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I was a bit skeptical of this group, but I must say I love the new CD (skipping the two vocals after a couple of listens). The blend of Leisz' steel guitar and Frisell is actually very nice, and Lloyd's saxophone is at its most beautiful on the record. I'm really looking forward to seeing the group (hopefully) in San Antonio in two weeks.

Those sure look good--the two solo Dave Burrell concerts I've seen have been outstanding, and I like his recording on No Business with Steve Swell.

I also liked the song.

Upcoming Epistrophy Arts concerts in Austin: Epistrophy Arts is proud to present The New Ethnic Heritage Ensemblewith Kahil El Zabar, Hamiet Bluiett and Craig Harris at the North Door on Weds. March 2. and the Texas premiere of Australia’s The Necks on March 29 at the North Door. Stay tuned for info about the 3rd concert in the series with Peter Brotzmann on May 14.

Kenny Burrell, Soul Call (Prestige), and Art Farmer, Work of Art (New Jazz/Status)

February 18, 2016: Vijay Iyer, Faulkner Performing Arts Center, Fayetteville, Arkansas February 18, 2016: Carl Weathersby, Antone's, Austin February 19-20: Little Freddie King, Antone's, Austin February 20, 2016: Shelley Carrol, Free Man, Dallas February 20, 2016: Eldar Djangirov Trio, Walton Center, Fayetteville February 25, 2016: Carl Weathersby, Antone's, Austin February 26, 2016: Danilo Perez, University of Central Oklahoma, Edmond, Oklahoma February 27, 2016: Carl Weathersby, Antone's, Austin March 2, 2016: New Ethnic Heritage Ensemble, North Door, Austin March 3, 2016: Danilo Perez, Murchison Performing Arts Center, Denton March 4, 2016: Don Braden, Cezanne, Houston March 5, 2016: Jeremy Jouve, Romero Guitar Quartet, University of Texas at Dallas March 6, 2016: Eddie Gomez, Dan's Silverleaf, Denton March 11, 2016: Marilyn Crispell, Welder Center for the Arts, Victoria, Texas March 11-15, 2016: Noura Mint Seymali, Carl Weathersby, SXSW, Austin March 12, 2016: Ellis and Delfeayo Marsalis, Dosey Doe Big Barn, The Woodlands, Texas March 17, 2016: Nick Moss, Dosey Doe Music Cafe, Conroe, Texas March 18-19, 2016: Joey DeFrancesco, TCU Jazz Festival, Fort Worth March 19, 2016: Guillermo Klein Y Los Guachos, Cullen Theater, Houston March 20, 2016: Vicente Amigo, Irving Arts Center, Irving March 23, 2016: Vicente Amigo, Austin ISD Performing Arts Center, Austin March 29, 2016: The Necks, North Door, Austin March 30, 2016: The Necks, Match, Houston April 2, 2016: Joey DeFrancesco, University of Texas at Dallas April 2, 2016: Abhisek Lahiri and Subrata Bhattacharya (4 p.m.), Allen Public Library April 9, 2016: Terell Stafford, Bates Recital Hall, Austin April 9, 2016: Ronu Majumdar, Austin April 7-10, 2016, Delfeayo Marsalis, Ellis Marsalis, Bill Summers, Walter Wolfman Washington, Little Freddie King, Astral Project, Carl