mjzee Posted March 23, 2013 Report Posted March 23, 2013 We leave in the morning - Louisville, Nashville, Memphis, Jackson, Baton Rouge and finally Houston. Seems like an interesting route to us. Lotsa good eating along that route. I'll try to say hi to you at the show. Quote
Chuck Nessa Posted March 23, 2013 Report Posted March 23, 2013 We leave in the morning - Louisville, Nashville, Memphis, Jackson, Baton Rouge and finally Houston. Seems like an interesting route to us. Lotsa good eating along that route. I'll try to say hi to you at the show. Please say hi. I will be the fellow irritating the folks around me. :-) Quote
J.A.W. Posted March 23, 2013 Report Posted March 23, 2013 We leave in the morning - Louisville, Nashville, Memphis, Jackson, Baton Rouge and finally Houston. Seems like an interesting route to us.Looks like a great trip. Have fun! Quote
Aggie87 Posted March 25, 2013 Report Posted March 25, 2013 Wish I could make it up to Houston for this. Sadly it's a busy work week and a kid week for me. Plus I just spent my few available shekels in NY & Philly this past week. Sigh. Quote
Chuck Nessa Posted March 25, 2013 Report Posted March 25, 2013 We are on the road - Memphis tonight, Baton Rouge tomorrow. Any food recommendations for Baton Rouge? Quote
clifford_thornton Posted March 25, 2013 Report Posted March 25, 2013 So wish I could be there. Say hi to Alvin for me, please! Quote
Chuck Nessa Posted March 28, 2013 Report Posted March 28, 2013 (edited) The duo concert was very fine. Had good conversations with them and Tani Tabbal and Jaribu Shahid. Edit for silly typo. Edited March 28, 2013 by Chuck Nessa Quote
GregK Posted March 29, 2013 Report Posted March 29, 2013 The duo concert was very fine. Had good conversations with them and Tani Tabbal and Jaribu Shahid. Edit for silly typo. lucky. Cool road trip and some great live music. Quote
mjzee Posted March 30, 2013 Report Posted March 30, 2013 (edited) Wonderful show. Very powerful. Great to see fellow Organissimites Chuck, Jim, Joe, and I know I've forgotten someone. Edited March 30, 2013 by mjzee Quote
CraigP Posted March 30, 2013 Report Posted March 30, 2013 Wonderful show. Very powerful. Great to see fellow Organissimites Chuck, Jim, Joe, and I know I've forgotten someone. CraigP! Quote
JSngry Posted March 30, 2013 Author Report Posted March 30, 2013 Yes to all that. Just took a few hours to eliminate several decades of bad feelings about Houston. Roscoe is indeed a Miracle Worker! Quote
mjzee Posted March 30, 2013 Report Posted March 30, 2013 Yes, CraigP! Great to meet all of you, and Chuck's wife too. Hope they have an easy trip back north. Some pix: That last little encore they played - it was a tune that sounded familiar (esp. the riff that Hugh Ragin played). Anyone know what it was? Quote
Joe Posted March 30, 2013 Report Posted March 30, 2013 A bit of history re: the El Dorado Ballroom (a truly historic site): http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/xde02 http://projectrowhouses.org/community/eldorado/ Quote
CraigP Posted March 30, 2013 Report Posted March 30, 2013 (edited) Here's a photo my brother-in-law took before the show: Edited March 30, 2013 by CraigP Quote
Chuck Nessa Posted March 30, 2013 Report Posted March 30, 2013 Great to see so many group members. A (sadly, late in the game) group photo shoot was organized but CraigP and charlesp (I think that's his moniker here) were gone and/or missed. I will probably post something when we return home. Quote
JSngry Posted March 30, 2013 Author Report Posted March 30, 2013 I will say that besides creating a music that damn near compels you to follow along as the logic unfolds, the momentum gathers, the energies coalesce even tighter, and you eventually "get there" (where indeed you always were from the first note), all at a pace that is deliberately deliberate, playing the gambit that yes, this is RIGHT (and indeed, it always is), Roscoe Mitchell is a very visually compelling artist as well. I've never been in a position to really observe his posture, horn-holding positions, body movement, and footwork before last night, but there was a body-dimension at work that was nothing short of being as musical as the music. Nothing overtly "showy" or anything, just...there. And the guy knows how to wear a tie, let me tell you that. Quote
charlesp Posted March 30, 2013 Report Posted March 30, 2013 I am sorry that I missed the group photo. I had a 3-hour drive back to San Antonio. The music was transcendent and the venue was a perfect fit. Playing Snurdy McGurdy and her Dancin' Shoes right now! Is anyone familiar with Roscoe Mitchell's Sound Ensemble Live in Detroit on Cecma? Charles Quote
Chuck Nessa Posted April 6, 2013 Report Posted April 6, 2013 Joe, JSngry, mjzee and me at the end of the evening. Quote
Chuck Nessa Posted April 6, 2013 Report Posted April 6, 2013 Another pic. I swear to all that I did not accept the contract Jim gave me. Quote
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