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Steve Reynolds

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  1. Mat Maneri’s Quartet was off the chain last night. 2 full sets. Stunning. playing on 4/7 in Philly Nasheet Waits is insanely great especially when he elevates to an intensity one didn’t know existed. This happened earlier this year in a group with Darius Jones. Recently also saw him with Peter Evans & Brian Marsella. That night he played a sequence on brushes that was sublime and stunning.
  2. Lots of great shows recently including Chris Cochrane’s dual ensembles, Ches Smith’s Laugh Ash tonight Mat Maneri’s Ash Quartet with Brandon Lopez, Lucian Ban & the *great* Randy Peterson tomorrow night Tim Berne’s Paraphrase with Drew Gress & the *great* Tom Rainey Friday a multiple ensemble gig including Lao Dan in duo with the *great* Chris Corsano to hear these 3 incredible drummers 3 nights in a row from within 10 feet is a dream turned into reality then it’s my wonderful life in retirement blessed to live where I live still,,,,, Coming Down the Mountain
  3. Yes / Gregg is very very good by now. He was good early last year. Now he’s getting to a new level. Plus Tim & Tom are grand masters.
  4. That Hemphill suite (if it’s the one I’ve heard them play twice) is very challenging but it sure paid off in the end. Glad you got to see the trio. I’m spoiled as they play most Thursdays in Brooklyn in various configurations. I’m especially grateful to be able to see the *great* Tom Rainey live so often with Berne and in many other groups.
  5. Enjoy. I’ve seen the trio often plus with guests. I think they are incredible.
  6. Wilkerson especially as he rarely leaves Chicago fwiw Michael Foster with strings this past Sunday was transformative including Webb Crawford, Deyung Kim, Nava Dunkelman & Anna Abondolo included Ellington, Strayhorn & Fred Anderson compositions to create a 30 minute suite that organically mixes radical freely improvised music with the compositions. brilliant to the nth degree
  7. Last night at The Stone Brian Marsella, Peter Evans & Nasheet Waits Tonight at The Stone: Marsella, Billy Martin, John Medeski & Cyro Baptista the amount of keyboard gear is awesome for this 75 person theatre! Big Leslie amp 10-12 feet from me. Medeski will be 7-8 feet from me and I’m in the second row.
  8. Brandon Lopez/Gerald Cleaver Mark Dresser/Gerry Hemingway Barry Guy/Paul Lytton
  9. Late change gabby couldn’t make it due to a travel issue and was replaced by Mat Maneri who took a cab from the airport after just flying in from New Orleans. Mind blowing incendiary set from the quartet with the great man playing as great or even better than ever. Impossible to convey the depth and gravity of the collectively improvised music I heard tonight. Lordy Lordy Get Ready to Receive Yourself
  10. Missed Berne last night as I was a bit tired with an achy back but I’m at The Stone tonight Simon Hanes, gabby fluke-mogul, Anthony Coleman & Billy Martin Let’s GO!!
  11. Last night Simon Hanes, Anna Abondolo, Jon Starks & Ches Smith at The Stone at New School Simon & Anna on electric basses. Dual drummers. Alternated first half of the set with one of them sometimes using an octave pedal. 45 minute set of 5 improvisations. Brilliant unique blistering music. nobody better than Ches Smith in this context. Force of Nature. Simon is great and Anna is a young genius. I’d seen her twice on double bass but last night a whole other thing. Astounding young musician. She’s probably 24-25. will be back Friday and/or Saturday night tonight Tim Berne with Gregg Belisle-Chi and Tom Rainey
  12. Lots of shows the past 2 weeks! Highlights Tony Malaby 2 great sets on 2 different Saturday nights at Barbes Tim Berne with his trio with Rainey augmented by the *great* Oscar Noriega on b-flat clarinet Rubin Kodheli on cello with Mary, Trevor Dunn & Brian Chase Matt Nelson solo soprano saxophone, Michael Foster duo with Webb Crawford & a great trio with James Paul Nadian and two young musicians on altered electric guitar & electric bass tonight at Jazz Gallery 7 Poets Trio with Tomas Fujiwara, Tomeka Reid & Patricia Brennan double bill with Tomeka’s quartet with Mary, Jason & Tomas
  13. Should be a recording of Rubin Kodheli, Mary Halvorson, Trevor Dunn & Brian Chase from this past Sunday night!! and Ches Smith, Mary & Nick Dunston from 2 weeks ago plus a trio with Mary, Tomas Fujiwara & Henry Fraser from 2/14 among the numerous shows I’ve seen these might have been the best this month. all freely improvised magical performances Mary is best in these small group improv settings
  14. 55-56 minute continuous improvisation. Genius level performance. Maybe the best I’ve ever heard Mary play. Stunning. Invention and true on the spot compositional improvisation. Very impressed with Henry Fraser. First time hearing him. Very strong more than holding his own in elite company. Tomas has it all and yet his typical restraint was combined with the most explosive playing I’ve ever heard from him.
  15. Tomas Fujiwara with Henry Fraser & Mary Halvorson at The Stone at The New School tomorrow night Tim Berne with Gregg Belisle-Chi, Trevor Dunn & Tom Rainey at Lowlands Saturday night Open Loose with Mark Helias, Tony Malaby & Tom Rainey with Tim Berne guesting at Barbes
  16. Thank you Sir SO glad you were able to experience this what a “front line”
  17. 2 great sets tonight in NYC. My friend and I were 10 feet from Tom Rainey. Will see him again twice next week. I can never get enough of the *great* Tom Rainey. Peaking madly. Next Thursday with Tim Berne’s group then Saturday 2/17 with Open Loose (Helias & Malaby) with Berne as a guest.
  18. Awesome! Try to find Matt Vernon & Hope. Ask around. Tell them Steve says hello. Hope was Peter’s tour manager for the US for a couple of decades.
  19. A few of my friends are there. Are you going to any of the sets?
  20. The new Tim Berne with Hoff, Ducret, Torn & Ches Smith is incredible
  21. The gig this Wednesday is an improv set with Mary, Nick Jozwiak & the *great* Ches Smith. In a tiny room in Brooklyn. The small groups are the place to really “hear” Mary Halvorson. I strongly recommend Hotel Grief on Intakt by the Tom Rainey, Ingrid Laubrock & Mary Halvorson. Freely improvised MUCH different than the overly composed larger ensemble music. to my ears it’s much more exciting as well as I tend not to be moved by more academic structured music. Not just with Mary either.
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