Joe G

This thread has reminded me of having heard some of a late Chet Baker trio recording on the radio several years ago. Trumpet-bass-guitar. The guitarist had a unique, very clear, very beautiful tone and style. Does anyone know what recording this would be?

Some harmless fun; thanks!

I can't think of anything more stupid than that, but thankfully, neither can I think of a single instance of someone expressing this sentiment to me over the last several years. Strange that you are hearing this on a regular enough basis that it strikes you as a trend - especially among younger people.

Or, by most accounts, a day off!

Here's the confirmed schedule of performances in which I'll be participating. I also want to recommend the new CD Get Ready. It's a really satisfying album. Wednesday, May 30, 2007 - 7:00am FOX 2 Detroit Southfield, MI Wednesday, May 30, 2007 - 7:00pm WDET Ed Love Show Detroit, MI Friday, June 1, 2007 - Two Shows 8:00pm & 10:30pm CD Release Party Cliff Bells 2060 Park Avenue Detroit, MI Saturday, June 2, 2007 - Two Shows 7:00pm & 10:00pm CD Release Party Green River Cafe 211 M.A.C. East Lansing, MI Monday, June 4, 2007 - 7:00pm Blue Lake Public Radio Live Radio Broadcast - Performance Muskegon, MI Wednesday, June 6, 2007 - Two Shows 7:00pm & 9:00pm Night Town 12387 Cleveland Heights, OH

yep. me too. Time to pick up that Streaming CD! So, we can stay at your place? Pick me up on your way through.

