Hardbopjazz Posted January 27, 2015 Report Share Posted January 27, 2015 Charles Lloyd never ceases to amaze me. This sounds very interesting. Events Charles Lloyd - Wild Man Dance Suite Performance Wild Man Dance Suite is a sweeping new masterpiece from Charles Lloyd. Blending traditional jazz elements with visceral sounds and textures from antiquity, Lloyd has created something altogether new and exciting. Composed for a quartet of piano, bass, and drums, with the addition of Greek lyra and the Hungarian gypsy cimbalom, the ensemble performs the six movements of the suite like a flowing orchestral unit. Saturday, April 18, 8:00 p.m. $60.00 http://www.metmuseum.org/search-results?ft=charles+lloyd&pg=1&cat=Events Gallery 131 (The Temple of Dendur in The Sackler Wing) Show location on map North American Premiere Charles Lloyd, tenor saxophone, flute, tarogatoJason Moran, pianoJoe Sanders, bassEric Harland, drumsSokratis Sinopoulos, lyraMiklós Lukács, cimbalom "Mr. Lloyd has come up with a strange and beautiful distillation of the American experience, part abandoned and wild, part immensely controlled and sophisticated."—New York Times Wild Man Dance Suite is a sweeping new masterpiece from Charles Lloyd. Blending traditional jazz elements with visceral sounds and textures from antiquity, Lloyd has created something altogether new and exciting. Composed for a quartet of piano, bass, and drums, with the addition of Greek lyra and the Hungarian gypsy cimbalom, the ensemble performs the six movements of the suite like a flowing orchestral unit. Bring the Kids for $1. Tickets to this event include Museum admission. Above: Photo of Charles Lloyd by Dorothy Darr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjazzg Posted January 27, 2015 Report Share Posted January 27, 2015 He [played it at the London Jazz Festival last year. sadly, I missed it. This reviewer didn't http://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/nov/24/charles-lloyd-soundprints-review-london-jazz-festival Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niels Posted January 27, 2015 Report Share Posted January 27, 2015 Interesting! Would be nice if he would record with this band. I have to say that I also really liked his collaboration with Maria Farantouri from a few years back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardbopjazz Posted January 28, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2015 This spring is shaping up to be a busy season for the tenor saxophonist Charles Lloyd, who at 76 may be approaching yet another peak in a long career. On April 14 he’ll break in a new relationship with Blue Note Records, by releasing a live album, “Wild Man Dance.” On April 18 he’ll present the North American premiere of the “Wild Man Dance Suite” in the Temple of Dendur at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. He’ll also perform the suite on April 23 and 24 at SFJazz in San Francisco, as part of a four-night residency there. And during that same week, he’ll be recognized as an NEA Jazz Master by the National Endowment for the Arts, in a concert and ceremony on April 20 at Frederick P. Rose Hall, home to Jazz at Lincoln Center. http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/01/27/a-busy-spring-for-charles-lloyd/?_r=1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trane123 Posted January 28, 2015 Report Share Posted January 28, 2015 And in a couple of months he's playing here in Santa Barbara as "Charles Lloyd & Friends featuring Bill Frisell, Greg Leisz, Reuben Rogers and Eric Harland". It's going to interesting to hear him with Frisell. Looking forward to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFrank Posted April 26, 2015 Report Share Posted April 26, 2015 Just saw Charles two nights in a row at SFJAZZ. Last night was the Wild Man Dance Suite - a long series of passages with no break for about 90 minutes. Tonight was Charles with his New Quartet that he's been playing with for several years. Both very interesting and demand fullest attention because of the intricate interplay among the musicians, and well worth it. Nice to see Charles active and vibrant and enjoying himself. My first ever jazz concert was a double bill of his group and Freddie Hubbard's quintet in November 1971. