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Nishat Khan (sitar) and Gouri Shankar (tabla): Allen Public Library. Amazing sitar player.

Ravi Shankar and Ali Akbar Khan, Master Musicians of India (Prestige mono). Second side is fantastic. Getting ready to see sitarist Ustad Nishat Khan live tonight.

My Nigerian boogie collection. http://www.amazon.com/Brand-New-Wayo-Nigerian-1979-1983/dp/B004Q72LOQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1427983502&sr=8-1&keywords=Brand+New+Wayo

April 4, 2015: Ustad Nishat Khan (sitar), Gouri Shankar (tabla), Allen Public Library April 4, 2015: Tutu Jones, Cellar, Irving April 4, 2015: Art Lande, Cezanne, Houston April 5, 2015: Art Lande, Salon Peggy, Austin April 7, 2015: Terence Blanchard, Meyerson Symphony Hall, Dallas April 8, 2015: Shelley Carrol, Scat Jazz Fort Worth April 11, 2015: Lazy Lester, James "Chicken Scratch" Johnson, Baton Rouge Blues Festival April 11, 2015: Jeff Tain Watts, Bates Recital Hall, Austin April 11, 2015: Joe Locke, Walton Center, Fayetteville, Arkansas April 11, 2015: Lila Downs, Jones Hall, Houston April 12, 2015: Lila Downs, Paramount Theater, Austin April 14, 2015: Lewis Nash, UNT Jazz Lecture Series ​April 15, 2015: Shelley Carrol, Scat Jazz Fort Worth April 17, 2015: Butch Miles, Jonsson Performance Hall, UTD, Dallas April 17, 2015: Branford Marsalis, One World Theater, Austin April 18, 2015: Branford Marsalis, Cullen Theater, Houston April 18, 2015: Amernet String Quartet, UTD, Dallas April 18, 2015: Geoffrey Keezer, Texas Tech, Lubbock April 21, 2015: Manuel Valera, UNT Jazz Lecture series ​April 22, 2015: Shelley Carrol, Scat Jazz Fort Worth April 23, 2015: Lagbaja, House of Blues, Dallas April 23, 2015: Vieux Farka Toure, Festival Internationale de Louisiane, Lafayette, Louisiana April 24, 2015: Vieux Farka Toure, Festival Internationale de Louisiane, Lafayette, Louisiana April 24, 2015: Randy Brecker, Denton Jazz and Arts Festival April 24, 2015: Nicholas Payton, Kidd Jordan, Butler, Bernstein and the Hot 9, Lagbaja, Larry Garner, Kent Jordan, Kenny Neal, Snarky Puppy, Jason Marsalis, New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival April 25, 2015: Rahul Sharma (santoor), Waldorf School, Austin April 25, 2015: Paquito D'Rivera, Brazosport College, Lake Jackson, Texas April 25, 2015: Cassandra Wilson, Kenny Garrett, Vieux Farka Toure, Robert Cray, Ellis Marsalis, Calvin Johnson, Sonny Landreth, The Wee Trio, Donald Harrison with Lonnie Smith, New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival April 25, 2016: Tal National, Noura Mint Seymali, Kinobe, Lagbaja, Festival Internationale de Louisiane, Lafayette, Louisiana April 26, 2015: Henry Butler and Dr. Michael White's Tribute to Jelly Roll Morton, Victor Goines and Faubourg Quartet Present Charlie Parker with Strings, Irwin Mayfield and New Orleans Jazz Orchestra, Little Freddie King Blues Band, Donald Harrison's NOCCA Alumni Jam, Rebirth Brass Band, Bill Summers and Jazalsa, NOJHF April 26, 2016: Tal National, Noura Mint Seymali, Kinobe, Lagbaja, Festival Internationale de Louisiane, Lafayette, Louisiana April 26, 2015: Tutu Jones, Denton Jazz and Arts Festival April 28, 2015: Tal National, Sahara Lounge, Austin April 29, 2015: Tal National, Lumber Yard, Marfa, Texas April 30, 2015: Monty Alexander, Lil Ed and the Blues Imperials, NOJHF May 1, 2015: Delfeayo Marsalis & Uptown Jazz Orchestra, Christian Scott, James Rivers Movement, Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Doreen's Jazz New Orleans, Terrance Blanchard, NOJHF May 2, 2015: Charles Lloyd Quartet, Terrance Blanchard, Calvin Johnson, Henry Gray, NOJHF May 2, 2015: Niladri Kumar (sitar), Aditya Kalyanpur (tabla), Allen Public Library May 3, 2015: Niiadri Kumar, Waldorf School, Austin May 3, 2015: Buddy Guy, Christian McBride Big Band, Jason Marsalis, NOJHF May 7, 2015: Brotzmann/Drake/ Parker Trio, Eldorado Ballroom, Houston May 9, 2015: Niladri Kumar, University of St. Thomas,Jones Hall, Houston May 14, 2015: ICP Orchestra, North Door, Austin May 15, 2015: Vijay Iyer, solo and with Brentano String Quartet, Tobin Center, Alvarez Studio, San Antonio May 15, 2015: Shelley Carrol, Free Man, Deep Ellum May 16, 2015: Edmar Castaneda, San Fernando Cathedral, San Antonio May 23, 2015: Nicole Mitchell Indigo Trio, Meca, Houston May 24, 2015: Randy Weston and Company, Trinity University, San Antonio May 29, 2015: Shelley Carrol, Deep Ellum June 4, 2015: Eric Gales, Guitar Sanctuary, McKinney June 5-6, 2015: Eric Gales, T Bone Walker Blues Festival, Longview June 7, 2015: Eric Gales, Hat Tricks, Lewisville June 13, 2015: Marcus Miller, Granada Theater, Dallas June 20, 2015: Bill Evans, Brookhaven Village, Norman, Oklahoma August 1, 2015: Indradeep Ghosh, Houston September 17, 2015: Billy Hart Quartet, Fort Worth Public Library Fall, 2015: T.N. Krishnan (violin), Austin

Now Orleans-ish to Austin via Houston is not a killer drive, at least not if you got Road Dog chops, which of course not everybody does, just some freaks do. But if you're one of those freaks,, hey. And you can fly on Southwest Airlines between New Orleans/Austin in 80-90 minutes.

Hi Ruth! is from The Black Cat (Prestige 10006), a fantastic record, available on CD as Gene Ammons/Legends of Acid Jazz.

I heard him live a few times--most memorably paired with Woody Shaw; also in a larger group led by Dizzy Gillespie. On CD, I have Spirits Up Above and Delightful and Delicious, both good recordings.

I believe the label is still around; they had the CDs for sale at the club gift shop, last time I was there. In fact, you can order them from the club's website: http://www.bluenote.net/giftshop/list.cgi?25 I don't see the CD you are looking for on the list, though.

Arnett Cobb, Ballads by Cobb (Prestige Moodsville), and Jackie McLean, 'Bout Soul (Blue Note Liberty)

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.