LeBlanc, French Quarter Festival, New Orleans April 9-10, 2016: Buddy Guy, Kenny Neal, Walter Wolfman Washington, James Chicken Scratch Johnson, Baton Rouge Blues Festival April 12, 2016: Branford Marsalis, Walton Center, Fayetteville, Arkansas April 13, 2016: SF Jazz Collective, AT&T Performing Arts Center, Dallas April 15, 2016: Maceo Parker, Antone's, Austin April 15, 2016: Chick Corea and Bela Fleck, Paramount Theater, Austin April 16, 2016, SF Jazz Collective, Cullen Theater, Houston April 21, 2016: Wayne Shorter and Herbie Hancock, Bass Hall, Austin April 20-24, 2016: Daby Toure, The Garifuna Collective, Festival Internationale de Louisiane, Lafayette April 22, 2016: Geri Allen's Errol Garner Project, Donald Harrison, Jason Marsalis, Christian Scott, Bria Skonberg, New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival April 23, 2016: Jack DeJohnette Trio with Ravi Coltrane, Henry Butler, Victor Goines, Jarekus Singleton, The Garifuna Collective, New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival April 24, 2016: Herbie Hancock and Wayne Shorter, Henry Butler, Terence Blanchard, Herman Riley, Little Freddie King, The Garifuna Collective, New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival April 28, 2016: Mark Whitfield Family Band, Bernard Allison, Marlon Jordan, New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival April 29, 2016: Joe Lovano, Nicholas Payton, Irwin Mayfield, Astral Project, New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival April 29, 2016: Arturo O'Farrill Latin Jazz Octet, Walton Center, Fayetteville, Arkansas April 29, 2016: Patrice Rushen, Denton Jazz and Arts Festival April 30, 2016: Buddy Guy, Jamil Sharif, Lil Buck Sinegal, New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival May 1, 2016: Heads of State (Gary Bartz, Larry Willis, Al Foster, George Mraz), Ellis Marsalis, Walter Wolfman Washington, The Mashup, New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival April 29, 2016: Arturo O'Farrill Afro Latin Jazz Octet, Walton Center, Fayetteville May 7, 2016: Dave Burrell and Andrew Cyrille, Christ Church Cathedral, Houston May 8, 2016: Dave Burrell and Steve Swell, Christ Church Cathedral, Houston May 13, 2016: Alfredo Rodriguez Trio, Carver Center, San Antonio May 14, 2016: Peter Brotzmann, Austin May 28, 2016: Savion Glover and Jack DeJohnette, Carver Center, San Antonio June 3-4, 2016: Eric Gales, T Bone Walker Blues Festival, Longview June 5, 2016: Eric Gales, Guitar Sanctuary, McKinney June 11, 2016: T.N. Krishna, Dell Fine Arts Theater, Austin June 18, 2016: Pravin Godkhindi and Satish Tagbe, University of St. Thomas, Jones Hall, Houston June 25, 2016: Shahid Parvez, Austin July 23, 2016: Tutu Jones, Liberty Hall, Tyler, Texas August 4-7, 2016: Satchmo Summerfest, New Orleans October 1, 2016: Niladri Kumar and Zakir Hussain, Austin