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjazzg Posted April 26, 2015 Report Share Posted April 26, 2015 Just saw Charles two nights in a row at SFJAZZ. Last night was the Wild Man Dance Suite - a long series of passages with no break for about 90 minutes. Tonight was Charles with his New Quartet that he's been playing with for several years. Both very interesting and demand fullest attention because of the intricate interplay among the musicians, and well worth it. Nice to see Charles active and vibrant and enjoying himself. My first ever jazz concert was a double bill of his group and Freddie Hubbard's quintet in November 1971. Who is in the New Quartet? Is Jason Moran still there as I notice Gerald Clayton is on the the Wild Man dance recording Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFrank Posted April 26, 2015 Report Share Posted April 26, 2015 New Quartet is: Charles Lloyd tenor saxophone Jason Moran piano Reuben Rogers bass Eric Harland drums Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjazzg Posted April 27, 2015 Report Share Posted April 27, 2015 New Quartet is: Charles Lloyd tenor saxophone Jason Moran piano Reuben Rogers bass Eric Harland drums thanks. That's the band I last saw. Great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFrank Posted April 27, 2015 Report Share Posted April 27, 2015 They were great! BTW, Gerald Clayton was in the house to play piano for the Wild Man Dance show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medjuck Posted April 27, 2015 Report Share Posted April 27, 2015 Seeing him tomorrow night with a different group. (Includes Bill Frissell.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medjuck Posted April 29, 2015 Report Share Posted April 29, 2015 I posted this elsewhere but it seems relevant here too. Hope I'm not breaking any rules. Just saw Charles Lloyd with Bill Frisell, Greg Leisz (pedal steel and lap guitars), Reuben Rogers (electric bass) and Eric Harland (from Lloyd's new quartet on drums). Though Lloyd was front and center, because of the instrumentation and the song selection it seemed like a Bill Frisell concert with guest star Charles Lloyd. Numbers included Shenandoah, Red River, The Strangest Dream and (I think-- I'm not up on Christian hymns) Abide with Me, interspersed with what I think were some Lloyd originals. The encores were a searing, raucous Masters of War and I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry. I'd seen each of them twice before at the same small theater but this was the first time I'd seen them together. In fact I think it may be the only tie they're playing together. I loved it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjazzg Posted April 29, 2015 Report Share Posted April 29, 2015 Thanks for posting that. It sounds like a wonderful concert. All I need is for them to now visit London...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFrank Posted April 29, 2015 Report Share Posted April 29, 2015 I posted this elsewhere but it seems relevant here too. Hope I'm not breaking any rules. Just saw Charles Lloyd with Bill Frisell, Greg Leisz (pedal steel and lap guitars), Reuben Rogers (electric bass) and Eric Harland (from Lloyd's new quartet on drums). Though Lloyd was front and center, because of the instrumentation and the song selection it seemed like a Bill Frisell concert with guest star Charles Lloyd. Numbers included Shenandoah, Red River, The Strangest Dream and (I think-- I'm not up on Christian hymns) Abide with Me, interspersed with what I think were some Lloyd originals. The encores were a searing, raucous Masters of War and I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry. I'd seen each of them twice before at the same small theater but this was the first time I'd seen them together. In fact I think it may be the only tie they're playing together. I loved it. Sounds like a great show. I wish I'd seen that one, too! He brought them together on Sunday: Charles Lloyd saxophones, flute Bill Frisell guitar Greg Leisz lap steel guitar, dobro Reuben Rogers bass Eric Harland drums Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medjuck Posted April 29, 2015 Report Share Posted April 29, 2015 I posted this elsewhere but it seems relevant here too. Hope I'm not breaking any rules. Just saw Charles Lloyd with Bill Frisell, Greg Leisz (pedal steel and lap guitars), Reuben Rogers (electric bass) and Eric Harland (from Lloyd's new quartet on drums). Though Lloyd was front and center, because of the instrumentation and the song selection it seemed like a Bill Frisell concert with guest star Charles Lloyd. Numbers included Shenandoah, Red River, The Strangest Dream and (I think-- I'm not up on Christian hymns) Abide with Me, interspersed with what I think were some Lloyd originals. The encores were a searing, raucous Masters of War and I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry. I'd seen each of them twice before at the same small theater but this was the first time I'd seen them together. In fact I think it may be the only tie they're playing together. I loved it. Sounds like a great show. I wish I'd seen that one, too! He brought them together on Sunday: Charles Lloyd saxophones, flute Bill Frisell guitar Greg Leisz lap steel guitar, dobro Reuben Rogers bass Eric Harland drums Where? I see he's using his new quartet at Jazz Fest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFrank Posted April 29, 2015 Report Share Posted April 29, 2015 He did a 4-day residency at SFJAZZ: 2 days w/Wild Man Dance Suite and 1 day each with the New Quartet, and Bill Frisell See sidebar in this link: Charles Lloyd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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