From the Kerrytown Concert House in Ann Arbor, MI. Hello fans! Here is the preliminary announcement for EDGEFEST 11! Oct 17-20 We will have this up on the website soon and advise about passes and tickets etc... ³Presented by Kerrytown Concert House, the [EdgeFEST] festival is a remarkable achievement for an event with an avant-garde focus and a reputation for uncompromising integrity.² (The Detroit Free Press) Down Beat magazine named Edgefest ³one of the great Œoff-season" jazz festivals,¹ along with the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, San Francisco Jazz Festival, and Jazzfest Berlin. Mark Stryker in the Detroit Free Press called Edgefest ³one of those cultural treasures metro Detroiters can lord over friends who live elsewhere." In 2006, the festival received national recognition by being awarded the first prize award for adventurous programming from Chamber Music America. The 11th annual Edgefest (October 17-20, 2007) will feature ensembles representing the European, Asian, and North American creative music communities. The roster of internationally celebrated artists includes performers from our own Detroit/Ann Arbor area (details on local artist will be released in the coming weeks). This season KCH has been granted two awards from Chamber Music America; one to fund the educational residency activities of the BASSDRUMBONE trio which, in addition to educational workshops, will lead the Edgefest celebration parade through downtown Ann Arbor¹s Kerrytown District; and another to fund the performance of a recently completed composition by 2007 Guggenheim award-winner Rudresh K. Mahanthappa. A new feature this year will be a Symposium co-sponsored by the University of Michigan Institute for the Humanities. The first ever Edgefest symposium, held in collaboration with the UM Institute for the Humanities, will feature the pioneer trombonist and Columbia University Professor George Lewis, who will discuss the social ramifications of improvisation. He will be joined by other musicians and faculty from the UM School of Music and American Studies program. Note: The public will be invited to attend all educational events free of charge ****************** Edgefest 2007 Artist Roster Overview: ****************** The Trio Muhal Richard Abrams, piano, bell, bamboo flute, taxi horn, percussion George Lewis, trombone, laptop Roscoe Mitchell, soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, percussion Muhal Richard Abrams, George Lewis and Roscoe Mitchell are all members of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM). This Chicago-based collective is renowned for its unparalleled contributions to modern music and its dedication to nurturing, performing, and recording serious, original music with firm roots in the Black African American Musical tradition. Muhal Richard Abrams (piano and percussion), a founder of the AACM, is a hugely influential musician who has been responsible for expanding the boundaries of jazz. Roscoe Mitchell (saxophones and percussion) is well known as the founder of one of jazz¹s most recognized groups: The Art Ensemble of Chicago. George Lewis is a master of the trombone and electronics. A McArthur genius grant recipient, Lewis is also an important writer, whose book on the AACM will be published this fall by the University of Chicago Press. Their group¹s first recording ³The Streaming Trio² (Pi Records) is a genuine historical moment, as is their appearance at KCH! ³Flowing with a sense of linear narrative, these pieces fluctuate organically between moods and textures, unfolding with a communal logic that evinces years of mutual experience. Abrams, Lewis and Mitchell formulate a series of musical dialogues that are utterly contemporary in their delivery, yet timeless in their conception. Combining subtle electronics with acoustic instruments, they hold true to their AACM heritage, blending the ancient with the future.² (Allaboutjazz.com) 2. Rudresh Mahanthapa Quartet Rudresh Mahanthapa, alto saxophone Vijay Iyer, piano François Moutin, bass Dan Weiss, drums Named a Rising Star of the alto saxophone by the Downbeat International Critics Poll lists for the past four years (#2 in 2006), Rudresh Mahanthapa is one of the most innovative young musicians in jazz today. By incorporating the culture of his Indian ancestry, Rudresh has fused myriad influences to create a truly groundbreaking artistic vision. As a performer, he leads/co-leads five groups to critical acclaim. Rudresh¹s most recent release for Pi Recordings ³Codebook² (September 26, 2006 with his quartet) has already received great reviews from wired.com and Science Magazine, and is already in the top 20 on US jazz radio charts. Rudresh has collaborated on many projects with his pianist Vijay Iyer who has been dubbed one of the "new stars of jazz" by U.S. News & World Report, and one of "today's most important pianists" by The New Yorker. Iyer is a forceful, rhythmically invigorating performer who weds a cutting-edge sensibility to a unique sense for compositional balance. Recently in the Village Voice, Gary Giddins described him as "one of the most original and accomplished young pianists in years... Iyer's percussive yet supple keyboard touch is something to marvel at." An exceptional, forward-thinking composer, Iyer draws from African, Asian, and European musical lineages to create fresh, original music in the American creative tradition. Since 2003 he has consistently ranked near the top of the Downbeat Magazine International Critics' Poll in the categories of Rising Star Pianist, Rising Star Composer, and Rising Star Jazz Artist; in 2006 he won the latter two categories. He also received a 2006 Fellowship from the New York Foundation for the Arts. 3. Carnival Skin Klaus Kugel, drums, percussions Hilliard Greene, double bass Bruce Eisenbeil, acoustic and electric guitars Peter Evans, trumpet, piccolo trumpet, slide trumpet Perry Robinson, clarinets A newly formed quintet of composers, innovators, and improvisers-musicians whose collective experiences span several genres of music, five generations, and two continents, this group represents a new direction in the creative and free music art forms. Having worked together in various combinations in the past, the five naturally come togetherŠ as individual abstract aspects of a whole. Peter Evans is a new face on the trumpet scene, but he has already made his mark, whether it is playing piccolo trumpet in a Handel oratorio, or in solo concerts full of dazzling multiphonics. Perry Robinson is perhaps the most distinguished post-bop clarinetist in jazz. 4. Faruq Z Bey Project Detroit¹s legendary counterculture icon, saxophonist, composer, poet and philosopher Faruq Z. Bey, leads some of Detroit¹s best avant-garde performers. 