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On Saturday, I attended the Riverfront Jazz Festival, at the Dallas Convention Center for the first time. This is mostly a smooth jazz and soul festival, with two stages, the large Arena Stage (with poor acoustics, the site of a long ago Jimi Hendrix appearance in Dallas) and the Bruton Theater, which is quite nice. The theoretical riverfront is to the Trinity River, which more resembles a stream than a river, except when it is flooding. Skipping the smoothness in bad sound, I stuck to the Bruton Theater, where I first heard a set by Shemekia Copeland, daughter of the late great Johnny Copeland. I had not really listened to her before, but her set was quite strong--some powerful vocals backed by a fine band. Next I heard the group Naturally Seven. I was not expecting this to be so good. Seven vocalists with no instruments, other than their voices, but who sounded like a full band with vocals. Finally for the day, Marcus Miller appeared with a quintet--all new to me except for Russell Gunn on trumpet. I quite enjoyed the set, including A Night in Tunisia and Mr. Pastorious. Overall, a good day and looking forward to seeing Jason Marsalis and Chucho Valdes on Sunday.

Samara Joy: A Joyful Holiday featuring The McLendon Family (Matinee) Samara Joy Date Sunday December 10, 2023 Time Doors 1:00pm Showtime 2:00pm Location Longhorn Ballroom (map) 216 Corinth St. Dallas TX 75207

My favorite is Hymn to the Earth.

When I first heard him live starting in 1983, he had a regular quintet with Gary Bartz, John Blake, John Lee and Wilby Fletcher. A few years later he stitched to a trio (Avery Sharpe and Louis Hayes, later replaced by Aaron Scott). In those days he used to come through the Dallas/Fort Worth area twice a year, at the Caravan of Dreams and the Venetian Room of the Fairmont Hotel. I always assumed the reason for the switch to the smaller group was an economic one based on the expense of touring. I was also fortunate to get to see the trio several times at Sweet Basil.

Big Beiderbecke, Volume 2 1927 (Masters of Jazz)

Ravi Shankar/Ali Akbar Kahn, The Exotic Sitar and Sarod (Capitol International) Wayne Shorter, Emanon (LP 1) (Blue Note). Surprised to come across a new copy of this as a cut out at Half Priced Books.

Same here: Rubber Soul.

I've been trying to edit Queen from my memory and had been quite successful until this recent baffling Freddie Mercury lionization..

A coat and tie? Fortunately, I never have to wear those any more.

Joe Farnsworth, In What Direction Are You Headed? (Smoke Sessions)

