BFrank Posted January 4, 2019 Report Posted January 4, 2019 Glad there's a map. I have a rough spreadsheet of the shows/venues/times which should help, too. Quote
BFrank Posted January 15, 2019 Report Posted January 15, 2019 My thumbnail review of the weekend (also posted in the "What Live Music ..." thread) Saturday: - Michael Formanek’s Very Practical Trio w/Tim Berne and Mary Halvorson. Enjoyable combination of musicians. I've seen her with Formanek, but not Berne before. It worked. - Maria Grand DiaTribe w/Faye Victor. Nothing notable about the band, but Faye was outstanding. At Bar Zinc - terrible venue for a festival. Long narrow space with front half table seating only w/one drink minimum. Back half is the bar, but unless you're AT the front of the bar it was very difficult to see the stage. Overall difficult if you're venue hopping. - Ralph Alessi and "This Against That" w/Ravi Coltrane, Drew Gress, Andy Milne, Mark Ferber. Very good sextet performance. Ravi is getting stronger all the time. Surprisingly light attendance for this show. - Ben LaMar Gay. Nice sounding neo-jazz with a groove and vocals. At Nublu in the E. Village - a LONG walk from Bleeker St. - Joshua Abrams & Natural Information Society + Hamid Drake. Again ... nice sounding groove, but I left after a half hour of noodling. Sunday: - Pocket Science with Gary Bartz, Kahil El Zabar, Jamaladeen Tacuma, Robert Irving III. Excellent set especially since I've never seen Tacuma or Zabar before. Nice auditorium, but for some reason they had the band near the back wall of the stage instead of up front. - Dave Liebman, Adam Rudolph & Hamid Drake. Three sets in a row at Subculture, like kh. Interesting trio and pretty abstract. - Allison Miller and Carmen Staaf ‘Science Fair’ w/Dayna Stephens, Jason Palmer, Matt Penman. The discovery of the weekend for me. I wasn't familiar with Miller, and her drumming is outstanding. Staaf is a force to be reckoned with, too. - JD Allen Encounters David Murray. Very intense and a good way to close the festival for me. Allen has a solid Rollins/Coltrane presence and of course Murray takes his Ayler blowing to the max. They played off each other very well. Looking forward to NEXT year! Quote
kh1958 Posted March 29, 2019 Author Report Posted March 29, 2019 Dates of 2020 Winter Jazzfest: January 9-18 Quote
BFrank Posted March 29, 2019 Report Posted March 29, 2019 1 hour ago, kh1958 said: Dates of 2020 Winter Jazzfest: January 9-18 I'm ready! Quote
kh1958 Posted March 29, 2019 Author Report Posted March 29, 2019 (edited) 9 hours ago, BFrank said: I'm ready! I'm definitely addicted to music festivals--I went to five last year. All had their own distinct charms and drawbacks. Next up, the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival (for the seventh time, the sixth year in a row). Edited March 29, 2019 by kh1958 Quote
BFrank Posted March 29, 2019 Report Posted March 29, 2019 3 hours ago, kh1958 said: I'm definitely addicted to music festivals--I went to five last year. All had their own distinct charms and drawbacks. Next up, the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival (for the seventh time, the sixth year in a row). Cool! I went to the NO Jazzfest a couple of times in the late 80s. Lotsa fun, for sure. It's too big for me now, and I don't like outdoor music festivals anymore. I went to SXSW for ten years which was great and I like their model of shows in multiple venues in an urban setting. Much more intimate. Even with that, SXSW got too big and I now to go the Big Ears Fest in Knoxville and planning on another year of the NYC WJF. Quote
