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World Music Unleashed 2017 Join us as we celebrate World Music with a variety or musicians and dancers from different cultures and backgrounds sharing the spirit of unity through diversity! Featuring Amazing World Music Band ATASH; Sensational Quartet: Gourisankar (tabla), Indrajit Banerjee (sitar), Indradeep Ghosh (violin) and Tony Monaco (keyboards); and Dynamic Kathak and Flamenco Duo (Labonee Mahanta and Guillermo Tabares). Feb 25 at 4:00pm Dell Fine Arts Center 5901 SW Parkway Austin, TX 78735

Stefon Harris We welcome vibraphonist Stefon Harris as our guest artist for the The Glenn E. Gomez International Artists Endowment for Jazz Studies during the week of Feb. 20. The concert on Thursday, Feb. 23 at 8 p.m. in Winspear Hall features Stefon Harris and the One O'Clock Lab Band. Tickets can be purchased here: http://thempac.music.unt.edu/ The concert will be streamed live at https://recording.music.unt.edu/live

I also purchased that Arnie Lawrence LP from a cutout bin in the 1970s, but it was probably circa 1974 or 1975. I still have it.

But of course, most of the CDs in that series are worthy.

Kenny Barron, Golden Lotus (Muse), Lou Donaldson, Back Street (Muse), Stan Getz and Paul Horn, Midem Live '80 (Personal Choice Records), and James Clay, Jazz on the Lake 1986, volume 1 (The Lodge of Granbury Records). The first side of the Getz record is his working group at a live concert in 1980. The second side begins with an unusual Stan Getz/Paul Horn duet--quite beautiful. The James Clay is him playing with a local band, with a slightly commercial bent and several vocal tracks--but still he sounds good and it brought back memories of his late life sound in person, which I surely miss (and didn't take advantage often enough).

