively since the September release of Mirror both in the states and abroad. Early in the new year they will again hit the road in the USA:

January 20 - Hanover, NH - Hopkins Center Dartmouth College

January 21 and 22 - Boston, MA - Regattabar

January 23 - Burlington, VT - Flynn Center

January 25 - Amherst, MA - U Mass

January 28 - Middletown, CT - Wesleyan Univ.

January 29 - New York, NY - JALC – Rose Theater

January 30 - Buffalo, NY - Albright-Knox Gallery

And later in the year:

June 3 – Chicago, IL – Orchestra Hall – Charles Lloyd Quartet + Zakir Hussain

[relyles]

I attended the concert last night at UMASS. Overall, it was an enjoyable evening of music. As expected based on his recent recordings Lloyd’s group was not overly aggressive or overpowering. Instead, there was a somewhat subtle intensity at the foundation of the music. They played a varied set consisting of mostly slow to medium tempo tunes, but the quartet also performed a couple of pleasantly soulful/bluesy tunes that my friend commented revealed Lloyd’s Memphis roots. The set list included some recognizable tunes such as a Thelonious Monk ballad and snippets of other things as well as Lloyd originals. I think the most impressive characteristic of the quartet is that they have developed a nice symbiotic relationship after playing together for a couple of years. They obviously enjoy performing together and were indeed “playful” at various times during the performance. This certainly enhanced the enjoyment of the concert. In this group Moran seems to be the most imaginative soloist, but Lloyd plays with a much more affecting feeling that focuses on sound as opposed to notes. The contrast between the two works nicely. Rogers was admirable in his role of laying down the foundation and Harland impressed as well.

I also have a ticket to the concert Friday night at Wesleyan that I am now looking forward to attending.

[Van Basten II]

No trips North of the border ?

[ejp626]

  On 12/14/2010 at 11:11 PM, GA Russell said:

I got this press release today:

Many critics have opined that Lloyd's "New Quartet", with Jason Moran, Reuben Rogers and Eric Harland may be the best of all his groups. The quartet's previous release in this line-up, the live-recorded Rabo de Nube, met with across-the-board approval and was voted #1 album of the year in both the Critics and Readers Polls of JazzTimes.

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June 3 – Chicago, IL – Orchestra Hall – Charles Lloyd Quartet + Zakir Hussain

I believe I have a ticket for this; if not, I will get one, as I am a subscriber to the CSO.

Also, it looks like Jason Moran is playing with Ken Vandermark (WTF?) in two weeks at the Green Mill. I will try to make that as well.

[relyles]

Friday night's concert was somewhat different. I described the show Tuesday as "playful". The overall tone of the concert was a bit more earnest. The set list was different as well. In addition, jason Moran's wife, Alica Hall Moran a classical soprano singer guested on several tunes. Since her singing is not really coming from the jazz perspective, the texture of the tunes she joined the group on was different. Other than the differences, Jason Moran's playing still interests me the most. Lloyd's Coltrane inspired playing is okay, but I am still not totally won over. In any event, both concerts were enjoyable and I am glad I went.

[LWayne]

Charles Lloyd New Quartet performance yesterday afternoon at the Albright Knox Art Gallery was smokin'. They mostly played selections from the recent CD "Mirror" with a killin' blues number as an encore. I was very impressed with Eric Harland's playing. I saw him last year with SF Jazz Collective as well. The man is truly at the top of his game right now.

Charles Lloyd signed autographs after the show for a large crowd. I had heard rumors beforehand that he could be "difficult" at times, but the man seemed to be in fine spirits throughout and very accomodating.

More about the show later...

Link to review from The Buffalo News:

http://www.buffalonews.com/entertainment/gusto/music/concert-reviews/article328971.ece

Regards,

LWayne

Edited February 1, 2011 by LWayne