White Lightning

I'll second that

Happy BDay Beri!! Have a great Year!!

This is an interesting, thought provoling article. (Sorry if it was mentioned on an earlier thread) http://www.dyske.com/index.php?view_id=778

It's good having you around here, in any shape or form, Volkher!

Have a great day and a GREAT year, Paul!

Many Happy returns!

YOU DA MAN!!! Congrats, FFA! You deserve it!

Many happy returns, Jon!

Organissimo in Jerusalem!!!

That was my fault. even though I prefer Belgian Beers, I thought American was more suitable. And since most non-Micro Brewries American beer stink - Sam Adams, which came to like while in DC was the Beer of the festival...

Wow! What an experience!! 12 concerts, 3 free lobby performances 2 master classes and 1 great Friday afternoon free happening at the piazza in front of cinemateque building where the concerts took place. Oh yeah - 1 Pharoah Sanders cancellation 6 days before the festival starts - leaving a huge gap to fill with practically no time to find a famous musician from abroad to come because of working visa issues. needless to say I arrived deflated to the festival. Once the festival started - I was totally revived. The atmosphere was incredible with hundreds of people gathering each night to listen to great music, drink beer and simply hang around. Most of the concerts were very good and we got some great responses. Organissimo played the 2nd night at 23:00 and most people loved them. They even got a standing ovation! Anyways, here are some pics I tool during the soundcheck: And here we're all are drinking Sam Adams on the 3rd night:

Up. Anyone heard of his whereabouts?

Happy Birthday!!!

Oops, sorry.. I edited the title.

Shamek Farrah - First Impressions (1974) Alto Sax: - Shamek Farrah Bass: - Milton Suggs Conga: - Calvert "Bo" Satter-White Drums: - Ron Warwell Percussion: - Kenny Harper Piano: - Sonelius Smith Trumpet: - Norman Person Shamek Farrah & Sonelius Smith - The World of the Children (1977) Alto Sax - Shamek Farrah Trumpet - Joseph Gardner Piano - Sonelius Smith Bass - Kiyoto Fujiwara, Milton Suggs Drums - Freddie Wrenn Percussion - Tony Waters

How does he play these days? Anyone heard him lately?

I've been enjoying his 2 VERY obscure LPs on Strata East for a while now. Nice alto sound, Nice inside-outside playing, nice spiritual Jazz Strata East style. But who is this guy? where did he come from? Is he still around? Why was he SO underrated and underrecorgnized?

BLAH!

A short reprot in Haaretz about the Jerusalem Jazz scene:

I thought you were Lonson at the BNBB, no?

I was plain old "Barak Weiss", a strange nick name that seems to follow me where ever I go. White Lightning IS my real name.

the 2007 Jazzfest site is up: http://jazzfest.co.il/2007/html/main_english.htm

The news is out! the Organissimo dudes were invited perform to the Tel-Aviv Jazz Festival! May it will be only the first among many international gigs! Organissimo will play in Feb. 22nd (also note below the shameless self promotion plug as well ):

R.I.P. Ms. Coltrane

Best of luck, Tom!