Steve Reynolds Posted October 16 Report Share Posted October 16 (edited) Darius is great live. I’ve heard him play stuff I’ve never heard on record. fwiw you dudes are spoiled (but not as much as I am) with Edwards/Sanders & Edwards/Noble I’m upset that Cleaver isn’t in NYC any longer and I don’t get to hear Lopez/Cleaver. Best combo along with Lopez/Peterson. Hoping Mat Maneri puts together a few shows this fall with his great quartet with Lucian Ban. Saw them 5 times last fall. I do hear Ches Smith, Tom Rainey all the time and I never take it for granted and even once in a while, Randy Peterson I saw Ches 4-5 times the last few weeks As far as bassists, some good younger ones finding their way: Henry Fraser, Kyle Motl, John Moran, Ana Abondolo, etc. also Sean Ali is great Brandon Lopez is the best bassist in NYC posted on the live shows thread: Nels Cline with Susan Alcorn & Booker Stardum last night was incredible. Mind blowing. Astounding from a variety of standpoints. Edited October 16 by Steve Reynolds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjazzg Posted October 16 Report Share Posted October 16 Olie Brice is the next one to inherit the Edwards mantle here I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Д.Д. Posted October 16 Report Share Posted October 16 6 hours ago, Steve Reynolds said: Brandon Lopez is the best bassist in NYC Well, Mark Helias is still active, right? He's got a new solo one, btw: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Reynolds Posted October 17 Report Share Posted October 17 (edited) Yes I’ve seen him fairly often the last 2 years. Playing as great as ever. As far as “jazz” bassists in NYC, Helias & Hebert are the best. Brandon Lopez is a great “jazz” bassist but besides his playing in Mat Maneri’s quartet, most of what he does is abstract improv. Untouchable in those areas. Genius. Edited October 17 by Steve Reynolds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vaudevillian Posted October 18 Report Share Posted October 18 On 10/15/2024 at 11:20 AM, Rabshakeh said: I saw Darius Jones recently at OTO with the usual OTO rhythm section. It was enjoyably aggressive, with enough to keep the interest going, but not necessarily that subtle or 'new'. Those earlier records are still really good, I think. Anything in particular you'd recommend? I'm still partial to the latest one...although I do get the criticism about it being quite basic. I don't know, sometimes I like stuff like that. A palate cleanser, maybe? (wasn't my interpretation of it the first time around but that could be the explanation, in hindsight) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabshakeh Posted October 18 Report Share Posted October 18 1 hour ago, Vaudevillian said: Anything in particular you'd recommend? I'm still partial to the latest one...although I do get the criticism about it being quite basic. I don't know, sometimes I like stuff like that. A palate cleanser, maybe? (wasn't my interpretation of it the first time around but that could be the explanation, in hindsight) The ones I liked most were Big Gurl and Mannish Boy. I assume those are the early ones to which others are referring as well. Those are by now classic albums, as far as I am concerned. Great cover art and great music. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlhoots Posted October 18 Report Share Posted October 18 On 8/1/2024 at 10:51 AM, colinmce said: If anyone missed out on the [Ahmed] 5xCD box set, it looks like he ran a second printing: https://ahmedquartet.bandcamp.com/album/giant-beauty Second printing box has been shipped to me. Now I only hope it arrives. 😎 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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