FWIW, I'll be gone through Saturday

[Larry Kart]

until I get back.

[paul secor]

We'll try. But you know what happens when Dad's away.

[sonnymax]

I'm gonna cuss an' spit an' storm the cotton gin with some loose women.

[JSngry]

I'd make nice if I had the recipe. Anybody got one that doesn't contain eggs?

[sonnymax]

I'd make nice if I had the recipe. Anybody got one that doesn't contain eggs?

"It's nice to be nice to the nice" - Frank Burns

[Free For All]

OK, where does Larry keep the keys to the liquor cabinet?

[JSngry]

I smell eggs.

[ejp626]

All I know is if anybody starts booting any boots in this boot-free forum, he's gonna feel Larry's boot in the back of his bootin' head when he gets back.

Just sayin'

[Free For All]

[JSngry]

Are you ready, boots?

Edited October 17, 2011 by JSngry

[Larry Kart]

I'm back. Was in NYC. Caught some fine music, especially tenorman Jason Rigby at the Jazz Gallery with Russ Johnson (tpt), Mike Holober (pno), Cameron Brown (bs), and Mark Ferber (dms). Also caught vibist Chris Dingman at the Cornelia St. Cafe. Nice but a bit bland for my tastes. And I hate the Cornelia St. Cafe. One problem with jazz in NYC is too many clubs are run by arrogant assholes who seem determined to alienate their customers.

[Chuck Nessa]

Glad you had a fine time. Only musician you mentioned I am really familiar with is Cam Brown. First heard him in the Brian Trentham group at the Notre Dame Jazz Festival in 1964 (?). Next time I saw his name was in the personnel listing on a Saba lp by George Russell. Trentham was there too.

Guess I am officially an old fart, out of touch.

[Larry Kart]

Funny you should mention Trentham because my old friend (since high school) Bob Chatain (spent a lot of time with him in NY, as I always do) was an good amateur drummer at Columbia U. back in the '60s (modeled himself on Jimmy Cobb), and their regular sessions really came together when Cameron came on board. Bob has often told me what a terrific player Trentham was, but he seems to have vanished from sight many years ago.

[Larry Kart]

Nothing representative by Rigby on YouTube, just some conventional sideman big-band crap, but his entire album "The Sage" (2008) can be found on Spotify, featuring the same group I heard but with Gerald Cleaver on drums.

[AllenLowe]

while you were gone there were 3 pregnancies, one assault, and one instance of insider trading,

[Big Wheel]

One problem with jazz in NYC is too many clubs are run by arrogant assholes who seem determined to alienate their customers.

This is why I dig Jazz Standard despite the music shading toward too conservative for my tastes. At Iridium/Birdland/Blue Note I feel like I'm getting ripped off no matter how good the show is. Smoke is OK and the Vanguard is of course the Vanguard, but Jazz Standard was the first NYC club where I really felt like the management cared about making sure people enjoy themselves.

[Leeway]

If it's above Houston St, I'm not likely to go there. Most of the really interesting stuff is south of Houston and over the Williamsburg Bridge.

[Chuck Nessa]

while you were gone there were 3 pregnancies, one assault, and one instance of insider trading,

Sorry.

[Mark Stryker]

One problem with jazz in NYC is too many clubs are run by arrogant assholes who seem determined to alienate their customers.

This is why I dig Jazz Standard despite the music shading toward too conservative for my tastes. At Iridium/Birdland/Blue Note I feel like I'm getting ripped off no matter how good the show is. Smoke is OK and the Vanguard is of course the Vanguard, but Jazz Standard was the first NYC club where I really felt like the management cared about making sure people enjoy themselves.

There's a reason for this: The Jazz Standard and its affiliated restaurant Blue Smoke are part of the empire of Danny Meyer, whose other restaurants include Union Square Cafe, Gramarcy Tavern. 11 Madison Park among others. Meyer's ideas about hospitality effectively revolutionized New York restaurants when he opened the Union Square Cafe in the 80s when he was in his late 20s.

Edited October 25, 2011 by Mark Stryker

[Big Wheel]

One problem with jazz in NYC is too many clubs are run by arrogant assholes who seem determined to alienate their customers.

This is why I dig Jazz Standard despite the music shading toward too conservative for my tastes. At Iridium/Birdland/Blue Note I feel like I'm getting ripped off no matter how good the show is. Smoke is OK and the Vanguard is of course the Vanguard, but Jazz Standard was the first NYC club where I really felt like the management cared about making sure people enjoy themselves.

There's a reason for this: The Jazz Standard and its affiliated restaurant Blue Smoke are part of the empire of Danny Meyer, whose other restaurants include Union Square Cafe, Gramarcy Tavern. 11 Madison Park among others. Meyer's ideas about hospitality that effectively revolutionized New York restaurants when he opened the Union Square Cafe in the 80s when he was in his late 20s.

Huh, I had no idea. Thanks for the info! (And thank you, Mr. Meyer.)