Barry Harris Trio, Magnificent! (Prestige), and the Jaki Byard Experience (Prestige).

Charles Mingus, Pithecanthropus Erectus (Atlantic, Japanese), and Coleman Hawkins with the Red Garland Trio (Prestige Swingville, blue label).

The New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival released its day-by-day schedule today. For full details, see: http://lineup.nojazzfest.com/ The jazz highlights include: Wayne Shorter and Herbie Hancock (duo), Geri Allen: The Erroll Garner Project, Heads of State (Gary Bartz, Larry Willis, George Mraz, Al Foster), Jack DeJohnette Trio, Terence Blanchard E-Collective, Donald Harrison, Henry Butler, Joe Lovano Us Five, and Mark Whitfield Family Band. The world music theme this year is the music of Belize.

In Austin, Antone's has reopened. http://www.austinchronicle.com/daily/music/2015-12-29/antones-reopening-on-new-years-eve/ http://www.antonesnightclub.com

New York Times Review of the Winter Jazzfest: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/18/arts/music/hot-sets-and-warm-chilly-nights-at-nyc-winter-jazzfest-marathon.html?_r=0

Fortunately, I was able to make a short trip to New York and attend this festival. The weather was not bad at all this year. Arriving one day early, I was able to attend two sets led by Matana Roberts at The Stone, as she was playing with two different groups there every night this week. The first set was a trio, with Nate Wooley on trumpet and Evan Rapport on alto. The second set featured piano (Shoko Nagai), trumpet (Forbes Graham), clarinet (Stuart Bogie) and guitar (Hannah Marcus). The second set was the far superior set. Matana Roberts sounded great both sets, of course. This year, both the processes and facilities at Winter Jazzfest were improved. Check-in was easy, and had to be done only once. The two larger auditoriums at the New School added as venues--on 12th Street and the Tishman, were quite comfortable. Starting off on Friday with Matana Roberts, solo, at Subculture. Her sound in a solo context is fabulous (see her solo CD release from 2015). The set was too short (30 minutes or so) is my only complaint. Next, to the New School 12th Street Auditorium. Roberta Gambarini is in mid-set (with George Cables and Victor Lewis in her group). Her style is not to my tastes. Next, Roy Hargrove, who I have not seen in a number of years. George Cables sticks around to man the piano. Roy still sounds good, performing a fine mainstream set. Gorgeous tone on flugelhorn. Fiery at the end of the set. Quite nice. Next up, James Blood Ulmer on solo guitar/vocals. (seated in front of me, Roberta Gambarini watched Roy Hargrove's set--would she stick around for James Blood Ulmer? No.) Perhaps the best set of the entire festival that I witnessed, this was the blues meets Ornette Coleman on guitar and vocals. If anything, his guitar playing sounds even better now. A great set. Switching to the Tishman Auditorium (ECM land--I did see Manfred Eicher in the distance)--first up is Ches Smith/Mat Maneri,/Craig Taborn. This was interesting, rather un-ECMish music--meandering at times but with intense episodes. However, it simply was too loud in spots, at least in this sound system. Next up, Vijay Iyer Trio. Finally, closing out the evening, David Virelles Mboko. Here we have ECM meets Afro Cuban rhythms. This was the best set of the three ECM sets I heard the first evening. The drummers were incredible--Eric McPherson on drums, Ramon Diaz on congas, and a guest percussionist from Cuba. Saturday night, back to the auditorium on 12th Street. Starting off with the Don Byron Quartet, with Aruan Ortiz on piano and Cameron Brown on bass. A terrific set. Next, Ibrahim Maalouf, with Mark Turner on tenor sax. I was not familiar with this French/Arabian quarter-tone trumpeter, but he performed truly beautiful music fusing Arabic melodies with jazz. Also one of the best sets I heard at the festival. Linda Oh on bass was fabulous. Continuing the diverse musical juxtapositions at the 12th Street New School Auditorium, Henry Butler and Stephen Bernstein's Hot Nine performed next. This was a fun, high energy set--a kind of New Orleans jazz mini-big band, with stride/boogie boogie piano. Very joyous and uplifting music. Following this was a quartet with Oliver Lake, Joe Fonda, Graham Haynes, and Barry Altschul. Now that's what I like about this festival; I was able to hear four such interesting groups, all radically different, sitting in one place. Finally, back to the Tishman Auditorium, for the Ralph Alessi Quartet. Now this sounded like ECM music--refined and complex lyrical trumpet playing. This ended my evening--a very fine festival of music, I hope to go again next year.

