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There's a lot of interest to hear, especially on Friday and Saturday. I wonder when they release the detailed schedules?

There appear to be two Roscoe Mitchell concerts scheduled.

According to the Festival's post on Twitter, the detailed concert schedule is coming out on Tuesday.

At his performance I saw last Friday he said he had CDs in his bag (he didn't specifically refer to a new one), but it was 2 a.m. so I just went back to the hotel instead of inquiring as I normally would.

This is it, I believe: https://www.amazon.com/Norman-Granz-JATP-Carnegie-Hall/dp/B00005Y1SW/ref=sr_1_sc_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1516285021&sr=1-1-spell&keywords=Norman+Grantz+Carnegie+Hall+1949

Ernest Dawkins, Live at the Original Velvet Lounge (Delmark)

She said it was their first performance and a brand new group--Mitchell and Ellman both sound good, but a bit of a mixed reaction on Sara Serpa--her wordless vocals I find to be often beautiful (as is she), but when she sings lyrics, it sometimes doesn't work for me. So overall, a pleasing, quiet, chamber jazz group, but your degree of enthusiasm will depend on how much you like the vocalist. Now the other Nicole Mitchell group I saw, with Jason Moran on piano, Brad Jones on bass, and Shirazette Tinnin on drums, they sounded amazing.

March 1, 2018: Jimmy Heath with One O'Clock Jazz Band, Murchison Performing Arts Center, Denton March 2, 2018: Carl Weathersby, Antone's, Austin March 16,2018: Chris Thomas King, Lava Cantina, The Colony March 22, 2018: Bria Skonberg, Tobin Center, San Antonio March 23, 2018: Victor Wooten Trio, Paramount Theater, Austin Bria Skonberg, Jesse H. Jones Hall, Houston March 24, 2018: Mingus Big Band, Cullen Theater, Houston Victor Wooten Trio, Granada Theater, Dallas March 25, 2018: Zakir Hussain and Rakesh Chaurasia, AISD Performing Arts Center, Austin Victor Wooten Trio, The Ballroom at Warehouse Live, Houston April 5, 2018: Melissa Aldana, South on Main, Little Rock, Arkansas April 12, 2018: Brad Mehldau, Paramount Theater, Austin April 13, 2018: Brad Mehldau, Cullen Theater, Houston Antonio Sanchez, Charline McCombs Empire Theater, San Antonio April 14, 2018: Brad Mehldau, University of Texas at Dallas April 14-15, 2018: Kenny Neal, Chris Thomas King, Lazy Lester, Jimmy Duck Holmes, Baton Rouge Blues Festival April 22, 2018: Rahul Sharma (santoor) and Aditya Kalyanpur (tabla), Austin April 27, 2018: Ron Carter Trio, Christian Scott, Sidi Toure, Calvin Johnson, Bobby Rush, New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival April 28, 2018: Charles Lloyd and the Marvels, Delfeayo Marsalis Presents the Uptown Jazz Orchestra, Butler Bernstein and the Hot 9, Trumpet Mafia, Sona Jobarteh and Band (Gambia), Aurora Nealand, New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival Conrad Herwig, Starr Theater, Fayetteville, Arkansas Rahul Sharma (santoor) and Aditya Kalyanpur (tabla), Houston Otis Taylor, Big Beat Dallas, Irving April 29, 2018: Kidd Jordan and the Improvisational Arts Quintet, Henry Butler Tribute to Jelly Roll Morton, Nicholas Payton, Kenny Neal with Henry Gray and Lazy Lester, Panorama Jazz Band, New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival May 3, 2018: Archie Shepp Quartet, Jamil Sharif, Terrace Martin, Toronzo Cannon, Jeremy Davenport, Wendell Brunious, New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival May 4, 2018: Marcus Miller, Wessel Anderson, Jupiter and Okwess International (Congo), Little Freddie King, Lil Buck Sinegal, New Orleans Jazz Orchestra, Brian Seeger's Organic Trio, New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival May 5, 2018: Sean Jones, Lurrie Bell, Jupiter and Okwess International, Louis Ford and His New Orleans Flairs, Astral Project, New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival May 6, 2018: Terence Blanchard featuring the E Collective, Leroy Jones, Buddy Guy, Mr. Sipp, Joe Dyson, Ellis Marsalis, Walter Wolfman Washington, Lakou Mizak (Haiti), New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival Ganesh and Kumaresh (violins), Bates Recital Hall, Austin May 13, 2018: Vid. Sashank, Unity Church of Dallas July 16, 2018: Ronu Majhumdar (flute), Tony Bose (sarod), Jones Hall, Houston September 28, 2018: Stanley Clarke, One World Theater, Austin October 6, 2018: Sweekar Etawah, Imdad Khani Harana (sitars), Houston

At the set I heard at Birdland, Tyshawn Sorey was on drums.

I haven't heard her latest one but the two prior recordings, Sixteen Sunsets and Wingwalker, are my favorites by her.

