Johnny E

I don't know. The cover charge has always been the one saving grace for Tula's to me. It usually ranges from $5 to $12 (12 on weekends). That's pretty reasonable I think. Plus, no drink minimum. It's customer service that the place is in serious need of.

Thomas Marriott is a very, very good trumpet player. Yes he is. His brother Dave is no sloach on trombone either.

I probably should not post my true feelings about Tula's on a public forum. If you really want to know, shoot me a PM. One thing I will say, and this is no secret, the food there is horrible. If you do go see Hadley, get a bite to eat FIRST. The cover at Tula's is low, it's the drink prices that'll get ya'. But there is no minimum at least.

I know what you mean about Tula's, but you should really check out Hadley. He's a big time mentor to most of the young jazz players in town and still sounds great!

The Hadley Caliman Quartet is playing at Tula's (2214 Second Avenue) on Sept. 15th. Hadley teaches at Cornish and is a bad muthafucker! Karrin Allyson is at Jazz Alley (2033 6th Ave) September 12-17, 2006. Egan's Jam House (1707 NW Market Street) in Ballard is a great place to check out local talent - Thurs Sept 14 9pm - Ev Stern Trio and Friends Fri Sept 15 10pm - The Willie Nelson Project with Thomas Marriott and Mark Taylor Sat Sept 16 7pm - Dean Moore - solo ambient gong music [Website] 10pm - More Zero - trombone, tenor sax, vibraphone, bass and drums [Website]

Brotzmann/Bennink are playing in Philly on the 8th? I might just have to drift over there myself. Are they playing far from the Tritone?

That'd be wonderful. I look forward to it.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE End date 10/10/06 Press Contact: Beth Fleenor* The Frank Agency 206.568.2068 beth@thefrankagency.org *CDs, photos, and more information available upon request REPTET - EAST COAST TOUR September / October 2006 September 29 Grand Rapids, MI Schuler’s Books and Music September 30 Chicago, IL Elastic October 1 Chicago, IL The Hungry Brain October 6 Brooklyn, NY Bar 4 October 8 Philadelphia, PA Tritone October 9 New York, NY Tonic October 10 Washington, DC Twins jazz Information: www.reptet.com, www.monktail.com Reptet achieves “a bittersweet and elegiac mood of orchestral grandeur.” Downbeat Magazine "A juggernaut jazz band, arresting, compelling, and just plain cranked-up." Earshot Jazz Monktail Records recording artists REPTET will be touring the east coast this fall to promote their critically acclaimed and historically galvanized new CD, Do This! The bands tour of the east coast begins in Grand Rapids, Michigan and takes them through six states - including multiple performances in Chicago and New York as well as shows in Philadelphia and Washington, DC. Reptet is a sextet consisting of six multi-instrumentalists (two women and four men) all of whom are members of the internationally acclaimed Monktail Creative Music Concern based out of Seattle, WA. They have established themselves as a group of considerable excitement, flair and vision while simultaneously debunking preconceived notions of what a jazz group ought to be. Their music has been aired on radio stations across the United States and Europe, Reptet’s new CD, entitled Do This! features the first jazz album cover by the legendary illustrator Jim Flora in over 45 years. Crafted on old style letterpress, the total package is a stunning amalgam of traditional and progressive jazz – both sight and sound.

As a listener I have no interest in what critics have to say about music whatsoever. I have much more respect for what my fellow musicians have to say than some dumb assed critic trying to show off his crappy writing skills. On the other hand, as an artist I'm learning that what critics say (although 99% of the time they got their head up their ass) has a direct effect on your career. You must be aware of this, grit your teeth and play the game if you want to move your career forward. One of the problems is many critics pick up where others leave off and often times misconceptions or just plain incorrect information gets passed along again and again, eventually etching distorted perceptions in the minds of the listener. I guess what irks me the most is when you read a review and you can tell that the critic has little or no grasp on the music they are critiquing and are just faking it. Almost like they have a jazz review program where they just type in the names and the computer spits out the review. If I owned a jazz publication I would only let musicians do reviews. Everybody else seems to have some kind of agenda.

The Elastic on Sept. 30th and the Hungry Brain on the 1st of Oct. I'll make a formal announcement of the tour within a few days. -john

Oh, did I mention you can get the new disc and our first disc, straight from our web site for just 20 bucks. That's right, both discs for $20. Now that's a bargain!

Well, he does refer to me as a "grunge-era immigrant", so maybe your son is on to something.

