GA Russell Posted June 19, 2017 Report Share Posted June 19, 2017 (edited) Billy Mintz Quintet/Sextet Performances! "If you are a fan of modern jazz drumming but have not heard Billy Mintz, you have not heard it all." -Tom Conrad, JazzTimes Billy Mintz: Drums, Compositions Sunday, July 23 6:00 PM Billy Mintz Quintet: Tony Malaby, John Gross: saxophones; Roberta Piket; piano, organ; Hilliard Greene: bass Downtown Music gallery 13 Monroe St., New York 1 set only ● free admission Sunday, July 23 8:00 PM Billy Mintz Quintet: Tony Malaby, John Gross: saxophones; Roberta Piket: piano, organ; Hilliard Greene: bass Legion 790 Metropolitan Ave., Brooklyn 1 set only ● $10 Friday, July 28 8:00 PM Billy Mintz Sextet: Tony Malaby, John Gross, Adam Kolker: saxophones; Roberta Piket: piano; Rufus Reid: bass Trumpets Jazz Club 6 Depot Square Montclair 2 sets ● $20 Saturday, July 29 7:30 PM Billy Mintz Sextet: Tony Malaby, John Gross, Adam Kolker: saxophones; Roberta Piket: piano; Hilliard Greene: bass Smalls Jazz Club 183 W. 10th Street, New York 2 sets ● $20 Sunday, July 30 8:00 PM Billy Mintz Quintet: Tony Malaby, John Gross: saxophones; Roberta Piket: piano; Hilliard Greene: bass Shapeshifter Lab 18 Whitwell Pl., Brooklyn 1 set ● $15 Saturday, August 5 8:30 PM Billy Mintz Quintet: Tony Malaby, John Gross: saxophones; Roberta Piket: piano; Hilliard Greene: bass iBeam 168 7th Street, Brooklyn 2 sets ● $15 "I like to let the music unfold in the moment," venerated drummer, composer and bandleader Billy Mintz said recently. "For me, it’s about a feeling." Nowhere is Mintz’s zen-like reverence for the moment more apparent than on his extraordinary new 2-CD set, Ugly Beautiful. Recorded on a December day in 2015 in one room with no headphones ("when you record that way you can hear the instruments naturally"), it documents his quintet playing his eclectic reserve of original compositions. Being in the moment does not mean being unprepared. Indeed, from Mintz’s point of view, preparation is a prerequisite for spontaneity. At the age of 69, he still practices every day; not just out of a highly developed work ethic, but out of sheer joy and love for the process. The band members are also well-prepared to dig into the Mintz repertoire. (They clock a total of 75 years playing with Mintz.) Their intimate familiarity with Mintz’s music is a catalyst for a freedom and spontaneity that was more common in the bygone era of six-month six-night-a-week nightclub engagements. Thirteenth Note Records | 751 Palisades Ave. #62, Teaneck, NJ 07666 Edited June 19, 2017 by GA Russell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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