Last Thursday, the Lonnie Smith Trio at Jazz Standard (fantastic set). Later that same day, the Vijay Iyer Sextet at Birdland (same group as on the Far From Over record, very good). Last Friday, at Winter Jazzfest Marathon: Charnett Moffett Music from our Soul at the Bitter End (a great set by an inspired band); Stefon Harris and Blackout at New School Tishman; Mark Ribot's Songs of Resistance at New School Tishman (not sure Mark Ribot has a future as a protest song singer, but the band featuring James Brandon Lewis and Brigan Kraus was quite good); Nicole Mitchell Art and Anthem for Gwendolyn Brooks featuring Jason Moran at New School Tishman (jazz with poetry presentation was fine; the band shined, particularly Jason Moran); and Ernest Dawkins' New Horizons Ensemble Featuring Vijay Iyer at Subculture (a packed 1 a.m. set for the Chicago saxophonist, with Hamid Drake on drums and Junius Paul on bass; that was rather enjoyable). Saturday at Winter Jazzfest Marathon: Nicole Mitchell's Pterodactyl at Subculture (trio with Liberty Ellman on guitar and Sara Serpa on voice); James Carter's Electrik Outlet at New School Tishman (exuberant, prodigious set featuring the impressive Ralphe Armstrong on bass guitar); Harriet Tubman Plays Free Jazz at New School Tishman (the jazz/rock/avant garde power trio of Brandon Ross/Melvin Gibbs/J.T. Lewis expands to a double quartet, adding a second bassist and drummer, plus James Brandon Lewis, Darius Jones and Jaimie Branch, and they play not free jazz but "Free Jazz," the Ornette Coleman composition, in an epic sonic assault; fantastic); and finally, the Sun Ra Arkestra plays a live score to Space is the Place at the New School Tishman (led by Marshall Allen, the Arkestra literally watched the movie with the rest of us and added music; when the Arkestra was playing on the soundtrack they doubled the composition live; it was an odd experience, there was Sun Ra on a giant screen dispensing enigmatic wisdom in his battle with the Overseer; I had never seen the cheesy, amusing, blackploitation film; then after the movie was over, the Arkestra played the traditional Space is the Place, which was great to hear live again, like seeing an old friend you never thought you would see again). A somewhat disconcerting experience the second night of the Marathon was hearing the last 20 minutes or so of Jazzmeia Horn's set. The odd part was trying to reconcile what I heard around me (multiple people expressing rave opinions about her, plus her Grammy nomination), with what I heard--someone who seemed not ready to be presented in this fashion, with vocal mannerisms at times quite grating and annoying to hear. Maybe if she studies for another ten years or so and has the right teachers she might develop, but that level of praise for such a young musician with flaws was ridiculous.