5. Matt Darriau¹s Paradox Trio (winner of 2007 Grammy) Matt Darriau, sax, clarinet, Irish flute, kaval (Bulgarian flute), gaida (Bulgarian bagpipe) Brad Schoeppach, electric guitar, acoustic guitar Seido Salifoski, dumbeks, percussion. Rufus Cappadocia, electric five-string cello, acoustic cello The Paradox Trio (4 members‹thus the paradox!) music is a delightful fusion of Balkan rhythms and sounds with a modern American jazz sensibility. 6. Miya Masaoka, koto and electronics Okkyung Lee, cello Larry Ochs, saxophone Miya Masaoka ‹ musician, composer, sound artist ‹ has created works for koto and electronics, Laser Koto, field recordings, laptop, video and written scores for ensembles, chamber orchestras and mixed choirs. She has virtually reinvented the koto as an instrument for improvisation. In her pieces she has investigated the sound and movement of insects, as well as the physiological response of plants, the human brain and her own body. Within these varied contexts her performance work investigates the interactive, collaborative aspects of sound, improvisation, nature and society. A native of Korea, Okkyung Lee has been developing her own voice in a contemporary cello performance, improvisation and composition. Using her solid classical training as a springboard, she incorporates jazz sounds, Korean traditional music and noise with extended techniques to create her unique blend of music. She is an important member of the New York downtown scene and was last heard in our area at the DIA in a group led by Suzie Ibarra. Larry Ochs is a member of the acclaimed Rova Saxophone Quartet, which has made over thirty European tours and numerous concerts throughout the U.S. and Canada, as well as recording over 30 CDs as a quartet and/or in collaboration with other artists. Ochs has won many commissions and awards as composer and performs with several other established groups including The Trio listed as the headliner for Edgefest 2007. 7. Gutbucket Gutbucket is a free-range band. The seven-year- old New York quartet is not only equally comfortable playing in front of 900 sweatily pogo-ing teenage skate-punks, a crowd of stoned jamband freaks, or on an anarchist German art collective houseboat, but most importantly, their music fits right in. Flitting from hard rock to Latin to thrash to klezmer and back, often within the space of a few bars, the group veritably attacks their music with the kind of ferocity usually reserved for punk, despite having earned their jazz bona fides. ³Like any self-respecting jazz-thrash-rock-latin-noise band from the dark underbelly of New York, Gutbucket have a peerless way....There is something smart, sleek and assured about Gutbucket, and when they begin firing on all cylinders it makes for an exhilarating, intelligently performed racket.² - The Guardian UK 8. BassDrumBone Gerry Hemingway, drums Mark Helias, bass Ray Anderson, trombone BassDrumBone, a trio with an unusual instrumentation and a unique sound, is celebrating its 30th anniversary. A true collective, their music combines three distinct compositional and improvisational approaches and an exceptional musical rapport. Mark Helias, Gerry Hemingway and Ray Anderson began performing as a trio in the fall of 1977. After 1988 the group went into dormancy while all three of its members pursued their own individual groups. In the fall of 1993 BassDrumBone regrouped for a tour in Europe and never sounded better. BassDrumBone celebrated its 25th year together with the release of "March of Dimes" on the Dutch label Data. They are touring the US and Europe starting this winter and throughout 2007 in celebration of 30 years of making music together. 9. Konk Pack Thomas Lehn, EMS-synthesizer Roger Turner, drums Tim Hodgkinson, lap-top, steel guitar and clarinet From Britain, this is a hardcore trio made up of world-class improvisers. The sensitivity of British Improvised Music, represented via the crackling and snapping of the electronics (Lehn), the howling and roaring of reed and a table top guitar (Hodgkinson) and the rattling and rustling of the percussion (Turner) are melded with a trashy, overloaded attitude. A heavy rocking swing echoes out of loose noise conglomerations. 10. Andrew Bishop¹s Curio Cabinet What if musical ideas were trinkets in a curio cabinet? The sonic palate of this ensemble is what composer and multi-instrumentalist Andrew Bishop would have in his collection. Andrew Bishop²s Curio Cabinet mixes Twentieth and Twenty-first Century concert music with just about everything and the kitchen sink. Instrumentation Andrew Bishop (saxophone/clarinet/bass clarinet) with area artists to include guitar, bass, drums, piano/Fender Rhodes, trombone, violin NOTE --these are the people he has in mind‹not confirmed yet though. Jacob Garchik (Trombone/Accordion) Gabe Bolkosky (Violin) Ryan Mackstaller (Guitar) Jacob Sacks (Piano/Fender Rhodes, could be Tad Weed) Tim Flood (Bass) Gerald Cleaver (Drums) 11. Sonic Liberation Front Kevin Diehl - itotele, onkonkolo, conga, electronics, drumkit, chekere, clave, palitos Chuckie Joseph - iya, lead vocals, guitar, congas, itotele, quinto, djembe kinkine, drumkit Rich Robinson- okonkolo, congas, percussion Ira Bond - djembe, dun dun Matt Engle - bass Dan Scofield - alto saxophone Todd Margasak- cornet Julian Pressley- alto saxophone The Philadelphia-based Sonic Liberation Front has created its own genre in its evolution as a band. Combining free jazz with Afro-Cuban percussion and modern electronics, Sonic Liberation Front has forged an incredible sound, combining the ancient with the futuristic. Continuing on the paths of Sun Ra, Albert Ayler, Ornette Coleman, and Art Ensemble of Chicago it searches for new dimensions of folk art forms for tomorrow. ***************** FRINGE at the EDGE ***************** Last year, in celebration of the 10th anniversary of Edgefest, KCH created a series of free public performance events which took place during the days and early evenings in restaurants, cafes and galleries in downtown Ann Arbor and featured some of the areas most accomplished creative musicians. The tent at Zingerman¹s Deli was the scene of an electronic violin solo concert by the young composer/performer Karl Pestka and the diners at Argiero¹s Italian Restaurant in Kerrytown were surprised to hear violinist Mike Khoury and bass clarinetist Piotr Michalowski improvising as a duo and joined in a few tunes by festival headliner Mary Redhouse, native American vocalist. A ³celebration parade² also took place on Saturday morning in the Kerrytown historic area. The Fringe project proved very successful as it moved the creative and imaginative music-making out of the conventional venues and into public spaces. This year, KCH will build on this success to once again present a Fringe series that will surprise, delight, and educate an audience that would not necessarily venture into the concert venues of Edgefest. ___________________________________________ Kerrytown Concert House Deanna Relyea, Executive Director 734/769-2999