September 27, 2023: The Bad Plus, Deep Ellum Art Company, Dallas September 28, 2023: The Bad Plus, JazzTX, San Antonio September 29, 2023: Arooj Aftab, Vijay Iyer, Shahzad Ismally, McCullough Theater, Austin Jackie Venson, Jazz'SAlive, Civic Park at Hemisfair, San Antonio The Bad Plus, Parker Jazz Club, Austin September 30, 2023: Robert Cray, Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Tulsa Shelley Carrol, Scat Jazz, Fort Worth Eric Gales, Red River Revel, Shreveport October 1, 2023: Eric Gales, Charline McCombs Empire Theater, San Antonio Ramana Balachandhran (veena), Sri. Patri Satish Kumar (mridangam) Sri. Sowmiya Narayanan (ghatam), Guruvayoorappan Temple Auditorium, Carrolton Anirudh Varma Collective, University of Texas at Dallas October 5, 2023: Bill Frisell, Jazz TX, San Antonio October 6, 2023: Bill Frisell Five/Ambrose Akinmusire Owl, Wortham Theater, Houston Shelley Carrol, Denton Arts and Jazz Festival October 7, 2023: Quamon Fowler, Scat Jazz, Fort Worth October 11, 2023: Pat Metheny, Majestic Theater, Dallas October 12, 2023: Pat Metheny, Paramount Theater, Austin Magos Herrera, Arkansas Museum of Fine Art, Little Rock, Arkansas October 13, 2023: Seu Jorge, Bayou Music Center, Houston October 14, 2023: Lurie Bell, Selwyn Birchwood, Crescent City Blues Festival, New Orleans Cedric Burnside, Antone's, Austin October 15, 2023: Cedric Burnside, Little Freddie King, Shemekia Copeland, D.K Harrell, Crescent City Blues Festival October 19, 2023: Lila Downs, Jones Hall, Houston October 20, 2023: Lila Downs, Bass Hall, Austin People Museum, House of Blues, Houston October 21, 2023: Pt. Indrajit Banerjee (Sitar), Swarnendu Mandal (Sarod) and Pt. Gourisankar Karmaker (Tabla), Allen Public Library People Museum, The Ballroom, Austin October 23, 2023: People Museum, Tulips, Fort Worth October 25, 2023: Tim Berne, Hank Roberts, Aurora Nealand, Austin October 29, 2023: Jackie Venson, Four Seasons Hotel, Austin November 1, 2023: Davey Mooney Quartet, Sammons Center, Dallas November 2, 2023: Buddy Guy, Shreveport Municipal Auditorium November 4, 2023: Terence Blanchard, Jo Long Theater, San Antonio November 6, 2023: Béla Fleck, Zakir Hussain and Edgar Meyer with Rakesh Chaurasia, Meyerson, Dallas November 9, 2023: Terrence Blanchard, McCullough Theater, Austin November 10, 2023: Terrence Blanchard, Wortham Theater, Houston Jackie Venson, Heights Theater, Houston Shamarr Allen, Windmills, The Colony November 11, 2023: Jackie Venson, Kessler Theater, Dallas November 16, 2023: Davey Mooney, Recital Hall, UNT, Denton December 3, 2023: Samara Joy, Bass Concert Hall, Austin December 10, 2023: Samara Joy, Longhorn Ballroom, Dallas January 26, 2024: Joshua Redman, Wortham Theater, Houston February 2, 2024: Catherine Russell and Marcus Roberts, Jones Hall, Houston Brian Blade, Starr Theater, Fayetteville February 12, 2024: David Sanborn, Meyerson, Dallas February 17, 2024: Branford Marsalis with the Plano Symphony Orchestra, Eisemann Center, Plano Lakecia Benjamin, Jo Long Theater, San Antonio March 2, 2024: Melissa Aldana, Wortham Theater, Houston March 16, 2024: Fort Worth African American Roots Music Festival March 21-24, 2024: Herbie Hancock, Henry Threadgill, Charles Lloyd, Brad Mehldau, Marc Ribot, Shabaka Hutchings, Mary Halvorson, Jason Moran and the Harlem Hellfighters, Julian Lage, Brandon Ross, Cedric Burnside, Darcy James Argue, Dave Holland, David Virelles, Fatoumata Diawara, Helen Gillet, Jake Blount, James Brandon Lewis, Kassa Overall, Matt Mitchell, Kokoroko, Myra Melford, Nik Bartsch, Tomeka Reid, Tord Gustavsen, Wayne Horvitz, Yasmin Williams, Big Ears Festival April 6, 2024: Meshell Ndegeocello, Jo Long Theater, San Antonio April 25-May 4, 2024: New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival May 11, 2024: Cedric Burnside, Jo Long Theater, San Antonio May 12, 2024: Magos Herrera, San Fernando Cathedral, San Antonio June 1, 2024: Samara Joy, Jo Long Theater, San Antonio

Rickey Ford, Looking Ahead (Muse)

Joe McPhee + Ingebrigt Håker-Flaten + Stefan Gonzalez at The Wild Detectives Aug 25, 2023 BUY TICKETS $15 – $22 LOCATION The Wild Detectives DATE RANGE Aug 25, 2023 TIME AND DATE Fri, Aug 25, 2023 At 7:00 PM CDT The legendary saxophonist-cornetist Joe McPhee performs with Norwegian double-bassist Ingebrigt Håker-Flaten and free-jazz drummer Stefan Gonzalez. The show opens with rising multi-instrumentalist Joshua Miller on saxophone, Matthew Frerck on double-bass and Gerard Bendiks on drums. Tickets are $15 in advance and $22 at the door. Joe McPhee Cloud Tree Studios & Gallery 3411 E 5th St. Austin, TX 78702 Aug 26, 2023 7:00 PM CDT

This anthology is interesting: Black Man's Cry: The Inspiration of Fela Kuti. To be clear, this is an anthology of music that influenced Fela. https://www.amazon.com/Black-Mans-Inspiration-Fela-Kuti/dp/B003P6C28Y/ref=sr_1_2?crid=3N4LMB24VUEM9&keywords=black+man's+cry&qid=1692715937&s=music&sprefix=black+man's+cry%2Cpopular%2C97&sr=1-2

Buddy Collette, Star Studded Cast (Tampa) Rickey Ford, Saxotic Stomp (Muse)

Willis Jackson, Ya Understand Me? (Muse) Bill Barron, The Next Plateau (Muse)