Knoel Scott, Live in Alaska

Final lineup schedule and personnel for Friday and Saturday night marathons. FRIDAY, JANUARY 12TH 2018 LE POISSON ROUGE 158 Bleecker Street, NYC 6:00pm Doors Open 6:20pm Sullivan Fortner Trio (Impulse! Records Artist) 7:40pm Sons of Kemet (Impulse! Records Artist) 9:00pm Donny McCaslin BOWERY BALLROOM 6 DELANCEY STREET, NYC 7:00pm Doors Open 7:20pm Resistance Revival Chorus 8:40pm ONYX Collective with special guests Nick Hakim and Roy Nathanson 10:00pm Lakecia Benjamin and Soul Squad 11:20pm Rudresh Mahanthappa Indo-Pak Coalition 12:40am Marc Ribot's Ceramic Dog NEW SCHOOL TISHMAN AUDITORIUM 63 5TH AVENUE, NYC 6:00pm Doors Open (to Auditorium) 7:00pm Adegoke Steve Colson and Iqua Colson / Music of Protest & Love - Dedicated to Muhal 8:20pm Stefon Harris and Blackout with Casey Benjamin 9:40pm Marc Ribot's Songs of Resistance 11:00pm Nicole Mitchell Art and Anthem For Gwendolyn Brooks with Jason Moran NEW SCHOOL JAZZ BUILDING 2ND FLOOR THEATER 55 WEST 13TH STREET, NYC 6:00pm Doors Open 6:40pm Alexis Cuadrado - The Immigrant 8:00pm The New Standards 9:20pm Sara Serpa - Recognition with Zeena Parkins and Ingrid Laubrock 10:40pm Brandon’s Ross’s For Living Lovers “Immortal Obsolescence” 12:00am Peter Apfelbaum & Sparkler featuring Bill Laswell NEW SCHOOL JAZZ BUILDING 5TH FLOOR THEATER 55 WEST 13TH STREET, NYC 6:00pm Doors Open 6:20pm Anna Webber's Simple Trio 7:40pm Ches Smith's We All Break 9:00pm Fay Victor’s SoundNoiseFUNK 10:20pm Mara Rosenbloom Trio 11:40pm Sarah Manning's Underworld Alchemy: Transmuting Anger SOBS 204 VARICK STREET, NYC - REVIVE MUSIC STAGE 7:00pm Doors Open, DJ Raydar Ellis spins 8:00pm Thiefs 9:20pm Sidewalk Chalk 10:40pm Madison McFerrin 12:00am Sonnymoon 1:20am Blaque Dynamite with Rache’ SUBCULTURE 45 BLEECKER STREET, NYC 6:00pm Doors Open 6:20pm François Moutin & Kavita Shah Duo with Special Guest Sheila Jordan 7:40pm The Jamie Baum Septet+ “Bridges" 9:00pm Jean-Michel Blais 10:20pm Aaron Parks & Little Big 11:40pm Rafiq Bhatia 1:00am Ernest Dawkins' New Horizons Ensemble featuring Vijay Iyer ZINC BAR 82 W 3RD STREET, NYC 6:00pm Doors Open 6:20pm Josh Lawrence & Color Theory 7:40pm Manuel Valera Trio 9:00pm Bi TYRANT: a queer jazzifesto with the Brittany Anjou Trio 10:20pm Lucia Cadotsch's Speak Low 11:40pm James Brandon Lewis presents "Unruly Notes “ 1:00am Don Byron / Aruán Ortiz Duo THE BITTER END 147 BLEECKER STREET, NYC 6:00pm Doors Open 6:40pm Charnett Moffett Music From Our Soul 8:00pm Gard Nilssen Acoustic Unity 9:20pm Mwenso & the Shakes: Protest Songs from Africa to America 10:40pm Ryan Keberle & Catharsis: Music as Protest 12:00am Mattson 2 DJANGO AT THE ROXY HOTEL 2 6TH AVENUE, NYC - HOT JAZZ STAGE 5:00pm Doors Open 5:30pm Ehud Asherie - "Harlem Piano Giants” 6:50pm Duchess 8:20pm Eddy Davis New Orleans Jazz Band - The Music of Lil Hardin Armstrong 9:50pm Stephane Wrembel Band 11:20pm Jumaane Smith "Louis Louis Louis" featuring Nancy Harms 12:50am Mike Sailors Quartet featuring Vuyo Sotashe NUBLU 151 AVENUE C, NYC 6:00pm Doors Open 6:40pm Itamar Borochov with Innov Gnawa 8:00pm Jaimie Branch's FLY or DIE 10:00pm Matthew Stevens 12:00am MAST - 'Thelonious Sphere Monk' 2:00am Ilhan Ersahin's Istanbul Sessions SATURDAY, JANUARY 13TH 2018 LE POISSON ROUGE 158 BLEECKER STREET, NYC 6:00pm Doors Open 6:20pm Theo Croker's Big Brother Big Band 7:40pm Antonio Sanchez & Migration 9:00pm Mark Guiliana Jazz Quartet BOWERY BALLROOM 6 DELANCEY STREET, NYC - REVIVE MUSIC STAGE 6:00pm Doors Open, Rich Medina spins 7:00pm "The Invisible Man" - An Orchestral Tribute to Dr. Dre 8:20pm Freelance 9:40pm Cameron Graves 11:00pm Miguel Atwood-Ferguson Ensemble 12:20am Ronald Bruner, Jr. Band 1:40am Pete Rock & The Soul Brothers NEW SCHOOL TISHMAN AUDITORIUM 63 5TH AVENUE, NYC 6:00pm Doors Open 7:00pm Jazzmeia Horn 8:20pm James Carter's Elektrik Outlet 9:40pm Harriet Tubman plays Free Jazz 11:00pm Sun Ra Arkestra performs live score to film 'Space Is The Place' NEW SCHOOL JAZZ BUILDING 2ND FLOOR THEATER 55 WEST 13TH STREET, NYC 6:00pm Doors Open 6:40pm Sasha Berliner Quintet 8:00pm Marquis Hill Blacktet 9:20pm Kate Gentile New Quartet 10:40pm Dan Weiss Starebaby 12:00am Darius Jones: LawNOrder NEW SCHOOL JAZZ BUILDING 5TH FLOOR THEATER 55 WEST 13TH STREET, NYC 6:00pm Doors Open 6:20pm Roswell Slide Eulogy 7:40pm Sylvie Courvoisier Mark Feldman DUO 9:00pm Hank Roberts Sextet 10:20pm Wayne Horvitz 11:40pm Briggan Krauss’ String and Reed Quartet SOBS 204 VARICK STREET, NYC 6:00pm Doors Open 6:40pm Arnetta Johnson 'SUNNY' 8:00pm Banda Magda 9:20pm Nicholas Payton & Afro-Caribbean Mixtape 10:40pm Red Baraat SUBCULTURE 45 BLEECKER STREET, NYC 6:00pm Doors Open 6:20pm Nicole Mitchell Trio 7:40pm Luciana Souza’s “Word Strings” featuring Chico Pinheiro and Scott Colley 9:00pm Fred Hersch Pocket Orchestra 10:20pm Rene Marie 11:40pm Matt Wilson's Honey & Salt band 1:00am Jamaaladeen Tacuma's Brotherzone ZINC BAR 82 W 3RD STREET, NYC 6:00pm Doors Open 6:20pm Greg Lewis’ Organ Monk: The Breathe Suite (tribute to Eric Garner) 7:40pm Rez Abbasi's Invocation 9:00pm Strings Attached 10:20pm Goran Ivanovic and Fareed Haque Duo 11:40pm Eli Degibri Quartet 1:00am Simona Premazzi THE BITTER END 147 BLEECKER STREET, NYC 6:00pm Doors Open 7:20pm Ranky Tanky 8:40pm Laura Perrudin feat. Becca Stevens 10:00pm Guilhem Flouzat