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Thanks Mark and Jeff; you're making me blush!

Sent you a PM!

.....and Avreeayl Ra.

...and performing. Better images to come!

...Ravi talking to Wayne Segal under a mural of his pops!

Thanks guys, I have some nice color images I'm working on but it may be a few days. Mark

...the band!

Marshall Allen & Henry Grimes

...Marshall Allen, that spaceship has landed!

...Fred Anderson performing with H. Grimes.

Henry Grimes playing at Hot House in Chicago!

Yes, I made it to Coltrane also. It was pretty good as he played a couple tunes from his new cd, one from his Mom's latest and finished the set with Giant Steps by some cat named John Col...... . I talked to him for a few minutes after the show; very friendly guy. I told him I've heard of his dad, John and that he was a good horm player too; he laughed B-) . I made a cheeeesy photo of him talking to Wayne Segal standing under the big mural of JC (not Jesus Christ) hanging on the wall. I'll try to post it tonight. I hope even one of my images are usable as he bobs and weaves like a prize fighter!!! This combined with the darkness of the club spells disaster when you're trying to photograph. Mark

....come to Indiana, won't have to worry about that !

...exactly the part of all Rollin's shows that I don't care for .

...I don't even know what that means!

...I also like the Trane disc and think the others are ok. I like him much, much better live. I'd like to see a live recording from him! Mark

I bought it used a couple years ago...an ok recording my nothing special!

Check this sh*t out! WTF??? http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7259823/

...while an important piece of jazz history........I don't think they compare!

Eric, Great job on the tunes and nice reveiw! I thought the first set was pretty good but I had hoped for some of the featured tenors. I hadn't realized before the show that they would go with this format. The Jazz Ensemble played a Coltrane Suite which featured Blue Steps, Looking Back, Freedom, a tune called Dendi, another called Who Can I Turn To and Zoot. The show got much more exciting as they brought out Eric Alexander to play Eternal Triangle and moved on to the other players one by one. I think the tune Griffin played towards the end was called "When We Were One". I can't believe the pedals fell off the piano.......the whole assembly fell off right before my eyes ! The Pianist was pissed! He managed to continue until the "rigged" them back in place during the break. Even then, it appeared they wedged the assembly into place with a towel. As far as the tickets go, I didn't realize there was a problem....tell me more! Overall, a very cool show B-) ! The auditorium holds about 900 people and they had about 650 in attendance; should have been packed!!! Mark

I'm going to try to make that one. I'll PM you when the date gets closer to let you know for sure. The next batch of shows not listed on the Showcase site are: May 3-8 Tom Harrell Quintet (It looks like Scofield is out!) May 12-15 Slide Hampton May 17-22 Joey DeFrancesco Trio May 24-29 Bobby Hutcherson Quartet June 1-5 Steve Turre Quintet Mark

I get them frequently at Dusty Groove although they don't stock the entire catalog; kind of hit and miss. Picked up one by Teddy Charles yesterday (Jazz in the Garden at the Museum of Modert Art)!

...very sad !

I went to see Ravi Coltrane last night and had dinner with Jim Neumann afterwards. He told me that Joe Dodge (drummer with Brubeck) passed away in the past couple weeks. I wasn't even sure that he was still living . I'm not sure if I missed this or if Jim is incorrect; anyone know more? I hope this isn't the case . Mark

...I'll be at the Pacers/Lakers game in a few hours.....I hope the Lakers lose also! B-) Mark ...good game vs the Lakers last night; seats 14 rows from the floor, Pacers lead from start to finish; Reggie lights them up for 39 points! B-) . Now headin' to Chicago for Johnny Griffin show tonight and R. Coltrane to follow! Mark