sonnymax

I just found out about this series of upcoming concerts. Considering the consistent quality of Clean Feed's releases, it should be a lot of fun. Wednesday, September 16th 8:00 – Luis Lopes / Daniel Levin / Reuben Radding Luis Lopes – guitar Daniel Levin – cello Reuben Radding – double bass 9:30 – Harris Eisenstadt “Canada Day” Nate Wooley – trumpet Ellery Eskelin – tenor saxophone Chris Dingman – vibraphone Eivind Opsvik – double bass Harris Eisenstadt – drums, compositions Thursday, September 17th 8:00 – John O’Gallagher Trio “Dirty Hands” John O’Gallagher – alto saxophone Masa Kamaguchi – double bass Jeff Williams – drums 9:30 – Daniel Levin Quartet “Live at Roulette” Daniel Levin – cello Matt Moran – vibraphone Peter Bitenc– double bass Nate Wooley – trumpet Friday, September 18th 8:00 – Julio Resende Group Julio Resende – piano Dave Ambrosio – double bass Joel Silva – drums 9:30 – Jorrit Dijkstra Solo Jorrit Djikstra – alto saxophone, lyricon, electronics 10:30 – Avram Fefer Trio “Ritual” Avram Fefer – tenor and alto saxophones, clarinet Eric Revis – double bass Chad Taylor – drums Saturday, September 19th – Co-sponsored by the Festival of New Trumpet Music (FONT) 8:00 – Kirk Knuffke Quartet “Big Wig” Kirk Knuffke – trumpet Brian Drye – trombone Reuben Radding – double bass Jeff Davis – drums 9:30 – Darren Johnston “The Edge of the Forest” Darren Johnston – trumpet Sheldon Brown – tenor Oscar Noriega – clarinet and bass clarinet Trevor Dunn – double bass Ches Smith – drums Sunday, September 20th 8:00 – Charles Rumback Quartet “Two Kinds of Art Thieves” Charles Rumback – drums Jason Ajemian – bass Joshua Sclar – tenor saxophone Greg Ward – alto saxophone 9:30 – Fight the Big Bull “All is Gladness in the Kingdom” Steven Bernstein – trumpet Bob Miller – trumpet Bryan Hooten – trombone Reggie Pace – trombone Jason Scott – tenor saxophone, clarinet John Lilley – tenor saxophone Matthew White – guitar, tunes Cameron Ralston – bass Brian Jones – percussion Pinson Chanselle – trap set Cornelia Connelly Center 220 East 4th Street, Lower East Side New York City Tickets at the door $15

You say "piss and moan," I say "catharsis." So go ahead and vent. Smashing a smooth jazz CD might help too.

Count me among those who were unfamiliar with Prima Materia until now. I really like the sound clips I've heard, and I managed to purchase used copies of all three of their releases.

Rashied's brother Muhammad sat in for him in a performance with Charles Gayle and William Parker at the Newport Jazz Festival last Sunday. We were told Rashied had been ill and "just needed some more time to rest." As others have said, this is very sad news and my thoughts are with his family and friends.

I seem to recall that one of the members of this board is the host of a jazz show on WGBH-radio.