Trio 11:20pm Yacine Boularès 12:40am Gael Horellou and Ari Hoenig DJANGO AT THE ROXY HOTEL 2 6TH AVENUE, NYC 5:00pm Doors Open 5:30pm Aaron Weinstein Duo 6:50pm Felix Peikli & Joe Doubleday Showtime Band featuring Hetty Kate 8:20pm Kat Edmonson 9:50pm Catherine Russell 11:20pm Jason Prover's Sneak Thievery Orchestra 12:50am Matt Munisteri's Tropical Hot Club Party NUBLU 151 AVENUE C, NYC 7:00pm Doors Open 8:00pm Susie Ibarra's DreamTime Ensemble 10:00pm Rohey 12:00am Dave Harrington's Merry Pranksters 2:00am Dave Harrington's Merry Pranksters 2018 NYC WINTER JAZZFEST ARTIST PERSONNEL / INSTRUMENTATION -A- Aaron Parks & Little Big Aaron Parks - piano/keyboards, Greg Tuohey - guitar, DJ Ginyard - electric bass, Tommy Crane - drums/percussion Aaron Weinstein Duo Aaron Weinstein - violin, Matt Munisteri - guitar Adegoke Steve Colson and Iqua Colson Music of Protest & Love - Dedicated to Muhal Adegoke Steve Colson - piano/sax, Iqua Colson - vocals, Craig Harris - trombone, Marlene Rice - violin, Santi Debriano - bass, Reggie Nicholson - drums Alexis Cuadrado - The Immigrant Román Filiú - alto & soprano sax, Marcus Strickland - tenor sax & bass clarinet, Adam O’Farrill - trumpet & flugelhorn, Ryan Keberle - trombone, Miles Okazaki - guitar, Nathan Kamal - violin, Emily Sgouros - vibraphone, Mike Sheelar - piano, Aron Caceres - bass, Chris Copland - drums, Alexis Cuadrado - composer & conductor Anna Webber’s Simple Trio Anna Webber - sax, Matt Mitchell - piano, John Hollenbeck - drums Antonio Sanchez & Migration Antonio Sanchez - drums, hase Baird - sax / ewi, Thana Alexa - vocals, John Escreet - piano/keyboards, Matt Brewer - bas Arnetta Johnson & SUNNY Arnetta Johnson - trumpet/pedals, Henry Tirfe - tenor sax, Lawrence Farmer - keys/aux, Eric Whatley - electric bass, Josh Thomas - drums/pad -B- Banda Magda Magda Giannikou - vocals, accordion, Andres Rotmistrovsky - bass, Marcelo Woloski - percussion, Ignacio Hernandez - guitar, Keita Ogawa - percussion/drums Blaque Dynamite with Rache‘ RC Williams - keys, Ben Hixon - guitar, Ethan Worland - percussion, Gax Merl - bass Brandon’s Ross’s For Living Lovers “Immortal Obsolescence” Brandon Ross - acoustic guitars/voice, Stomu Takeishi - acoustic bass guitar, Stephanie Richards - trumpets, JT Lewis - drums Briggan Krauss’ String and Reed Quartet Briggan Krauss - alto saxophone/electric guitar, Wayne Horvitz - piano/keyboards, Doug Wieselman - clarinet, Jim Black - drums Bi TYRANT: a queer jazzifesto with the Brittany Anjou Trio Brittany Anjou - piano/vocals, Mali Obomsawin - bass, Shirazette Tinnin - drums, Valerie Vetere - guitar, Viva DeConcini - guitar Buika Concha Buika - vocals, Specials guest - keys/hammond, Santiago Cañada - keys/trombone, Josue ‘Ronkio’ Rodriguez - bass, Ramon” Porrina” Seville - percussion, TBD - drums -C- Cameron Graves Cameron Graves - piano, Colin Cook - guitar, Joe Cleveland - bass, Aaron Haggerty - drums Camila Meza & The Nectar Orchestra Camila Meza - voice/guitar, Noam Wiesenberg - bass/string arrangements, Shai Maestro - piano/keyboards, Keita Ogawa - drums/percussion, Tomoko Omura - violin, Fung Chern Hwei - violin, Leonor Falcón - viola, Brian Sanders - cello Catherine Russell Catherine Russell - vocals, Matt Munisteri - guitar, Tal Ronen - bass, Mark McLean - drums, Jon Erik Kellso - trumpet, Evan Arntzen - reeds Charnett Moffett Music From Our Soul Charnett Moffett - bass, Brian Jackson - keys, Mark Whitfield Jr - drums, Jana Herzen - guitar Ches Smith’s We All Break Ches Smith - drums, percussion, vocals, Matt Mitchell - piano, percussion, Daniel Brevil - traditional Haitian percussion, vocals, Markus Schwartz - traditional Haitian percussion, vocals, Nahomie Joseph - vocals -D- Deerhoof John Dieterich - guitar, Satomi Matsuzaki - voice, bass, Ed Rodriguez - guitar, Greg Saunier - drums, Wadada Leo Smith - trumpet Dan Weiss Starebaby Dan Weiss - drums, Trevor Dunn - electric bass, Craig Taborn - piano, Matt Mitchell - synths Darius Jones: LawNOrder Darius Jones - alto sax, Fay Victor - voice, Amirtha Kidambi - voice/harmonium, Marika Hughes - cello/voice, Sean Conly - bass/voice, Michael Vatcher - drums/percussion/voice, Sugar Vendil - piano/voice, Daniel Marcellous Givens - electronics/voice Dave Harrington’s Merry Pranksters Dave Harrington - guitar/electronics, Kenny Wollesen - drums, Samer Ghadry - drums, Mauro Refosco - percussion, Spencer Zahn - bass, Ilhan Ersahin - keyboards/saxophone DJ Raydar Ellis Brian “Raydar” Ellis - DJ DJ Rich Medina Rich Medina - DJ Don Byron / Aruán Ortiz Duo Don Byron - clarinet and saxophone, Aruán Ortiz - piano Donny McCaslin Donny McCaslin - saxophone, Jason Lindner - keyboards, Nate Wood - bass, Mark Guiliana - drums, Jeff Taylor - vocals Duchess Hilary Gardner -vocals, Amy Cervini - vocals, Melissa Stylianou - vocals, Michael Cabe - piano, Noah Garabedian - bass, Jared Schonig - drums -E- Eddy Davis New Orleans Jazz Band The Music of Lil Hardin Armstrong Eddy Davis - banjo/vocals, Conal Fawkes - piano, John Gill - drums, Simon W - trumpet, Jennifer Vincent - bass, Jim Fryer - trombone Ehud Asherie - “Harlem Piano Giants” Ehud Asheri - piano Eli Degibri Quartet / Soul Station Eli Degibri - tenor & soprano saxophone, Tom Oren - piano, Alon Nir - bass, Eviatar Slivnik - drums Ernest Dawkins’ New Horizons Ensemble featuring