January 22, 2016: Dave Douglas, Uri Caine, Don Byron, McCullough Theater, Austin January 23, 2016: Monterey Jazz Festival on Tour (Ravi Coltrane, Nicholas Payton, Gerald Clayton, Joe Sanders), Carver Center, San Antonio January 28, 2016: Carl Weathersby, Antone's, Austin January 30, 2016: Lucky Peterson, Bnois King, KNON Blues Fest, Poor David's Pub, Dallas February 3, 2016: Branford Marsalis, One World Theater, Austin February 3, 2016: Lightnin' Malcolm/RL Boyce, Sam's Burger Joint, San Antonio February 4, 2016: Branford Marsalis, Dallas City Performance Hall February 5, 2016: Branford Marsalis, The Clarion at Brazosport College, Lake Jackson, Texas February 5, 2016: Lightnin' Malcolm/RL Boyce, Gas Monkey, Dallas February 6, 2016: Lightnin' Malcolm/RL Boyce, Antone's, Austin February 6, 2016: Branford Marsalis, The Centrum, Spring, Texas February 10, 2016: Charles Lloyd & the Marvels, Paramount Theater, Austin February 12, 2016: Charles Lloyd & the Marvels, Laurie Auditorium, Trinity University, San Antonio February 19-20: Little Freddie King, Antone's, Austin February 20, 2016: Eldar Djangirov Trio, Walton Center, Fayetteville February 26, 2016: Danilo Perez, University of Central Oklahoma, Edmond, Oklahoma March 3, 2016: Danilo Perez, Murchison Performing Arts Center, Denton March 5, 2016: Jeremy Jouve, Romero Guitar Quartet, University of Texas at Dallas March 6, 2016: Eddie Gomez, Dan's Silverleaf, Denton March 11, 2016: Marilyn Crispell, Welder Center for the Arts, Victoria, Texas March 12, 2016: Ellis and Delfeayo Marsalis, Dosey Doe Big Barn, The Woodlands, Texas March 17, 2016: Nick Moss, Dosey Doe Music Cafe, Conroe, Texas March 18-19, 2016: Joey DeFrancesco, TCU Jazz Festival, Fort Worth March 19, 2016: Guillermo Klein Y Los Guachos, Cullen Theater, Houston March 20, 2016: Vicente Amigo, Irving Arts Center, Irving March 23, 2016: Vicente Amigo, Austin ISD Performing Arts Center, Austin March 30, 2016: The Necks, Match, Houston April 2, 2016: Joey DeFrancesco, University of Texas at Dallas April 2, 2016: Abhisek Lahiri and Subrata Bhattacharya (4 p.m.), Allen Public Library April 9, 2016: Terell Stafford, Bates Recital Hall, Austin April 9, 2016: Ronu Majumdar, Austin April 7-10, 2016, French Quarter Festival, New Orleans April 12, 2016: Branford Marsalis, Walton Center, Fayetteville, Arkansas April 13, 2016: SF Jazz Collective, AT&T Performing Arts Center, Dallas April 16, 2016, SF Jazz Collective, Cullen Theater, Houston April 21, 2016: Wayne Shorter and Herbie Hancock, Bass Hall, Austin April 20-24, 2016: Festival Internationale de Louisiane, Lafayette April 22, 2016: Geri Allen's Errol Garner Project, Donald Harrison, Jason Marsalis, Christian Scott, Bria Skonberg, New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival April 23, 2016: Jack DeJohnette Trio with Ravi Coltrane, Henry Butler, Victor Goines, Jarekus Singleton, The Garifuna Collective, New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival April 24, 2016: Herbie Hancock and Wayne Shorter, Henry Butler, Terence Blanchard, Herman Riley, Little Freddie King, The Garifuna Collective, New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival April 28, 2016: Mark Whitfield Family Band, Bernard Allison, Marlon Jordan, New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival April 29, 2016: Joe Lovano, Nicholas Payton, Irwin Mayfield, Astral Project, New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival April 30, 2016: Buddy Guy, Jamil Sharif, New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival May 1, 2016: Heads of State (Gary Bartz, Larry Willis, Al Foster, George Mraz), Ellis Marsalis, Walter Wolfman Washington, New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival April 29, 2016: Arturo O'Farrill Afro Latin Jazz Octet, Walton Center, Fayetteville May 13, 2016: Alfredo Rodriguez Trio, Carver Center, San Antonio May 28, 2016: Savion Glover and Jack DeJohnette, Carver Center, San Antonio June 3-4, 2016: Eric Gales, T Bone Walker Blues Festival, Longview June 5, 2016: Eric Gales, Guitar Sanctuary, McKinney June 11, 2016: T.N. Krishna, Dell Fine Arts Theater, Austin June 18, 2016: Pravin Godkhindi and Satish Tagbe, University of St. Thomas, Jones Hall, Houston June 25, 2016: Shahid Parvez, Austin July 23, 2016: Tutu Jones, Liberty Hall, Tyler, Texas August 4-7, 2016: Satchmo Summerfest, New Orleans October 1, 2016: Niladri Kumar and Zakir Hussain, Austin

For a $50 donation, Musical Bridges sends tickets to all their Festival concerts, so all I need is to get there on a Friday.

Welcome to Texas! Don't forget your holster. I have seen Marilyn Crispell live once--a number of years ago at the original Knitting Factory--in the Anthony Braxton Quartet.

Over the weekend, the LP set of the Clifford Brown and Max Roach Emarcy albums. Truly magnificent music.

Clifford Brown and Max Roach in Basin Street--The Clifford Brown and Max Roach Emarcy Albums (Mosaic).

Clifford Brown and Max Roach and A Study in Brown--The Clifford Brown and Max Roach Emarcy Albums (Mosaic).

At over 300 miles from Dallas to Victoria, that probably exceeds my Marilyn Crispel driving range. Starting from Austin, Houston or San Antonio to Victoria, I would probably go. However, I may go see Charles Lloyd in San Antonio in February.

According to her website:Solo and with poet Charles Alexander But the concert has not shown up on the venue website. http://weldercenter.org

Brown and Roach Incorporated (The Clifford Brown and Max Roach Emarcy Albums (Mosaic)).

