sidewinder Posted November 19, 2012 Report Share Posted November 19, 2012 (edited) What is it with London audiences, though? I don't see this anywhere else - yet again lots of people leaving after two or three numbers. Too indulged? Too rich? Too many other things to do the moment your attention wanders? Spoilt SOBs who know the price of everything and the value of nothing ! ( gets flamed..) Sounds like a great afternoon. I wanted to see the Michael Garrick and Joe Harriott tributes on Saturday but sadly, couldn't make it in to London. Edited November 19, 2012 by sidewinder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted November 21, 2012 Report Share Posted November 21, 2012 Elina Duni and her great little band (Colin Vallon, Patrice Moret and Norbert Pfammatter) - wonderful concert! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted November 21, 2012 Report Share Posted November 21, 2012 Posted a little review (in german) of the great Elina Duni concert here: http://ubus-notizen.blogspot.ch/2012/11/elina-duni-im-moods-zurich-20-november.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
relyles Posted November 21, 2012 Report Share Posted November 21, 2012 It was a few weeks ago, but I was blown away by the J. D. Allen Trio when they played in Seattle. Allen sounds good as a sideman but he is awesome when playing his own music. He sounds a little like Trane in the Atlantic period, with some Rollins. His most recent album, "Victory!," is also excellent. Small correction - his most recent recording is actually The Matador And The Bull, which is also very good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Lark Ascending Posted November 24, 2012 Report Share Posted November 24, 2012 (edited) Just back from Neon Quartet.- veteran Brit Stan Sulzmann with three of the best from the younger generation - Kit Downes, Jim Hart and Tim Giles. Marvellous evening - good compositions plus a standard and two Monks. Really exciting music. Edited November 24, 2012 by A Lark Ascending Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillF Posted November 25, 2012 Report Share Posted November 25, 2012 Good session at the Wigan Jazz club this afternoon: Wigan Youth Jazz Orchestra followed by Greg Abate with a swinging local trio. This was Greg's final gig in his 3-week visit to the U.K.- he flies back to the U.S. tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFrank Posted November 25, 2012 Report Share Posted November 25, 2012 Sharon Jones brought the house down at the Davies Symphony Hall in SF last night. I don't know how she keeps up that intensity for 2 full hours - very impressive! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted November 26, 2012 Report Share Posted November 26, 2012 Grigori Sokolov at the Luxembourg Philharmonic, playing Rameau (Suite in D from the second book of the "pièces de clavecin"), Mozart (K 310) and Beethoven ("Hammerklavier"): http://www.philharmonie.lu/en/programm/events.php?seite=event_details&id=2363 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted November 26, 2012 Report Share Posted November 26, 2012 This was Greg's final gig in his 3-week visit to the U.K.- he flies back to the U.S. tomorrow. He must be due a dual citizenship by now ! (ditto - Scott Hamilton) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillF Posted November 26, 2012 Report Share Posted November 26, 2012 This was Greg's final gig in his 3-week visit to the U.K.- he flies back to the U.S. tomorrow. He must be due a dual citizenship by now ! (ditto - Scott Hamilton) I'd heard Scotty'd moved to Italy - but I might be wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHILLYQ Posted November 29, 2012 Report Share Posted November 29, 2012 On Saturday I went to see Henry Threadgill at Roulette in Brooklyn, which seems to be his go-to venue in NYC with the demise of the Jazz Gallery. I have no idea if they played new music, but it was beautifully played and had passages of ferocious intensity. He had a larger band this time around, two trumpets, two trombones, acoustic guitar, cello, tuba, drums and even an acoustic bass! Threadgill played his usual flutes and alto. At times everyone dropped out but the guitar,cello and bass and we had a forward-looking string trio. Pretty well attended from what I could see, and I saw Bruce from Downtown Music Gallery sitting in front of me. A great night of music for $25. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B. Goren. Posted December 1, 2012 Report Share Posted December 1, 2012 Anita King was great yesterday night in Tel-Aviv. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted December 4, 2012 Report Share Posted December 4, 2012 Went to catch another great solo concert by Matana Roberts - will post a (german) review tomorrow, on my blog. That weirdo on the left is me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kh1958 Posted December 5, 2012 Report Share Posted December 5, 2012 Went to catch another great solo concert by Matana Roberts - will post a (german) review tomorrow, on my blog. That weirdo on the left is me And you brought a box of chocolates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted December 5, 2012 Report Share Posted December 5, 2012 a father christmas style thingie in chocolate (santa claus, celebrated on december 6 here) -- a little apology ... and since she was in Switzerland, what else Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kh1958 Posted December 5, 2012 Report Share Posted December 5, 2012 a father christmas style thingie in chocolate (santa claus, celebrated on december 6 here) -- a little apology ... and since she was in Switzerland, what else She posted your photo on twitter and said nice things about you. In addition to being a fantastic musician, she's rather entertaining on twitter. I like her, without actually having met her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted December 5, 2012 Report Share Posted December 5, 2012 a father christmas style thingie in chocolate (santa claus, celebrated on december 6 here) -- a little apology ... and since she was in Switzerland, what else She posted your photo on twitter and said nice things about you. In addition to being a fantastic musician, she's rather entertaining on twitter. I like her, without actually having met her. twitter or tumblr? I saw the later and was of course flattered by her comments ... I tend to forget to open her tumblr regularly, but I love it as well! (I don't do twitter at all.