Yeah. The funny thing is, Tobi doesn't sound anything ANYTHING like Ornette Coleman. Most people say Tobi is coming from the Lester Young/Dexter Gordon side of things. It's Izaak that has the Ayler/Coleman influence. I'd say that he got them mixed up if it weren't for the solo order sheet I sent to him. And her solos certainly go somewhere. She has a very deliberate trajectory every time she solos. I don't know. Often times I think reviewers feel like they have to insert a couple jabs or they might be viewed as an ass kisser. Sometimes they can seem quite random. All in all, a positive review and not entirely off the mark. I'd be interested to hear what some of the people who have the disc think of the review.

Reptet Do This! Monktail Records MCMC4 The Reptet is part of a forward-thinking 16 year-old Seattle collective called the Monktail Creative Music Concern, which was started by two grunge-era immigrants from Philadelphia. The pianoless sextet's name originally derived from its origins in repertory jazz, but it has abandoned this trajectory for original, gently out-oriented music. Trumpeter Samantha Boshnack's open voicings, jaunty tempos and buoyant timbral mixes for two winds and two brass have a friendly monster feel in a comic sequence for the Marx Brothers. Flighty flute and groaning arco bass capture "Groucho"'s contrasting sides and a muted-trombone lead on the skipping, mid-tempo "Zeppo" has a cool, West Coast airiness. "Harpo," which begins with the sound of the needle dropping on a scratchy old harp record, achieves a bittersweet and elegiac mood of orchestral grandeur. Bassist Ben Verdier takes a more oblique compositional approach on "Mumia's Lament" and "Little Caesar," using haunting low-register clarinet on the first and mock hotel swing and a staccato trumpet-stab accompaniment for the latter. The Reptet often employs a mixed-solo strategy, with especially good results from Boshnack's slide trumpet and Izaak Mills' bass clarinet on "Bad Reed Blues." Mills' title cut features collective improv, vocal insertions, samples, a herky-jerky melody and in-and-out-of-phase riffs. Individually, trombonist Ben O'Shea is the only accomplished soloist ("Chico," "Harpo"), though Mills evokes a luxuriant, growling Archie Shepp on the lowing "Mumia's Lament." Boshnack seems to be aiming for some combination of Don Cherry-like disjunction and Lester Bowie-ish mock drama, but comes off as merely fumbling. Stone's Ornette Coleman-inspired melodic improvisations go nowhere. Verdier's vivid bass vamps, on the other hand, and drummer John Ewing's great time and fills keep the music moving. The surprise ending to "Do This!" - I won't spoil it - is a nice touch.

Just the 29th, then it's on to Chicago for september 30th and october 1st.

Great. It's going to take us FOUR records to get reviewed in Downbeat? Congrats, Johhny! Thanks Jim. ps. Looks like we're going to be playing in Grand Rapids on Sept. 29th...too bad you guys are gonna be in Lansing, we could have hooked up.

On Sunday, August 27th Reptet will be performing at the vancouver Washington wine and Jazz festival! we play from 12:30-1:30, then we get to check out the Spanish harlem Orchestra and Eddie Palmieri! It's gonna be fun. Portland board members should check it out here.

Downbeat just reviewed the new Reptet disc in their September issue. I was contacted by their advertising person only AFTER I got confirmation that the review was going to be in the September issue. This is the fourth Monktail Records release and only the first to be reviewed by Downbeat. Thankfully it's a positive review.

That's embarrassing.

I wonder if the new Velvet is going to have that same ol' crappy Pearl drum set that the old Velvet used to have. Hamid used to to play the shit out of it though.

Has Jack Reilly ever LISTENED to Misha Mengelberg? Or John Stevens or Willem Brueker or Albert Mangelsdorff or Alex Von Schlippenbach or Kenny Wheeler or Fred Van Hove or Georg Graewe or Irène Schweizer or Lars Gullin? Maybe we all should write more. If Downbeat lets this nincompoop spew his ignorance on their pages, I'm sure 75% of the posters on this board could - only better and more knowledgeable.

My thoughts are with you and your family kevin.

Yes, the first disc was actually featured in audiophile magazine and the guy who mastered it says it's the best work he's ever done. The newest one captures what we sound like live a lot more...almost like you're in the room. I believe the new disc is a stronger recording performance wise, but that first one sure sounds nice. As far as The Gears, that was written by Gil Melle. I'm sure he must have taken a glance at that garbage can lid that dizzy wrote it on. Thanks for the support Joe, I'm so glad you like the records.

RIP Syd.

Glad you asked You can order it straight from us at http://www.reptet.com/buy.htm Or if you prefer an online retailer, you can buy it from amazon, tower or cd baby.