August 25, 2023: Joe McPhee, Wild Detectives, Dallas August 26, 2023: Joe McPhee, Cloud Tree Studios and Gallery, Austin September 2, 2023: Marcus Miller, Shemekia Copeland, Riverfront Jazz Festival, Dallas September 3, 2023: Chucho Valdes, Hubert Laws, Jason Marsalis, Stanley Clarke, Riverfront Jazz Festival, Dallas September 5, 2023: Stanley Clarke, Paramount Theater, Austin September 7, 2023: Ari Hoenig, Monk's Jazz Club, Austin September 8, 2023: D.K. Harrell, Poor David's Pub, Dallas Lakecia Benjamin, Miller Outdoor Theater, Houston September 15, 2023: Lila Downs, Meyerson, Dallas September 16, 2023, Shakti with John McLaughlin, HEB Center's Austin Lila Downs, Meyerson, Dallas Big Bill Morganfield, Denton Blues Festival September 17, 2023: Bombino, Parish, Austin September 22, 2023: Lance Lopez, Six Springs Live, Richardson September 28, 2023: The Bad Plus, JazzTX, San Antonio September 29, 2023: Arooj Aftab, Vijay Iyer, Shahzad Ismally, McCullough Theater, Austin Jackie Venson, Jazz'SAlive, Civic Park at Hemisfair, San Antonio September 30, 2023: Robert Cray, Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Tulsa Shelley Carrol, Scat Jazz, Fort Worth October 1, 2023: Eric Gales, Charline McCombs Empire Theater, San Antonio October 5, 2023: Bill Frisell, Jazz TX, San Antonio October 6, 2023: Bill Frisell Five/Ambrose Akinmusire Owl, Wortham Theater, Houston October 11, 2023: Pat Metheny, Majestic Theater, Dallas October 12, 2023: Pat Metheny, Paramount Theater, Austin Magos Herrera, Arkansas Museum of Fine Art, Little Rock, Arkansas October 13, 2023: Seu Jorge, Bayou Music Center, Houston October 14, 2023: Lurie Bell, Selwyn Birchwood, Crescent City Blues Festival, New Orleans October 15, 2023: Cedric Burnside, Little Freddie King, D.K Harrell, Crescent City Blues Festival October 19, 2023: Lila Downs, Jones Hall, Houston October 20, 2023: Lila Downs, Bass Hall, Austin People Museum, House of Blues, Houston October 21, 2023: Pt. Indrajit Banerjee (Sitar), Swarnendu Mandal (Sarod) and Pt. Gourisankar Karmaker (Tabla), Allen Public Library People Museum, The Ballroom, Austin October 23, 2023: People Museum, Tulips, Fort Worth October 25, 2023: Tim Berne, Hank Roberts, Aurora Nealand, Austin November 1, 2023: Davy Mooney Quartet, Sammons Center, Dallas November 4, 2023: Terence Blanchard, Jo Long Theater, San Antonio November 6, 2023: Béla Fleck, Zakir Hussain and Edgar Meyer with Rakesh Chaurasia, Meyerson, Dallas November 9, 2023: Terrence Blanchard, McCullough Theater, Austin November 10, 2023: Terrence Blanchard, Wortham Theater, Houston November 16, 2023: Davey Mooney, Recital Hall, UNT, Denton December 3, 2023: Samara Joy, Bass Concert Hall, Austin January 26, 2024: Joshua Redman, Wortham Theater, Houston February 2, 2024: Catherine Russell and Marcus Roberts, Jones Hall, Houston February 17, 2024: Branford Marsalis with the Plano Symphony Orchestra, Eisemann Center, Plano Lakecia Benjamin, Jo Long Theater, San Antonio March 2, 2024: Melissa Aldana, Wortham Theater, Houston March 16, 2024: Fort Worth African American Roots Music Festival March 21-24, 2024: Big Ears Festival April 6, 2024: Meshell Ndegeocello, Jo Long Theater, San Antonio April 26-May 4, 2024: New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival May 11, 2024: Cedric Burnside, Jo Long Theater, San Antonio May 12, 2024: Magos Herrera, San Fernando Cathedral, San Antonio June 1, 2024: Samara Joy, Jo Long Theater, San Antonio

Classic 1936-1947 Count Basie and Lester Young Studio Sessions

The tour range is right, so I'm hoping these two are booked by Big Ears. March 2024 15-30: USA Tour Derek Gripper with Ballaké Sissoko (TBA)

Now available on CD.

Event: Sitar & Sarod Recitals Artists: Pt. Indrajit Banerjee (Sitar), Swarnendu Mandal (Sarod) and Pt. Gourisankar Karmaker (Tabla) Date: Saturday, October 21, 2023; 4.00 PM to 7.00 PM Venue: Allen Library Civic Auditorium

I found it a bit disappointing on first listen. I need to listen more. The sound is excellent, as on all of Night Dreamer's records. If you don't have it, I would look for Knoel Scott Live in Alaska, which I bought from him at a posthumous Sun Ra Arkestra concert, as it is quite good.

Knoel Scott with Marshall Allen, Celestial (Night Dreamer) Sidney Bechet, Recorded in Concert at the Brussels Fair 1958 (Columbia)

Yes, unfortunately in Houston and no bullet train.

Allen Lowe, In The Dark (ESP-DISK)