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kh1958 Posted December 5, 2012 Report Share Posted December 5, 2012 (edited) a father christmas style thingie in chocolate (santa claus, celebrated on december 6 here) -- a little apology ... and since she was in Switzerland, what else She posted your photo on twitter and said nice things about you. In addition to being a fantastic musician, she's rather entertaining on twitter. I like her, without actually having met her. twitter or tumblr? I saw the later and was of course flattered by her comments ... I tend to forget to open her tumblr regularly, but I love it as well! (I don't do twitter at all.) Twitter on my iPhone, but probably the same content. Edited December 5, 2012 by kh1958 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted December 6, 2012 Report Share Posted December 6, 2012 okay, thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlhoots Posted December 6, 2012 Report Share Posted December 6, 2012 David Hidalgo / Alejandro Escovedo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffcrom Posted December 8, 2012 Report Share Posted December 8, 2012 My favorite Atlanta saxophonist, my friend and colleague Ben Davis, also plays guitar with the math rock trio Purkinje Shift. They have a CD release party tonight, and I'm about to leave to catch them. (The club is about 10 minutes from my house, and they'll start in about an hour.) Their music, not what I usually listen to at all, is fascinating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFrank Posted December 17, 2012 Report Share Posted December 17, 2012 Graham Parker & the Rumour. Really good show. Did a nice job of mixing stuff from their new album with classic "oldies". Nice to see these guys back together again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bright Moments Posted January 11, 2013 Report Share Posted January 11, 2013 Jazz and the Philharmonic Co-produced with YoungArts and the Frost School of Music Featuring Bobby McFerrin, Chick Corea, Dave Grusin, Terence Blanchard, Mark O’Connor, Shelly Berg, Eric Owens, Elizabeth Roe, Desmond Richardson , plus the University of Miami Frost School of Music Henry Mancini Institute Orchestra, and YoungArts All-Star Alumni A superstar roster of Award-winning jazz and classical musicians and ensembles, as well as emerging artists and rising stars will come together for an unprecedented one-night-only concert at the Arsht Center. Co-presented by the Adrienne Arsht Center, the University of Miami Frost School of Music, and YoungArts, the concert will be co-produced and directed by Larry Rosen, with Shelly Berg, Dean of the University of Miami's Frost School of Music, as Music Director. This special music event will mark the first time that these three major Miami-based arts and educational institutions will join forces to present an integrated program. The concert is also one of the special events during YoungArts Week 2013 when the nation's top young artists in the visual, literary, and performing arts will perform and exhibit their works in Miami. The program will showcase world-class jazz and classical superstars, as well as the University of Miami's Henry Mancini Institute Orchestra, featuring Grammy-winning trumpeter, film composer, 1981 YoungArts alumnus, and Artistic Director of the Henry Mancini Institute Terence Blanchard, along with YoungArts all-star alumni. The evening will feature today's pre-eminent musicians performing classical music's most memorable themes performed in a mix of orchestral stylings and jazz improvisations, and culminate in an explosive grand finale! :excited:This is going to be fun!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kh1958 Posted January 12, 2013 Report Share Posted January 12, 2013 (edited) Last night, the Lucky Peterson Band at the Granada Theater. The house was full. Two bands preceded Lucky; I missed the first (an unbearable teenage blues rocker), the second, local blues guitarist Jim Suhler, was tolerable but didn't do much for me. Lucky's band was larger than usual tonight; Mel Brown protege Shawn Kellerman was on guitar (good but bearing no resemblance to his mentor), flying in from Toronto, plus the usual drummer Raul Valdes, plus bass guitar, tenor sax and trumpet. Unfortunately, the sound at the Granada is not that great; overloud and muddy even in the balcony. Still it was an exciting performance, highlighted with Lucky playing some pretty intense blues guitar while sitting astride the Granada's second floor balcony. Edited January 12, 2013 by kh1958 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kh1958 Posted January 12, 2013 Report Share Posted January 12, 2013 (edited) Here's Lucky playing from the balcony at the Granada (click on photo to enlarge). Edited January 12, 2013 by kh1958 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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