Vijay Iyer Ernest Dawkins - saxes, Vijay Iyer - piano, Junius Paul - bass, Hamid Drake - drums (this performance is made possible with support from Live the Spirit Residency) -F- Fay Victor’s SoundNoiseFUNK Fay Victor - voice, Sam Newsome - soprano sax, Joe Morris - guitar, Reggie Nicholson - drums Felix Peikli & Joe Doubleday Showtime Band featuring Hetty Kate Felix Peikli - clarinet, Joseph Doubleday - vibes, Hetty Kate - vocals, Bryan Reeder - piano, Karl Kohut - bass, Dag Markhus - drums François Moutin & Kavita Shah Duo with Special Guest Sheila Jordan Kavita Shah - voice, François Moutin - bass, Sheila Jordan - voice (special guest) Fred Hersch Pocket Orchestra Fred Hersch - piano, Mike Rodriguez - trumpet, Aubrey Johnson - vocals, Rogerrio Bocarro - Percussion Freelance Tim “Smithsoneon” Smith - vocals, Chad Selph - keys, Justin Tyson - drums, Yasser Tejeda - guitar, David Ginyard - bass, Craig Hill - saxophone -G- Gael Horellou and Ari Hoenig Gaël Horellou - saxophone/electronics, Ari Hoening - drums Gard Nilssen Acoustic Unity Gard Nilssen - drums, Petter Eldh - double bass, André Roligheten - saxophone Gilles Peterson (DJ set) Gilles Peterson - DJ Goran Ivanovic and Fareed Haque Duo Goran Ivanovic - acoustic guitar, Fareed Haque - acoustic guitar Greg Lewis’ Organ Monk: The Breathe Suite (tribute to Eric Garner) Gregory Lewis - organ, Jeremy ‘Bean’ Clemons - drums, Ron Jackson - guitar Guilhem Flouzat Trio Guilhem Flouzat - drums, Sullivan Fortner - keys, Desmond White - double bass -H- Hank Roberts Sextet Hank Roberts - cello, Brian Drye - trombone, Dana Lyn - violin, Mike McGinnis - clarinet, Jacob Sacks - piano, Vinnie Sperrazza - drums Harriet Tubman plays Free Jazz Brandon Ross - guitar, Melvin Gibbs - electric bass, J.T. Lewis - drums, Darius Jones - alto saxophone, James Brandon Lewis - tenor sax, Warren Trae Crudup III - drums, Luke Stewart - electric bass, Jaimie Branch - trumpet -I- Ilhan Ersahin’s Istanbul Sessions Ilhan Ersahin - sax , Alp Ersonmez - bass, Arto Tuncboyaciyan - percussion, Brandon Lewis - drums Itamar Borochov with Innov Gnawa Itamar Borochov - trumpet, Rob Clearfield - keys, Tal Mashiach - bass, Jay Sawyer - drums, Maâlem Hassan Ben Jaafer - sintir/vocals, Samir LanGus - chorus/qraqeb, Amino Belyamani - chorus/qraqebv -J- Jaimie Branch’s “FLY or DIE” Jaimie Branch - trumpet, Joel Ross - vibes, Jason Ajemian - bass, Chad Taylor - drums Jamaaladeen Tacuma’s Brotherzone Jamaaladeen Tacuma - bass, Ronny Drayton - guitar, Daryl Burgee - drums/percussion, Wadud Ahmad - spoken word, Abiodun Oyewole ( Of The Last Poets) - special guest James Brandon Lewis presents “Unruly Notes “ James Brandon Lewis - tenor sax, Warren Trae Crudup III - drums, Luke Stewart - bass, Anthony Pirog - guitar, Jaimie Branch - trumpet James Carter’s Elektrik Outlet James Carter - saxophones, Gerard Gibbs - keyboards, Ralphe Armstrong - bass, Alex White - drums The Jamie Baum Septet + “Bridges” Jamie Baum - flutes, singing bowl, Amir ElSaffar – trumpet, vocals, Sam Sadigursky – alto sax/bass clarinet, Chris Komer - French horn, Brad Shepik - guitar, John Escreet – piano, Zack Lober – bass, singing bowl, Jeff Hirshfield – drums Jason Prover’s Sneak Thievery Orchestra Jason Prover - trumpet/vocals, Joe McDonough - trombone, Alex Raderman - drums, Dylan Shamat - bass, Miki Yamanaka - piano, John Bechey - reeds Jazzmeia Horn Jazzmeia Horn - vocalists, Victor Gould - piano, Barry Stephenson - bass, Henry Conerway III - drums, Marcus Miller - saxophone, Corey Wallace - trombone, Josh Evans - trumpet Jean-Michel Blais Jean Michel Blais - piano Josh Lawrence & Color Theory Josh Lawrence - trumpet, Caleb Curtis - alto saxophone, Brent White - trombone, Orrin Evans - piano, Zaccai Curtis - Fender Rhodes, Luques Curtis - bass, Anwar Marshall - drums Jumaane Smith “Louis Louis Louis” featuring Nancy Harms Jumaane Smith - trumpet & vocals, Nancy Harms - vocals, Dion Tucker - trombone, Ben Flocks - tenor, Dan Kaufman - piano, Al Street - guitar, Neal Caine - bass, Carmen Intorre - drums -K- Kat Edmonson Kat Edmonson - vocals, Matt Ray - piano, Matt Munisteri - guitar, Bob Hart - bass, Aaron Thurston - drums Kate Gentile New Quartet Kate Gentile - drums, Jeremy Viner - sax/clarinet, Matt Mitchell - piano, Kim Cass - bass KNOWER ft. Dennis Hamm, Sam Gendel, Sam Wilkes Genevieve Artadi - vocals, Louis Cole - drums, Dennis Hamm - keys, Sam Gendel - sax, Sam Wilkes - bass -L- Lakecia Benjamin and Soul Squad Lakecia Benjamin - sax/vox/bandleader, China Moses - vocals, Solomon Dorsey - bass, Devonne Allison - piano, Jamieson - guitar, Eric brown - drums Laura Perrudin feat. Becca Stevens Laura Perrudin - harp/vocal/electronics, Becca Stevens - vocal Lean On Me: José James Celebrates Bill Withers Jose James - vocals, Nate Smith - drums, Ben Williams - bass, Sullivan Fortner - keys, Brad Allen Williams - guitar Lucia Cadotsch’s Speak Low Lucia Cadotsch - voice, Otis Sandsjö - tenor saxophone, Petter Eldh - bass, Elias Stemeseder - piano/synths Luciana Souza’s “Word Strings” featuring Chico Pinheiro and Scott Colley Luciana Souza - vocals, Chico Pinheiro - guitar, Scott Colley - bass -M- Madison McFerrin Madison McFerrin - vocals/loops Manuel Valera Trio Manuel Valera - piano, Doug Weiss - bass, E.J. Strickland - drums Mara Rosenbloom Trio Mara Rosenbloom - piano, Sean Conly - bass, Chad Taylor - drums Marc Ribot’s Ceramic Dog Marc Ribot - guitar/voice, Shahzad Ismaily - bass, Ches Smith - drums Marc Ribot’s Songs of Resistance Marc Ribot - guitar/vocals; James Brandon Lewis - sax; Domenica Fossati (bgv, flute); TBD - percussion Mark Guiliana Jazz Quartet Mark Guiliana - drums, Fabian Almazan - piano, Jason Rigby - saxophone, Chris Morrissey - bass Marquis Hill Blacktet Marquis Hill - trumpet, Joshua Johnson - alto saxophone, Joel Ross - vibraphone, Jeremiah Hunt - bass, Makaya McCraven - drums MAST - Thelonious Sphere Monk Tim Conley - electronics, guitar, keys, Dan Rosenboom - trumpet, Mark Allen - soprano sax, bari sax, Jason Fraticelli - upright bass, Anwar Marshall - drums Matt Munisteri’s Tropical Hot Club Party Matt Munisteri - guitar/vocals, Dennis Lichtman - clarinet, Joe Barbato - accordion, Marika Hughes - cello, Mark McLean - percussion Matt Wilson’s Honey & Salt band Matt Wilson - drums, Dawn Thomson - guitar/voice, Jeff Lederer - reeds, Kirk Knuffke - cornet, Chris Lightcap - bass, plus guest readers Matthew Stevens Matthew Stevens - guitar, Zach Brown - Bass, Zach Danziger - drums, Josh Dion - percussion/keys Mattson 2 Jared Mattson - guitars, Jonathan Mattson - drums Mwenso & the Shakes: Protest Songs from Africa to America Michael Mwenso - leader/vocalist, Vuyo Sotashe - vocals, Michela Marino-Lerman - tap dancer, Julian Lee - saxophone, Ruben Fox - saxophone, Mathis Picard - piano/keys, Russell Hall - bass, Bryan Carter - drums, Gabe Schnider - guitar, Shenel Johns - vocals, Nonhlanhla Kheswa - vocals. Miguel Atwood-Ferguson Ensemble Miguel Atwood-Ferguson - violin/composer/arranger, Josh Johnson - alto, Jamael Dean - keys, Burniss Travis - bass, Justin Brown - drums Mike Sailors Quartet featuring Vuyo Sotashe Mike Sailors - trumpet, Vuyo Sotache - vocals, Aaron Kimmel - drums, Steve Ash - piano, Mike Karn - bass My Brightest Diamond Shara Nova - vocals/guitar/keys, Aaron Steele - drums -N- Nicole Mitchell Art and Anthem For Gwendolyn Brooks with Jason Moran Nicole Mitchell - flute, Jason Moran - piano, Shirazette Tinnin - drums, Avery R. Young - spoken word, Erica Hunt - spoken word, Rashida Brumbray - dancer, Brad Jones - bass Nicole Mitchell Maroon Cloud Nicole Mitchell - flutes and electronics, Aruan Ortiz - piano, Fay Victor - vocals, Tomeka Reid - cello Pterodactyl with Nicole Mitchell, Sara Serpa, and Liberty Ellman Nicole Mitchell - flute, Sara Serpa - voice, Liberty Ellman - guitar Nicole Mitchell’s Mandorla Awakening II: Emerging Worlds Nicole Mitchell - flute and electronics, Tatsu Aoki - bass, taiko, and shamisen, avery r young - vocals, Jovia Armstrong - percussion, Kojiro Umezaki - shakuhachi, Renée Baker - violin, Alex Wing - electric guitar, theremin, and oud, Tomeka Reid - cello and banjo Nicholas Payton & Afro-Caribbean Mixtape Nicholas Payton - trumpet and keys, Vicente Archer - bass, Joe Dyson - drums, Daniel Sadownick - percussion, DJ Lady Fingaz - turntable NO BS! Brass Reggie Pace - trombone/vocals/founder, Lance Koehler - drums/vocals/founder, Stefan Demetriadis - contra, David Hood - alto saxophone, Samantha Reed - vocals, Toby Whitaker - trombone, John Hulley - trombone, Dillard Watt - bass trombone, Marcus Tenney - trumpet/vocals, Dr. Taylor Barnett - trumpet Nubya Garcia Nubya Garcia - sax, Joseph Armon-Jones - piano, Daniel Casimir - bass, Olufemi Koleoso - drums -O- ONYX Collective with special guests Nick Hakim and Roy Nathanson Isaiah Barr - saxophones, Roy Nathanson - saxophones, Austin Williamson - drums, Brad Jones - bass, Nick Hakim - vocals Oscar Jerome Oscar Jerome - vocals/guitar, Jack Polley - bass, Jake Long - drums -P- Pete Rock & The Soul Brothers Daru Jones - drums, Mono Neon - bass, BigYuki - keys, Marcus Machado - guitar Lakecia Benjamin - alto sax, Maurice Brown - trumpet , Anu Sun - percussion Peter Apfelbaum & Sparkler featuring Bill Laswell Peter Apfelbaum - keyboards/tenor sax/vocals, Natalie Cressman - trombone/bass/vocals, Jill Ryan - alto sax/flute/vocals, Will Bernard - guitar, Kyle Sanna - electronics, Charlie Ferguson - drums, Special Guest Bill Laswell - bass -R- Rafiq Bhatia Rafiq Bhatia - guitars/electronics, Jackson Hill - bass/electronics, Ian Chang - acoustic and electronic drums Ranky Tanky Quiana Parler - vocalist, Charlton Singleton - trumpet, Clay Ross - guitar, Kevin Hamilton - bass, Calvin Baxter - drums Ravi Coltrane Presents Universal Consciousness: Melodic Meditations of Alice Coltrane Ravi Coltrane - sax, Brandee Younger - harp, Marcus Gilmore - drums, Rashaan Carter - bass, Roman Diaz - percussion, David Vireles - piano and Wurlitzer Red Baraat Sunny Jain - dhol/vocals, Chris Eddleton - drums, Jonathan Goldberger - guitar, Sonny Singh - trumpet/vocals, Jonathon Haffner - soprano saxophone, John Altieri - sousaphone Rene Marie Rene Marie - vocals, John Chin - piano, Elias Bailey - bass, Randy Napoloeon - guitar Rez Abbasi’s Invocation Rez Abbasi - guitar, Rudresh Mahanthappa - alto sax, Matt Mitchell - piano, Chris Tordini - bass, Dan Weiss - drums Resistance Revival Chorus Abby Dobson, Abena Koomson-Davis, Alba Ponce de Leon, Alyssa Klein, Anna P. Brown, Anna Rose, ArinMaya Lawrence, Brooke Williams, Dara Lazar, Darren Hoffman, Dina Rudeen, Geminelle Rollins, Ginny Suss, Hannah Rosenzweig, Ioana