Live Streaming Concerts

[bertrand]

On 8/12/2021 at 0:15 PM, sidewinder said:

Pure Pleasure have given a revised date of Sept 4 for the streaming event.

Do you have a link for this? Thanks!

[sidewinder]

Details and links

https://www.thejazzmann.com/news/article/strata-east-label-celebrates-50-years-with-live-and-online-performances-at-birdland-new-york-city

Edited September 3, 2021 by sidewinder

[bertrand]

Yikes, are all Birdland livestreams that poor quality audio and video?

[LWayne]

Thought the same thing as I watched last night as well. Great musicians, playing well, but the concert was undermined by technical issues- poor audio and video.

Not sure why cameras were placed so far back as to have the servers constantly walk through the field of vision.

What a shame.

By comparison, watched the Tim Berne and Matt Mitchell show at Soapbox right before and the feed was excellent. Could even pick up on between song banter by the musicians.

LWayne

[kh1958]

Smalls honoring veteran musicians.

We decided to honor several musicians who have had impact on our Smalls eco-system by creating the "SmallsLIVE Living Masters Award".  Our criterion is that the musician must be 65 years or older.  He or she must have had a significant career in jazz and recognition by their peers and, finally, had to have had a relationship with Smalls (or Mezzrow). This award has two components.  One is a cash award to the recipient and the other component is a live performance and recording at the club.  Our goal is to benefit and document these lifelong artists.

The first award went to a project co-led by Tyler Mitchell and saxophonist Marshall Allen (96 years old).  They did an amazing live show that we preserved with audio and video recordings.  The second recipient arrives today to New York from France, the great Kirk Lightsey.  It's our great honor to bring Kirk back to the city, first time back since the pandemic.  He will perform at Smalls on Tuesday night and Mezzrow on Wednesday.  Thursday afternoon we will be doing a closed door recording of Kirk's group that features Mark Whitfield, Santi Debreano and Victor Lewis.  The third recipient will is the wonderful Sheila Jordan and she will do her project along with Alan Broadbent and Harvie S on October 25th.  Other musicians chosen for this award include, Steve Nelson, George Cables, Victor Lewis, Frank Lacy and David Liebman.  Please watch for them as we announce their upcoming concert dates.