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Jason Moran, From the Dancehall to the Battlefield (Yes)

In the early days of the band at the Time Cafe, Britt Woodman was on trombone. Did he ever sound great.

Luis Russell, AT the Swing Cats Ball, volume 1, 1938-1940 (Dot Time)

Art Farmer Quintet Plays the Great Jazz Hits (Columbia) Coleman Hawkins, Blowin' Up a Breeze (Spotlite)

Yes, I like his playing. The last time I saw him live was in 2019 in a group led by bassist Gregg August. I have this one on CD.

Cooper-Moore Two Distinct Concerts at Two of Houston's Great Cultural Centers Free of charge Solo with Hand-Crafted Instruments and Voice Sunday, March 5 at 6pm (doors open at 5:30) in the Courtyard at Project Row Houses 2521 Holman St. + Solo Piano Tuesday, March 7 8pm (doors open at 7:30) in the Gallery at DeLUXE Theater 3303 Lyons Ave. The work of Cooper-Moore is a testament to commitment, vision, compassion, and invention. Trained as the pianist of his family’s rural Virginian church at 12, community service was ingrained from the beginning. A working musician and composer, Cooper-Moore developed a method for teaching academic curriculum to 3 to 5 year-olds through music. Publishing this method, he traveled the country training Head Start teachers. His has been core figure as a pianist in New York’s free-jazz scene (first in the early 70’s, then again since 1985). But his artistry has also included music for theater, dance, and film. Cooper-Moore’s current performances encompass wide-ranging explorations on hand-made instruments, insightful storytelling, and virtuosic piano playing. He is an artist whose music embodies the urgency of the moment, and whose voice delivers plainspoken truth with unwavering intensity. In 2006 and 2008, Cooper-Moore came to Houston to work with children in Nameless Sound’s workshops, training Nameless Sound’s staff in his methods. Raising the bar for our own mission, he left an immeasurable influence on our organization.

Benny Carter and his record collection.

This evening, Shelley Carrol at the Kitchen Cafe.

This morning's email says the schedule comes out next week.

If you like Michael Blake, this one is rather good (led by Kresten Osgood with Dr. Lonnie Smith): Hammond Rens

Milt Jackson, Soul Pioneers (Prestige)

Hank Mobley, Messages

Last night, my first trip to a dive bar since before COVID, with Tutu Jones and His Twisted Soul Band, at the Goat. Dallas' best active bluesman sounded great, playing a 75 minute set of instrumentals (with a single vocal exception).

Benny Goodman Swings Again (Columbia) John Coltrane, Crescent (Impulse/Acoustic Sounds)

Art Ensemble of Chicago, The Sixth Decade

Duke Ellington, Charles Mingus, Max Roach, Money Jungle (Solid State) Count Basie, The Legend (Roulette)