February 23, 2017: Stefon Harris, Winspear Hall, Denton February 23, 2017: MVP Jazz Quartet (Bobby Watson, Donald Brown, Marvin Smitty Smith, Ray Drummond), Starlight Club, Walton Center, Fayetteville Arkansas February 23, 2017: Tutu Jones, Tolberts, Grapevine February 24, 2017: Joshua Redman, Cullen Theater, Houston February 25, 2017: MVP Jazz Quartet (Bobby Watson, Donald Brown, Marvin Smitty Smith, Ray Drummond), South on Main, Little Rock, Arkansas February 25, 2017: Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Laurie Auditorium, Trinity University, San Antonio March 11, 2017: Marquis Hill Blacktet, Cullen Theater, Houston March 11, 2017: Bnois King, Texas Musicians Museum, Irving March 19, 2017: Kadri Gopalnath (Indian classical saxophonist), Unity Church of Dallas March 24, 2017: Cedric Burnside, White Water Tavern, Little Rock, Arkansas March 31, 2017: Victor Wooten Trio, Granada Theater, Dallas April 1, 2017: Walter Wolfman Washington, Antone's, Austin April 5, 2017: Shelley Carroll, Sammons Center, Dallas April 8, 2017: Henry Threadgill, Scottish Rite Theater, Austin April 8, 2017: Purbayan Chatterjee (sitar) and Satyahit Talwalkar (tabla), Allen Public Library April 9, 2017: Vishwa Mohan Bhatt and Subhen Chatterjee, AISD Performing Arts Center, Austin April 8-9, 2017: Kenny Neal, Alvin Youngblood Hart, Lil Jimmy Reed, Lazy Lester, James Chicken Scratch Johnson, Larry Garner, Baton Rouge Blues Festival April 14, 2017: Stanley Clarke, One World Theater, Austin April 18, 2017: Cyrus Chestnut, Bates Recital Hall, Austin April 20, 2017: Terence Blanchard, South on Main, Little Rock, Arkansas April 21, 2017: Jason Moran, Chris Walker, Denardo Coleman, Discovery Green, Houston April 21, 2017: Terence Blanchard, University of Texas at Dallas April 22, 2017: Terence Blanchard, Cullen Theater, Houston April 23, 2017: Terence Blanchard, Liberty Hall, Tyler April 26-27, 2017: Bill Frisell, Continental Club, Austin April 28, 2017: Dejohnette Coltrane Garrison, Denton Arts and Jazz Festival April 28, 2017: Makoomba (Zimbabwe), Joey Alexander Trio, Pedrito Martinez, Astral Project, Trumpet Mafia, Leroy Jones, Jamil Sharif, David L. Harris, Septeto Nacional Ignacio Pineiro, Mr. Sipp, New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival April 29, 2017: Jazz Epistles featuring Abdullah Ibrahim and Ekaya and Hugh Masekela, Kenny Neal, Pedrito Martinez, Delfeayo Marsalis with Uptown Jazz Orchestra, Blodie's Jazz Jam, Septeto Nacional Ignacio Pineiro, New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival April 30, 2017: Wessell Warmdaddy Anderson Quartet, Joe Louis Walker, Little Freddie King, Lil Buck Sinegal with Barbara Lynn, Septeto Nacional Ignacio Pineiro, New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival May 4, 2017: Lee Konitz Quartet, Cedric Burnside Project, A Salute to Louis Armstrong featuring Hugh Masekela, Pedrito Martinez Rumba Project with Roman Diaz, Irwin Mayfield, Donald Harrison, Changui Guantanamo, New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival May 5,, 2017: Terence Blanchard E-Collective, Jason Marsalis, Louis Ford, Pedrito Martinez Rumba Project with Roman Diaz, Alvin Youngblood Hart, William Bell, Changui Guantanamo,New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival May 5, 2017: Vijay Iyer, Cullen Theater, Houston May 5, 2017: Arturo O'Farrill & The Afro-Latin Jazz Octet, Carver Center, San Antonio May 6, 2017: Lucky Peterson, Antone's, Austin May 6, 2017: Tejendra Narayan Majumdar, Indrayuddh Majumdar, Gourisankar Karmaker (Sarod Jugalbandi), University Theater, University of Texas at Dallas May 6, 2017: Kenny Barron Trio, SF Jazz Collective Plays the Music of Miles Davis, Henry Butler, New Orleans Groove Masters (featuring Herlin Riley, Jason Marsalis, and Shannon Powell), Cynthia Sayer, Pedrito Martinez Rumba Project with Roman Diaz, Septeto Santiaguero, Changui Guantanamo, New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival May 7, 2017: Chucho Valdes Quintet, Ellis Marsalis, Buddy Guy, Nicholas Payton, Walter Wolfman Washington, Bill Summers, Dayme Arocena, Septeto Santiaguero, Changui Guantanamo, New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival May 10, 2017: Branford Marsalis, Dallas City Performance Hall May 14, 2017: Shri. P Unnikrishnan, Bates Recital Hall, Austin May 20, 2017: Duwayne Burnside, Antone's, Austin June 7, 2017: Helen Sung, Cezanne, Houston June 10, 2017: Nishat Khan and Gourisankar, Bates Recital Hall, Austin June 16, 2017: Jean Luc Ponty, Granada Theater, Dallas June 17, 2017: Jean Luc Ponty, One World Theater, Austin June 23, 2017: Lucky Peterson, Granada Theater, Dallas June 24, 2017: Lucky Peterson, Fitzgerald's, Houston August 12, 2017: Anupama Bhagwat (sitar), Jones Hall, University of St. Thomas, Houston November 11, 2017: Hariprasad Chaurasia, Austin November 30, 2017: John McLaughlin, Paramount Theater, Austin

