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Zani Diabate, Super Djata de Bamako (Blue), volume 2 (Kindred Spirits), and Hampton Hawes, Universe (Prestige).

Oliver Lake/Reggie Workman/Andrew Cyrille at Village Vanguard. The article states this is Oliver Lake's first appearance at the Vanguard. http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/28/arts/music/review-trio-3-shows-off-its-jazz-avant-garde-pedigree.html?_r=0

Dexter Gordon, Generation (Prestige)

There was previously an article about this guy in New York Times Magazine. http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/10/magazine/the-brazilian-bus-magnate-whos-buying-up-all-the-worlds-vinyl-records.html?_r=0

Tonight, Buddy Guy at the House of Blues. A rarity (blues at the House of Blues), and I don't much care for the venue, but it's a short walk from my office.

Ornette Coleman, This Is Our Music (Atlantic mono)

Horace Silver Quintet, Silver's Serenede (Blue Note mono NY USA).

Zac Harmon at Babb Bros. Good blues singer/guitarist from Jackson, Mississippi, now residing in Dallas, but too loud for the room, so I only stayed for one set.

Art Lande (piano), Khabu Doug Young (guitar, uke) Bruce Williamson (woodwinds) March 30, 31 Art Lande In Residence at North Texas State University Classes and workshops on Monday and Tuesday. Performance with Khabu and Bruce on Tuesday evening College of Music, Kenton Hall, 9:30pm

Tonight, Freddie Redd is appearing as a sideman with Chris Byers, from 7:30 to 10 EST.

At the Chicago Jazz Festival this year: Fittingly, one of the most notable headliners of the 37th Annual Chicago Jazz Festival is a very special reunion of pianist and composer Muhal Richard Abrams’ Experimental Band, the band that is commonly thought of as one of the first, if not the first, AACM ensembles. Says Abrams, “I am honored to have been asked to perform at the 37th Annual Chicago Jazz Festival. Performing on the Chicago Jazz Festival on previous occasions and presently, is, and always was important to me. Also, the AACM 50th Anniversary Celebration makes this occasion very special.” This special lineup will feature Abrams on piano; alto saxophonist, composer and Mills College professor, Roscoe Mitchell; saxophonist, flutist and composer Henry Threadgill; baritone saxophonist, flutist and composer Wallace McMillan; trumpeter, composer and former California Institute of the Arts professor Wadada Leo Smith; pianist, organist and composer Amina Claudine Myers; trombonist, composer, MacArthur Fellow, AACM historian and Columbia University professor George Lewis; bassist and composer Leonard Jones; drummer, vibraphonist, percussionist and composer Thurman Barker; and drummer and composer Reggie Nicholson. Several of these musicians were present at the founding of the AACM in 1965.

Still available cheaply on amazon. http://www.amazon.com/Tracks-Sand-Original-Picture-Soundtrack/dp/B000005TB2/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1426683823&sr=1-1&keywords=Charles+Mills+Tracks+in+the+Sand

Another that I rather like that hasn't been mentioned are the recordings at the Café Society Downtown.