January 13-17, 2016: Winterjazzfest, James Blood Ulmer (solo), Matana Roberts (solo), Dr. Lonnie Smith's Evolution, David Torn (solo), Rez Abbasi, Butler Bernstein and the Hot Nine, Vijay Iyer, Tim Berne's Sideshow, Don Byron, Shai Maestro, Frank Catalano, Julian Lage, Bill Laswell, Brandon Seabrook Powerplant, Nels Cline, Christian McBride, Dayna Stephens, Mark Cary, OJGB Quartet with Oliver Lake and Barry Altshul, Craig Taborn, Michael Formanek Ensemble Kolossus, Sun Ra Arkestra directed by Marshall Allen, Cyrus Chestnut's African Reflections, Monty Alexander, James Brandon Lewis, Ibrahim Maalouf, Roy Hargrove, Mark Turner, Chris Potter, Ches Smith/Craig Taborn/Mat Maneri, David Virelles Mboko, Gilad Hekselman, NYC January 17, 2016: Edmar Castaneda, San Fernando Cathedral, San Antonio January 22, 2016: Dave Douglas, Uri Caine, Don Byron, McCullough Theater, Austin January 23, 2016: Monterey Jazz Festival on Tour (Ravi Coltrane, Nicholas Payton, Gerald Clayton, Joe Sanders), Carver Center, San Antonio January 30-31, 2016: Lucky Peterson, Bnois King, KNON Blues Fest, Poor David's Pub, Dallas February 3, 2016: Branford Marsalis, One World Theater, Austin February 4, 2016: Branford Marsalis, Dallas City Performance Hall February 5, 2016: Branford Marsalis, The Clarion at Brazosport College, Lake Jackson, Texas February 6, 2016: Branford Marsalis, The Centrum, Spring, Texas February 10, 2016: Charles Lloyd, Paramount Theater, Austin February 12, 2016: Charles Lloyd, Laurie Auditorium, Trinity University, San Antonio February 20, 2016: Eldar Djangirov Trio, Walton Center, Fayetteville February 26, 2016: Danilo Perez, University of Central Oklahoma, Edmond, Oklahoma March 3, 2016: Danilo Perez, Murchison Performing Arts Center, Denton March 5, 2016: Jeremy Jouve, Romero Guitar Quartet, University of Texas at Dallas March 11, 2016: Marilyn Crispell, Welder Center for the Arts, Victoria, Texas March 11-15, 2016, Noura Mint Seymali, SXSW, Austin March 12, 2016: Ellis and Delfeayo Marsalis, Dosey Doe Big Barn, The Woodlands, Texas March 17, 2016: Nick Moss, Dosey Doe Music Cafe, Conroe, Texas March 18-19, 2016: Joey DeFrancesco, TCU Jazz Festival, Fort Worth March 19, 2016: Guillermo Klein Y Los Guachos, Cullen Theater, Houston March 20, 2016: Vicente Amigo, Irving Arts Center, Irving March 23, 2016: Vicente Amigo, Austin ISD Performing Arts Center, Austin March 30, 2016: The Necks, Match, Houston April 2, 2016: Joey DeFrancesco, University of Texas at Dallas April 2, 2016: Abhisek Lahiri and Subrata Bhattacharya (4 p.m.), Allen Public Library April 9, 2016: Terell Stafford, Bates Recital Hall, Austin April 9, 2016: Ronu Majumdar, Austin April 7-10, 2016, French Quarter Festival, New Orleans April 12, 2016: Branford Marsalis, Walton Center, Fayetteville, Arkansas April 13, 2016: SF Jazz Collective, AT&T Performing Arts Center, Dallas April 16, 2016, SF Jazz Collective, Cullen Theater, Houston April 21, 2016: Wayne Shorter and Herbie Hancock, Bass Hall, Austin April 20-24, 2016: Festival Internationale de Louisiane, Lafayette April 22-May1, 2016: Jack DeJohnette Trio with Ravi Coltrane, Nicholas Payton, New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival April 29, 2016: Arturo O'Farrill Afro Latin Jazz Octet, Walton Center, Fayetteville May 13, 2016: Alfredo Rodriguez Trio, Carver Center, San Antonio May 28, 2016: Savion Glover and Jack DeJohnette, Carver Center, San Antonio June 3-4, 2016: Eric Gales, T Bone Walker Blues Festival, Longview June 18, 2016: Pravin Godkhindi and Satish Tagbe, University of St. Thomas, Jones Hall, Houston July 23, 2016: Tutu Jones, Liberty Hall, Tyler August 4-7, 2016: Satchmo Summerfest, New Orleans

Herbie Hancock, Freddie Hubbard, Stanley Turrentine, In Concert volume 2 (CTI), and CTI Summer Jazz at the Hollywood Bowl, volume 2 (CTI)

Pharoah Sanders, Village of the Pharoahs (Impulse promo)

I have it but am still listening to disco 1. I love the extended jams with Buddy Collette and Chico Hamilton. So far so good.