Vintu, Jenna Arnold, Jenna Lauter, Jessi Olsen, Kelly Sobe Knight, Kisha Bari, Lee Taylor, Mariam Ehrari, Meredith Shepherd, Nicole Rachea, Nino Shengelaia, Nitika Chopra, Paola Mendoza, Sabrina Hayeem-Ladani, Sarah Sophie Flicker, Shruti Ganguly, Sun Singleton, Yael Stone, Zakiyah Ansari Rohey Rohey Taalah - vocals, Ivan Blomqvist - keys, Kristian B. Jacobsen - bass, Henrik Lødøen - drums Ronald Bruner, Jr. Band Ronald Bruner, Jr. - drums/vocals, Randy Imata - keys/vocals, Matthew Taylor - bass/vocals, Lemar Carter - drums, Dennis Hamm - keys, Charles Altura - guitar Roswell Rudd Slide Eulogy Josh Roseman -trombone, Brian Drye-trombone Art Baron-trombone, Steve Swell-trombone, Deborah Weisz-trombone Rudresh Mahanthappa Indo-Pak Coalition Rudresh Mahanthappa - alto saxophone, Rez Abbasi - guitar, Dan Weiss - percussion Ryan Keberle & Catharsis: Music as Protest Ryan Keberle - trombone, keyboards, Camila Meza - voice, guitar, Steve Wilson - alto and soprano saxophone, Noam Wiesenberg - acoustic and electric bass, Jeremy Dutton - drums -S- Sara Serpa - Recognition with Zeena Parkins and Ingrid Laubrock Sara Serpa - voice, composition, screenplay, Zeena Parkins - harp, Ingrid Laubrock - saxophone Sarah Manning’s Underworld Alchemy: Transmuting Anger Sarah Manning - saxophone, Briggan Krauss - guitar, Simon Jermyn - bass, Gerald Cleaver - drums Sasha Berliner Quintet Sasha Berliner - vibraphone, Mareike Wiening - drums, Daryl Johns - bass, Chris McCarthy - piano, Maria Grand - tenor saxophone Sidewalk Chalk Rico Sisney - MC, Maggie Vagle - vocals, Charlie Coffeen - keyboards, Sam Trump - trumpet, David Ben-Porat - trombone, James Boyd - drums, Josh Rosen - bass Simona Premazzi Simona Premazzi - piano, Mike Rodriguez - trumpet, Orlando LeFleming - bass, Nasheet Waits - drums, Mark Shim - tenor saxophone Sonnymoon Anna Wise - vocals/loops, Jonathan Hoard - vocals/keys/programming, Dane Orr - vocals/guitar/programming Sons of Kemet Shabaka Hutchings - sax, Theon Cross - tuba, Tom Skinner - drums, Eddie Hick - drums Stefon Harris & Blackout feat. Casey Benjamin Stefon Harris - vibes & marimba, Casey Benjamin, alto sax & vocoder, Mike Moreno - guitar, Brett Williams - piano, Joshua Crumbly - bass, Terreon Gully - drums Stephane Wrembel Band Stephane Wrembel - guitar, Thor Jensen - guitar, Ari Folman Cohen - bass, Nick Anderson - drums Strings Attached Vic Juris - guitar, Mark Whitfield - guitar, Ron Affif - guitar, Jack Wilkins - guitar, Essiet Essiet - bass, Mike Clark - drums Sullivan Fortner Trio Sullivan Fortner - piano, Burniss Travis - bass, Jeremy Clemons - drums Sun Ra Arkestra performs live score to film ‘Space Is The Place’ Marshall Allen - alto sax/EVI, Danny Ray Thompson - baritone sax, Tara Middleton - vocals, Knoel Scott - alto sax, James Spaulding - tenor sax, Cecil Brooks - trumpet, Dave Davies - trombone, Brandon - trombone, Wayne Smith Jr. - drums, Elson Nascimento - percussion, Atakatune - congas, Tyler Mitchell - bass, D. Hotep - guitar, Farid Barron - piano Susie Ibarra DreamTime Ensemble Susie Obarra - drumset and percussion, Claudia Acuña - vocals, Jennifer Choi - violin, Yves Dharamraj - cello, Jake Landau - keyboard/guitar, Yuka Honda - electronics, Jean Luc Sinclair - electronics, Shazad Ismaily - bass Sylvie Courvoisier Mark Feldman DUO Sylvie Courvoisier - piano, Mark Feldman - violin -T- The Comet Is Coming Danalogue - synthesizers, Betamax - drums, King Shakaba - tenor saxophone Thiefs Keith Witty - bass; Christophe Panzani - Saxophone; David Frazier Jr - Drums; and Special Guests (This project was made possible by the French-American Jazz Exchange (FAJE), a program of FACE Foundation and Mid-Atlantic Arts Foundation, in collaboration with the Cultural Services of the French Embassy in the U.S.) The New Standards Chan Poling - piano, John Munson - bass, Steve Roehm - vibraphone Theo Croker & Big Brother Theo Croker - trumpet/conductor/arrangements, Kassa Overall - drums, Michael King - piano, Eric Wheeler - bass, Irwin Hall - alto sax, Anthony Ware - tenor sax, Stacy Dillard - tenor sax, Jason Marshall - bari sax, Andrae Murchison - trombone, Corey Wilcox - trombone, Shareef Clayton - trumpet, Bruce Harris - trumpet, Marquis Hill - trumpet, Giveton Gelin - trumpet Sly5thave’s “The Invisible Man” - An Orchestral Tribute to Dr. Dre Sylvester “Sly5thave” Onyejiaka, Sydney Driver - drums, Spencer Murphy - bass, Matthias “Pedals” Löscher - guitar, Kofi Hunter - percussion, Paul “Bae Bro” Wilson - keys, Kevin Moehringer - trombone, Nadav Nirenberg - trombone, Jon Carroll - French horn, Lis Rubard - French horn, Clynt Yerkes - trumpet, Jason Arce - tenor sax/flute, Andy Gould - alto sax/flute, Itai Kriss - flute, Adrian Molello - violin I, Guests: Jesse Fischer - keys, Melissa McMillan - voice, DJ Center - turntables, + more TBA -W- Wadada Leo Smith Wadada Leo Smith - trumpet Wayne Horvitz Ensemble Wayne Horvitz - piano, electronics, Sara Schoenbeck-Bassoon, Alex Guy - viola, Stephanie Richards - trumpet, Carmen Rothwell -bass, Kenny Wolleson - drums -B- Yacine Boularès Yacine Boularès - saxophone, Michael Valeanu - guitar, Yonathan Levy - bass, Guilhem Flouzat - drums, Jesse Fischer - keys, Lulu Fall - vocals Yazz Ahmed Yazz Ahmed - trumpet/flugelhorn, Ralph Wyld - vibraphone,Dave Manington - bass, Martin France - drums