kh1958 Posted March 29, 2019 Author Report Posted March 29, 2019 I actually like NOJHF the best. I rarely go to the big outdoor stages, mostly sticking to the seated/tented jazz and blues stages. What I like is the juxtaposition of different genres of music that I listen to (jazz, blues, African, other World music) and the combination of the high level of local talent with national/international talent. (This year there are 688 musical acts booked; 600 of them are from Louisiana.) Where else can I listen to a set of Mississippi Hill Country blues by Cedric Burnside, then take a short walk and see Lee Konitz (which happened a couple of years ago)? And whereas I used to think traditional New Orleans jazz was not worth bothering with after the early 1960s, I now know that is completely wrong. And the food is great. Quote
BFrank Posted March 30, 2019 Report Posted March 30, 2019 12 hours ago, kh1958 said: I actually like NOJHF the best. I rarely go to the big outdoor stages, mostly sticking to the seated/tented jazz and blues stages. What I like is the juxtaposition of different genres of music that I listen to (jazz, blues, African, other World music) and the combination of the high level of local talent with national/international talent. (This year there are 688 musical acts booked; 600 of them are from Louisiana.) Where else can I listen to a set of Mississippi Hill Country blues by Cedric Burnside, then take a short walk and see Lee Konitz (which happened a couple of years ago)? And whereas I used to think traditional New Orleans jazz was not worth bothering with after the early 1960s, I now know that is completely wrong. And the food is great. I would never diss NO, that's for sure. As for the juxtaposition of different genres, JazzFest is certainly that, but I think Big Ears beats it. Quote
kh1958 Posted March 30, 2019 Author Report Posted March 30, 2019 Big Ears certainly wins in the avant garde side of jazz (though Kidd Jordan can put up a pretty good fight). I would note that Big Ears substantially increased the jazz content last year and carried that over to the current year. It's not a given this will continue. Quote
BFrank Posted March 31, 2019 Report Posted March 31, 2019 13 hours ago, kh1958 said: Big Ears certainly wins in the avant garde side of jazz (though Kidd Jordan can put up a pretty good fight). I would note that Big Ears substantially increased the jazz content last year and carried that over to the current year. It's not a given this will continue. I remember seeing Kidd Jordan at the NOJF and he was great! Quote
kh1958 Posted October 11, 2019 Author Report Posted October 11, 2019 Attention! 2020 Lineup announcement and other revelations coming on October 16th, stay tuned. Quote
BFrank Posted October 12, 2019 Report Posted October 12, 2019 7 hours ago, kh1958 said: Attention! 2020 Lineup announcement and other revelations coming on October 16th, stay tuned. I wonder what they mean by "Other Revelations"? Quote
kh1958 Posted October 12, 2019 Author Report Posted October 12, 2019 7 hours ago, BFrank said: I wonder what they mean by "Other Revelations"? Their website had a reference (now removed) to the "Brooklyn Marathon"--so perhaps the signature event of the festival is being moved out of Manhattan? Quote
BFrank Posted October 12, 2019 Report Posted October 12, 2019 9 hours ago, kh1958 said: Their website had a reference (now removed) to the "Brooklyn Marathon"--so perhaps the signature event of the festival is being moved out of Manhattan? Huh. Interesting! Quote