International Music Festival in San Antonio includes: International Music Festival "Colombia Unbound" Saturday, May 16, 2015, 7:30 p.m. San Fernando Cathedral (Click here for Map/Directions) Born in 1978, in the city of Bogotá, Colombia - Edmar Castaneda has taken the world stage by storm with the sheer force of his virtuosic command. From the German newspaper, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, “the Colombian plays the harp unlike anyone else on earth. His hands, seemingly powered by two different people, produce a totally unique, symphonic fullness of sound, a rapid-fire of chords, balance of melodic figures and drive, served with euphoric Latin American rhythms, and the improvisatory freedom of a trained jazz musician….” Castaneda is a master at realizing beautiful complexities of time, while skillfully drawing out lush colors and dynamic spirit. Even the Wall Street Journal propounds: “Mr. Castaneda strummed, plucked, rubbed, jabbed and pounded on his cobalt blue Llanera harp as he conjured different shaped notes, harmonic textures and steady bass rhythms from the instrument’s 34 strings. About the only thing he didn’t do was light it on fire!” International Music Festival "African Rhythms"" Sunday, May 24, 2015, 6:00 p.m. Ruth Taylor Recital Hall at Trinity University (click here for map/directions) Artist Bios "I'm not a jazz musician," "I'm really a storyteller through music." -Randy Weston Pianist Randy Weston grew up surrounded by some of the greatest musicians in jazz. But it was his deep connection to Africa that inspired his personal style of music. "I search for the traditional music wherever I go. I try to find the oldest musicians I can find," he says. "And I hear the foundation of what we do in the Western Hemisphere is coming from African civilization." "I want to hear the oldest music I could possibly hear," he says. "The music of Africa is music that is totally in tune with the universe and the earth and the sky. Traditional people, their music is very difficult to imitate, because it's the story of their lives." "This music is totally in touch with Mother Nature. Mother Nature is always improvising — it's cold, it's hot, it rains, it snows... this music is in touch with the universe.” International Music Festival "Time, Place, Action" Friday, May 15, 2015, 7:30 p.m. Tobin Center for the Performing Arts Carlos Alvarez Studio (click here for map/directions) Artist Bios Featuring Vijay Iyer: MacArthur Genius Fellow, Harvard Music Professor and Grammy nominated jazz pianist with the award-winning Brentano String Quartet of the Yale School of Music. Best known as a jazz pianist, Iyer has released 17 albums, and in 2012 was named jazz artist of the year by Down Beat magazine. The New Yorker dubbed him "extravagantly gifted" and "brilliantly eclectic.” In the work titled "Time, Place, Action," stylistically speaking, Iyer draws on everything from hard-bop jazz, to Indian ragas and Western classical music. For that reason, some people might say that he's all about blending musical styles, but Iyer counters: "It's not about styles or genres, it's about communities - because that's where styles come from. My music comes from real-life connections with real people.” Program The Debussy Quartet in G minor, Op. 10 1 Animé et très decide 2 Assez vif et bien rythmé 3 Andantino, doucement expressif 4 Très modéré - En animant peu à peu - Très mouvementé et avec passion Brentano String Quartet Vijay Iyer piano solo Intermission Vijay Iyer "Time, Place, Action" for Piano Quintet In Memory of Imamu Amiri Baraka "Time, Place, Action” was commissioned jointly by Da Camera (Houston, TX), 92Y (New York, NY), Chamber Music Society of Detroit, and San Francisco Performances, for the Brentano Quartet and Vijay Iyer. The world premiere was performed on February 15, 2013 in Houston, TX. Time – appox. 33 minutes Vijay Iyer, piano and Brentano String Quartet Vijay Iyer isn't a musician who can be easily defined. The 42-year-old from Rochester, N.Y., is best known as a jazz pianist. He has released 17 albums, and in 2012 he was named jazz artist of the year by Down Beat magazine. The New Yorker dubbed him "extravagantly gifted" and "brilliantly eclectic."But Iyer also is a producer, a bandleader and a composer. As if that weren't enough, he holds a doctorate in music cognition. In 2013, he received a MacArthur Fellowship (a so-called "genius" grant) for his scholarly work, and in January he took on a new gig as professor at Harvard University. The work titled "Time, Place, Action," stylistically speaking, Iyer draws on everything from hard-bop jazz, to Indian ragas and Western classical music. For that reason, some people might say that he's all about blending musical styles. But Iyer wouldn't be one of those people. "To me," he explains from his home in New York, "it's not about styles or genres, it's about communities - because

Joseph Jarman is an AACM artist, so take a look at the current AACM thread.

Did Augmented Variations get a CD release do you know? I can only find dl Yes, I have it on CD.

At the Fort Worth Public Library: Sept. 17: Billy Hart Quartet **Featured Performance** Drummer and bandleader Billy Hart has performed and recorded with the likes of Miles Davis, Wayne Shorter and Stan Getz. This award-winning quartet – consisting of pianist Ethan Iverson (of The Bad Plus), saxophonist Mark Turner and bassist Ben Street – is making its DFW debut.

Amina Claudine Myers, Augmented Variations Henry Threadgill, Rag, Bush and All Roscoe Mitchell, Snurdy McGurdy and Her Dancing Shoes

Christmas 1949 Carnegie Hall concert.

Zani Diabate, Super Djata Band de Bamako, volume 2 (yellow) (Kindred Spirits), and Mel Brown, Big Foot Country Girl (Impulse)

Yes, some unreleased music please.

Last Saturday, I was pleasantly surprised to find these LPs at a small Half Price Books store: Horace Silver, Silver's Serenede (Blue Note, NY USA, mono) Jimmy Smith, Crazy! Baby (Blue Note, NY USA mono) Herbie Mann, Charlie Rouse, Mal Waldron, Kenny Burrell, Just Wailin' (Status mono, heavy flat edge pressing) Arnett Cobb, Ballads by Cobb, (Prestige Moodsville mono) Thelonious Monk, Brilliant Corners (Dutch Riverside stereo) Cannonball Adderley, In New York (Dutch Riverside stereo) Buddy DeFranco, Bravura (Verve trumpet label mono) Gene Ammons, Frank Foster, Nat Adderley, Frank Wess, Benny Green, The Swingingest (Vee Jay mono)

I can't decide between the $139 copy of Red Clay or the $269 copy.

Tonight, Ari Hoenig Quartet, with Jean Michel Pilc on piano and Tivon Pennicott on tenor sax, sounding good.

Apparently it was cider that killed the Amsterdam. "Owner Mike Scheel says he's venturing off to try his hand making cider. The Texas Alcohol Beverage Commission has three types of licenses it issues: manufacturers, wholesaler/distributors, and retailers. You're only allowed to hold one of these licenses at a time, with the exception of brewpubs, so he's bailing on the bar."