I heard him live once, at Sweet Basil. He had Jerome Richardson on tenor sax.

After listening to Bangs about ten times, I must say it was worth the higher price.

Oscar Peterson, The Sound of the Trio (Verve) Buddy Guy, Living Proof (Jive) Booker Ervin, Booker 'N Brass (Pacific Jazz)

I pre-ordered from Amazon since Amazon's pre-order price is the same as the sum of the Uptown website price plus the $5 in shipping charge imposed by Uptown. No shipping charge with Prime Membership and the final price usually decreases at Amazon.

Domestic shipping for one CD was $3.99.

These are now available as (expensive) CDs. I ordered Bangs and am finding it to be rather wonderful on first listen.

You talked me into it.

Jason Moran/Mary Halvorson/Ron Miles--Bangs (Yes)

New release in March: Both Sides Of The Sky presents 13 studio recordings including 10 which have never before been released. All but two of these studio recordings were made during a fertile period between January 1968 and 1970. Jimi's mastery and use of the studio as a proving ground for new songs resulted in a growing collection of extraordinary material. This album completes a trilogy of albums [with Valleys Of Neptune and People, Hell & Angels] presenting the best and most significant unissued studio recordings remaining in the Hendrix archive. The songs include fascinating alternate versions of "Stepping Stone," "Lover Man" and "Hear My Train A Comin'" as well as recordings where Jimi is joined by special guests Johnny Winter and Stephen Stills. Both Sides Of The Sky was mixed by Eddie Kramer, the engineer for all of Hendrix's albums throughout the guitarist's lifetime, and produced by Janie Hendrix, Kramer and John McDermott. Mannish Boy - The first ever studio session by the group Hendrix would christen as his Band Of Gypsys. Hendrix, Cox & Miles shared a love for the blues as this driving, uptempo reworking of "Mannish Boy" by Muddy Waters makes clear. Lover Man - Just two weeks before their triumphant New Year's concerts at the Fillmore East in NYC [yielding both 1970's Band Of Gypsys and 2016's sequel Machine Gun], Hendrix gathered with Cox and Miles to cut this dynamic rendition of what had become a favorite concert staple. Stepping Stone - A totally unique take on this Hendrix favorite, with Jimi showcasing both blues and country styled licks atop a relentless, galloping beat. $20 Fine -Stephen Stills joined Jimi, Mitch Mitchell and Buddy Miles Express keyboardist Duane Hitchings at this September 1969 session. With Stephen handling lead vocals and organ, Jimi added multiple guitar parts to this rollicking Stills original. Power Of Soul - This 1970 studio session came three weeks after the Band Of Gypsys concerts at the Fillmore East. While a live version remains one of the highpoints of Band Of Gypsys, Jimi never released a studio version during his lifetime. For this album, we present the mix that Hendrix and Kramer prepared of the complete song at Electric Lady on August 22, 1970. Jungle - The influence of Curtis Mayfield can be heard here as Jimi expands on the "Villanova Junction Blues" theme he made famous by its inclusion in the 1970 Woodstock documentary. Things I Used To Do - Jimi is joined for this rendition of Guitar Slim's blues classic by Johnny Winter. Jimi's trademark guitar work and Winter's deft slide playing weaves in and around the foundation set by bassist Billy Cox and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young drummer Dallas Taylor. Georgia Blues - Jimi reunited with some old friends from his pre-Experience days. Lonnie Youngblood, with whom Hendrix played in R&B groups like Curtis Knight & The Squires, voiced this superb twelve bar blues neatly underpinned by Hendrix's sublime rhythm and lead guitar work. Sweet Angel - With Axis: Bold As Love only just released, Jimi immediately turned his focus to recording what would become Electric Ladyland. This gorgeous, instrumental reading of "Angel,", features Jimi on guitar, bass and vibraphone joined by Mitch Mitchell. Woodstock - Stephen Stills came to this session fresh from having visited Joni Mitchell, who had a new song that Stills was excited to try and record. Long before CSNY's version, Stephen, Jimi and Buddy Miles recorded this amazing rendition. Send My Love To Linda - A superb new Hendrix original composition recorded with Cox and Miles in the aftermath of their successful Band Of Gypsys performances at the Fillmore East. Cherokee Mist - Together with drummer Mitch Mitchell, Jimi created this moody, evocative original complete with his playing of a sitar to complement his traditional electric guitar.

At the Big Sandy Music Hall in Big Sandy, Texas on January 20, a rare jazz/rock fusion concert in a small Texas town: Jazz Fusion Rock, like you’ve never seen or heard! If you are a musician, DO NOT MISS THIS CONCERT! Marbin is Dani Rabin (guitar), Blake Jiracek (drums), Danny Markovitch (saxophone), Jon Nadel (bass). This progressive jazz-rock band is based in Chicago, IL, and has a unique story that stands out in today’s music world. With a do-it-yourself approach, Marbin started touring extensively in 2011, bringing their original instrumental music to every part of the United States. Through word of mouth, Marbin has gained tens of thousands of devoted fans all over the world, and has sold tens of thousands of albums. Marbin has released six albums: Marbin (2009), Breaking the Cycle (2011), Last Chapter of Dreaming(2013), The Third Set (2014), Aggressive Hippies (2015), and Goatman and the House of the Dead (2016). Marbin regularly plays in clubs all over the US and in jam and jazz festivals around the world. Tickets are $10 in advance and $15 at the door.

Vijay Iyer Sextet, Far From Over (ECM)

That all sounds very interesting. Living in Texas, everything is so far away for concert travel. Austin at 200 miles is the closet. There is no train service, so driving or flying are the only realistic travel options. Nonetheless, I have plans to attend three festivals in the first half of the year. Coming up shortly, the Friday and Saturday Marathons at the Winter Jazzfest in New York. This will be my fourth year in a row for this festival, which is really alot of fun--you can hear 4 to 6 bands in a given night at 12 venues, most fairly close together. In March, I'm going to try the Big Ears Festival in Knoxville, Tennessee, which has a strong jazz line-up this year. And in April/May, the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, which is a great experience. This will be my sixth one--I attended in 1987 and didn't go back until 2014--one of the dumbest things I've done. I'm not missing any more as long as I can.