No Idea Festival 2017 Lê Quan Ninh percussion → saint-silvain-sous-toulx, france Michel Doneda soprano saxophone → pont de barret, france Kjell Bjørgeengen video artist → oslo, norway Rick Reed electronics → austin Andrea Ancira research → mexico city Ramón del Buey bass clarinet → mexico city Arthur Henry Fork guitar, electronics → mexico city Jacob Wick trumpet → mexico city Tom Carter guitar → houston Chris Cogburn percussion, electronics → austin / mexico city Human Figure: Virginity performance → austin Etched In The Eye guitar, baritone sax, keyboard → houston Aaron Russell electric guitar → austin Kurt Newman guitar → toronto Lauren Gurgiolo guitar, mandolin → austin Bob Hoffnar pedal steel guitar → austin Steve Parker slide trombone, electronics → austin Mutarrancho dj → dallas Raquel Bell performance → austin Meteora / Patrick Danse documentary film → mexico city AustinThursday, Feb 16 8pm - 12am / $12-$20 sliding scale admission Museum of Human Achievement Lyons Rd. + Springdale Rd. (map + address) Buy tickets First setLê Quan NinhRamón del Buey musician x Robin WilliamsRaquel Bell Second setMichel DonedaArthur Henry ForkChris Cogburn Third set Henry Flynt Tribute BandKurt NewmanLauren GurgioloBob Hoffnar Michael St. Clair Steve Bidwell Installation: [PAI]~ Darkness by Arthur Henry Fork AustinFriday, Feb 17 8pm - 12am / $12-$20 sliding scale admission Museum of Human Achievement Lyons Rd. + Springdale Rd. (map + address) Buy tickets First setAaron RussellKurt Newman Second setLê Quan NinhJacob WickSteve Parker Third setFilm: The Finger'd Remove (Patrick Danse) Fourth setKjell BjørgeengenChris Cogburn Fifth setHuman Figure: Virginity Installation: [PAI]~ Darkness by Arthur Henry Fork AustinSaturday, Feb 18 Afternoon Program 1pm - 4pm / $5-$10 sliding scale admission Cloud Tree Studios and Gallery 3411 East 5th st. (map) Buy tickets First set Ethics of Improvisation as Anarchic Utopia book release. Join us for a brunch discussion with mimosas, tacos, and all things utopic facilitated by Mexico City writer, researcher, and editorAndrea Ancira Second set Mixed groupings withMichel DonedaLê Quan NinhArthur Henry ForkKurt NewmanJacob Wick AustinSaturday, Feb 18 Evening Program 8pm - 12am / $12-$20 sliding scale admission Museum of Human Achievement Lyons Rd. + Springdale Rd. (map + address) Buy tickets First setEtched In The Eye Sandy Ewen Robert Pearson Danny Kamins Second setFilm: Echoes of Impermanence (Meteora) Third setLê Quan NinhMichel Doneda Fourth setKjell BjørgeengenRick Reed Fifth set soloTom Carter Installation: [PAI]~ Darkness by Arthur Henry Fork AustinSunday, Feb 19 2pm - 4pm / Free with Museum Admission Blanton Museum of Art 200 E. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. (map) No Idea artists will participate in the Blanton Museum of Art's SoundSpace series organized by Steve Parker. / Solo(s)Lê Quan NinhJacob WickArthur Henry Fork / / DuoMichel Donedamusician x / / / TrioKurt NewmanChris CogburnRamón del Buey VESPERS (Alvin Lucier)Lê Quan NinhAndrea AnciraRamón del BueyKjell Bjørgeengenmusician x

I seriously considered a trip to the Big Ears festival last year (and again this year), but have dillied and dallied and through inaction so far talked myself out of it. I would love to hear what it is like.

Yes, as long as that particular ratio is greater than 1/1, I can testify in support of your sanity in a court of law.

Have you been to this festival? If so, any comments? As for Henry Threadgill in Austin, thank you very much Epistrophy Arts!

Your Trane/Kenton ratio should be at least 25/1. Your Trane/Louis Jordan ratio should be at least 15/1. Your Ellington/Kenton ratio should be at least 50/1. These are only suggested ratios; sometimes variances are permitted with the prior consent of the committee on jazz ratios..