I must not fuck up... I must not fuck up... I must not fuck up... I must not fuck up...

I got the call for this like yesterday. Literally. I don't have the charts yet, so I've been learning tunes off the cd. Some VERY nice stuff here. I'm really looking forward to this. As of now, I'm on these dates: Cliff Bells in Detroit Green River Cafe in East Lansing Live from Blue Lake Nighttown in Cleveland There is also an appearance on Ed Love's radio show and a tv performance in Detroit on the 30th. I was told that Rodney Jones would only be doing the NY stuff. As of today the Grand Rapids and Pentwater gigs have yet to be confirmed. I'd therefore assume I would be doing those if they come through. Also, I think Wes Anderson will be filling in for Steve Wilson outside of NY.

Yes, she does all three of those, plus some yoga, but I think it's more running than anything. She's been doing a couple of half-marathons a year lately.

My research is a couple of years old, but as far as I could tell, the good stuff was just over a hundred. You will most likely be happier buying a decent pair. Your feet will thank you.

Hey, don't feel bad. Both my sister and my 60 year-old dad can leave me gasping in the dust!

Let me guess, I'll bet the OP corduroy shorts are still alive. Check your dresser and report back.

Skate-punk Noj would be gasping for breath trying to hang with my sister the tri-athlete.

I wore my in-line skates out a few years ago, and haven't gotten around to replacing them. I thoroughly enjoyed it, though. So f@CK all the haters.

If they're still boys after all these years, there's something amiss.

My how the time flies. Seems like you turned forty just a couple of years ago. Happy Birthday, from -- not Joel and the cats -- Joe and the cats! ... with .

This sucks. I think I know how you feel, since we lost a good friend in a similar manner earlier this year.

East to West is very good. Bruce Foreman and Adam Nussbaum give that session just what it needs.

Aliens!

Opening act, Jim. Opening act... -_-

The youtube comment sections crack me up. Compare what's written on the Ma Belle Amie page with what's on the Archies remix page. Then there was one at the top of the clip Jim S. posted today in the Don Imus thread, objecting to the poet's use of the word "Nigga". I think he missed the point.

Holy shit!!

Smith smashes the competition!

Time to get hip!