kh1958 Posted October 16, 2019 Author Report Posted October 16, 2019 Impressive initial lineup announcement for 2020. ART BLAKEY CENTENNIAL BECCA STEVENS BEN WILLIAMS “I AM A MAN” BLACK’S MYTHS BRANDEE YOUNGER BRIGHT DOG RED CHRIS LIGHTCAP’S SUPERBIGMOUTH CONNIE HAN TRIO DAEDELUS DONNY MCCASLIN GROUP EUBANKS EVANS EXPERIENCE FROM DETROIT TO THE WORLD - CELEBRATING THE JAZZ LEGACY OF DETROIT AND MARCUS BELGRAVE GEORGE BURTON BAND GILLES PETERSON GODWIN LOUIS GOLDEN VALLEY IS NOW GREGOIRE MARET AND ROMAIN COLLIN’S “AMERICANA” W/ MARVIN SEWELL HALVORSON & DIETERICH HARISH RAGHAVAN ‘CALLS FOR ACTION’ HEROES ARE GANG LEADERS’ FEATURING JAMES BRANDON LEWIS HYPNOTIC BRASS BAND IKEBE SHAKEDOWN ISSAC DELGADO JAMIE BAUM & SHORT STORIES “OF STRUGGLES AND TRIUMPHS” JESSICA JONES QUARTET JESSICA PAVONE QUARTET JOE RUSSO JOEY ALEXANDER JOSÉ JAMES “NO BEGINNING NO END 2” KALIA VANDEVER KASSA OVERALL KAT EDMONSON KNEEBODY + MARK GUILIANA KOKOROKO L’RAIN LAKECIA BENJAMIN’S ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LOUIS HAYES MAE.SUN MAKAYA MCCRAVEN MARK GUILIANA (ARTIST IN RESIDENCE) MARQUIS HILL: NEW GOSPEL REVISITED MARY LATTIMORE MATTHEW WHITAKER MICHAEL OLATUJA’S “LAGOS PEPPER SOUP” MOSES BOYD NATE WOOLEY’S COLUMBIA ICEFIELD NIKARA AND BLACK WALL STREET NIR FELDER TRIO NITE BJUTI FEAT. VAL JEANTY, CANDICE HOYES AND MIMI JONES PASQUALE GRASSO PEOPLE’S CHAMPS POPPY AJUDHA QUIANA LYNELL RENE MARIE REVIVE BIG BAND RON CARTER SALAMI ROSE JOE LOUIS SAMANTHA BOSHNACK’S SEISMIC BELT SARATHY KORWAR SASHA BERLINER SEU JORGE SHEILA JORDAN SHIGETO LIVE ENSEMBLE STEVE LEHMAN TRIO FEATURING CRAIG TABORN STEVEN BERNSTEIN’S MTO@20 SUNNY JAIN WILD WILD EAST SUSAN ALCORN QUINTET THE BOGIE BAND FEATURING JOE RUSSO THE COOKERS THE JAZZ GALLERY ALLSTARS THEO BLECKMANN’S MIXTAPE THEO CROKER’S STAR PEOPLE NATION TIM BERNE’S ABSINT W/ DAVID TORN AND AURORA NEALAND TINEKE POSTMA FOUR + MANY MORE ARTISTS TBA Quote
Patrick Posted October 16, 2019 Report Posted October 16, 2019 Is "I Am a Man" Ron Miles rather than Ben Williams? Quote
kh1958 Posted October 16, 2019 Author Report Posted October 16, 2019 (edited) It would appear there is a group called Ben Williams I Am a Man. Edited October 16, 2019 by kh1958 Quote
kh1958 Posted October 18, 2019 Author Report Posted October 18, 2019 January 10, 11 & January 17 - 2020 NYC WINTER JAZZFEST MANHATTAN & BROOKLYN MARATHON MULTI-NIGHT PASSES *** EARLY BIRD DISCOUNTS AVAILABLE NOW *** <a href="https://venuepilot.co/events/29177/orders/new" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">< /a> Buy Tickets <a href="https://venuepilot.co/events/29177/orders/new" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">< /a> NYC Winter Jazzfest’s signature two-night Manhattan marathon will take place Friday, January 10 and Saturday, January 11 with performances at the recently reopened marquee venue Webster Hall as well as Le Poisson Rouge, Mercury Lounge, Zinc Bar, Subculture, The Bitter End, NuBlu, The Dance, SOBs, and Nuyorican Poets Cafe. A week later, on Friday January 17, the festival will host its first-ever Brooklyn-based Marathon night in venues including Brooklyn Bowl, Music Hall of Williamsburg, Rough Trade, National Sawdust, Sultan Room, and House of Yes. Marathon passes allow entry to all participating venues from early in the evening though late at night. Nightly Marathon artist lineups to be announced soon. Quote
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