Joe Bonner, The Lifesaver (Muse) and Cedar Walton/Hank Mobley, Breakthrough (Muse).

Charles Earland, Infant Eyes (Muse), Charles Earland, Pleasant Afternoon, (Muse), and Sonny Phillips, My Black Flower (Muse)

Either way, he's my kind of guy (envious of his bookshelves).

"Hey Mats, how about we listen to some Johnny Hodges?" What happens next?

David Newman and Brother Jack McDuff, Double Barreled Soul (Atlantic)

I was wondering about the appearance at Jazz Fest of The Jazz Epistles with Abdullah Ibrahim and Ekaya and Hugh Masekela. The group performs two days prior at Town Hall in New York, described as: Legends of South African music reunite for a historic concert to tell the story of The Jazz Epistles, arguably the most important jazz album ever recorded in its country’s history. Abdullah Ibrahim welcomes special guest musicians from his youth, and from the original Jazz Epistles band — superstar trumpeter Hugh Masekela, and the original trombonist from that session, Jonas Gwangwa — to reimagine music for his Ekaya Chamber Ensemble. This music was almost lost forever — only 500 copies were made in 1959, buried, and rediscovered decades later after the tyranny of apartheid. These giants of South African jazz tell their story at this extremely rare concert at The Town Hall in New York City. So it is Ekaya (my favorite Ibrahim formulation), with guests Hugh Masekela and Jonas Gwangawa.

An East Texas blues weekend for me, with two sets of genuine vintage blues/rock from the Ally Venable Band at Poor David's Pub on Friday, and a set of the raw blues of E.J. Matthews at Poor David's Pub on Saturday. E.J. Matthews, a very large man who plays acoustic guitar, sings in a raspy unrefined voice, and has written hundreds of original songs, plays a hybrid country/electric blues that has a very fierce drive. He was said to be gearing up for three SXSW showcase performances; I wish him luck.

Paul Quinchette, Moods (Emarcy), South Side Blues (Riverside), Jelly Roll Morton, Hot Jazz, Pop Jazz, Hokum and Hilarity (RCA Vintage), and Stan Getz/Joao Gilberto, Getz-Gilberto #2 (Verve).

It is a good record and worth seeking, but only on LP as far as I know.

Henry Threadgill in Austin on a Saturday night... I have my ticket already.

Cuban music at the 2017 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival: An historical celebration of Cuban culture at Jazz Fest in 2017! In 2017, Jazz Fest honors New Orleans’ deep historical connections with Cuba by hosting the largest celebration of Cuban culture in the U.S. since the 1950’s. Over 150 Cuban artists are invited to participate in the 2017 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival Presented by Shell, most of whom will be in the U.S. for the first time! With Cuban rhythms as the heartbeat, the 2017 Festival showcases Cuba’s extraordinary musical vitality with performances by pop stars Gente de Zona, Grammy winner Septeto Santiaguero, jazz legend Chucho Valdés, timba kings Los Van Van and much more! On the field, the heart-jumping and rousing rhythm of Santiago’s Conga parade will take the dancing crowds around the Fair Grounds and to the Cultural Exchange Pavilion, the hub of the Cuban celebration. Inside the Pavilion, The Cuba Stage will showcase a wide variety of Cuban performances between 11:30 AM and 5:30 PM every day, ranging from Adonis y Osain del Monte’s explosive mix of rumba and Afro-Cuban rhythms to the soulful hip-hop of street poet Telmary y Habana Sana.

Presented by Epistrophy Arts and Liminal Sound seriesHenry Threadgill’s Zooid April 8th 2017 8:00 pmScottish Rite Theater Austin, TxComposition workshop with Henry ThreadgillApril 7th 8:00 pmUT campus: MRH (Music Recital Hall) https://threadgillatx.ticketleap.com/henry-threadgill/

This is attributable to the laryngitis plague which enveloped the jazz world in 1987. No cure has ever been found.

The right choice.