March 3, 2023: Buddy Guy, ACL Live, Austin Christian McBride, Wortham Center, Houston March 4, 2023: Christian McBride, Tobin Center, San Antonio Buddy Guy, ACL Live, Austin March 5, 2023: Buddy Guy, 713 Music Hall, Houston Cooper-Moore, Courtyard at Project Row Houses, Houston March 7, 2023: Cooper-Moore, Gallery at DeLUXE Theater, Houston March 8, 2023: Buddy Guy, Eric Gales, Ally Venable, Majestic Theater, Dallas March 9, 2023: Buddy Guy, The Cove, Tulsa, Oklahoma March 10, 2023: Buddy Guy, 7 Clans Casino, Newkirk, Oklahoma March 18, 2023: Jackie Venson, Jake Blount, Fort Worth African American Roots Music Festival, Southside Preservation Hall Josh Feinberg (Sitar), Cullen Hall, University of St. Thomas, Houston Shelley Carrol, Scat Jazz Lounge, Fort Worth March 19, 2023: Jackie Venson, Ponyboy Upstairs, Oklahoma City March 21, 2023: Jackie Venson, George's Majestic Lounge, Fayetteville, Arkansas March 24, 2023: Bill Frisell Four, LowDown, Tulsa, Oklahoma March 25, 2023, Bill Frisell Four, LowDown, Tulsa, Oklahoma Quamon Fowler, Scat Jazz Lounge, Fort Worth March 28, 2023: Vanessa Collier, Sam's Burger Joint, San Antonio March 29, 2023: Vanessa Collier, Antone's, Austin March 30, 2023: Exploding Star Orchestra, Vijay Iyer, Joe Lovano, Bill Frisell, Big Ears Festival, Knoxville, Tennessee Vanessa Collier, Dosey Doe, Houston March 31, 2023: Mary Halvorson, Makaya McCraven, William Parker, Marc Ribot, Gyan Riley, Ned Rothenberg, Antonio Sanchez, Tyshawn Sorey, Tarbaby with David Murray, Gregory Tardy, Big Ears Festival April 1, 2023: Zoh Amba, Vinicius Canturaria, Etran de L'Air, Vijay Iyer, Bassekou Kouyate, Charles Lloyd, William Parker, Christian McBride, Sun Ra Arkestra, James Blood Ulmer, Brandee Younger, Trio Imagination, Big Ears Festival Peggy Stern, First Presbyterian Church, Austin Jackie Venson, McGonigel's Mucky Duck, Houston April 2, 2023: Theon Cross, Etran de L'Air, Wadada Leo Smith, Bill Frisell, Javon Jackson, Sona Jobarteh, James Brandon Lewis, Christian McBride, Marc Ribot, Aurora Nealand and Monocle, Big Ears Festival April 6, 2023: Etran de L'Air, Secret Group, Houston April 7, 2023: Etran de L'Air, Rubbergloves, Denton April 8, 2023: Etran de L'Air, Far Out, Austin Mimi Fox, Guitar Sanctuary, McKinney April 13, 2023: Uptown Jazz Orchestra, Roderick Paulin, Tuba Skinny, Joe Lastie, French Quarter Festival, New Orleans April 14, 2023, Louis Ford, French Quarter Festival April 15, 2023: Astral Project, Leroy Jones' Original Hurricane Brass Band, Little Freddie King, Meschiya Lake, Shannon Powell, French Quarter Festival April 16, 2023: Charlie Gabriel, Jamil Sharif, Leroy Jones, French Quarter Festival April 21-23, 2023: Moonlight Benjamin, Baton Rouge Blues Festival April 26, 2023: Vieux Farka Toure, Tulips FTW, Fort Worth April 27, 2023: Vieux Farka Toure, Last Concert Cafe, Houston Mdou Moctar, Deep Ellum Art Company, Dallas April 26-30: Sona Jobarteh, Festival Internationale de Louisiane, Lafayette, Lousiana April 28, 2023: Bassekou Kouyate and N'goni Ba (Mali), Something Else! (Vincent Herring, James Carter, Randy Brecker, Essiet Essiet, Dave Kikowski, Lewis Nash, Paul Bollenback), Jason Marsalis with Warren Wolf, Nicholas Payton with MonoNeon, Charlie Musselwhite, Leroy Jones, King Oliver Centennial Band with Don Vapie, Plena Libre (Puerto Rico), New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival Mdou Moctar, Austin Psych Fest April 29, 2023: Catherine Russell, Angelique Kidjo (Benin), Tuba Skinny, Alexey Marti, Kingfish Ingram, Larry Sieberth with Oz Noy, Taj Mahal, Plena Libre (Puerto Rico), Ángel “Papote” Alvarado y el Grupo Esencia (Puerto Rico), NOJHF April 30, 2023: Donald Harrison and Aurora Nealand, Charlie Gabriel and Roger Lewis, Mdou Moctar (Niger), Adonis Rose and the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra, Kidd Jordan Tribute, John Mahoney Big Band, Kenny Neal, Ángel “Papote” Alvarado y el Grupo Esencia (Puerto Rico), NOJHF Vieux Farka Toure, Austin Psych Fest May 3, 2023: Djavan, House of Blues, Houston May 4, 2023: Mahmoud Chouki, Aurora Nealand and the Royal Roses, Charlie Sepulveda and the Turnaround (Puerto Rico), Artemis (Rene Rosnes, Ingrid Jensen, Nicole Glover, Alexa Tarantino, Noriko Ueda, Allison Miller), Buddy Guy, Jamil Sharif, Meschiya Lake, Astral Project, Atabal (Puerto Rico), NOJHF May 5, 2023: Christian McBride New Jawn, Trumpet Mafia, Eric Gales, Sue Foley, Chris Thomas King, Louis Ford, Atabal (Puerto Rico), NOJHF May 6, 2023, Terence Blanchard, Leyla McCalla, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Guitar Slim, Jr., Blodie's Jazz Jam, Los Guiros, NOJHF May 7, 2023: Charlie Gabriel, Tom McDermott, Herbie Hancock, Delfeayo Marsalis and the Uptown Jazz Orchestra, Palm Court Jazz Band, NOJHF May 11, 2023: Jarekus Singleton, Sam's Burger Joint, San Antonio May 12, 2023: Kendrick Scott, Cullen Theater, Houston May 13, 2023: Ganesh and Kumaresh, LBJ Auditorium, Austin May 20, 2023: Matthew Whitaker, Carver Center, San Antonio May 22, 2023: Dee Dee Bridgewater, Meyerson, Dallas May 31, 2023: Al Di Meoloa, Kessler Theater, Dallas June 10, 2023: Indrayudh Majhumdar (Sarod), Houston July 29, 2023: Natalia Lafourcade, Majestic Theater, Dallas September 16, 2023, Shakti with John McLaughlin, HEB Center's Austin September 23, 2023: Tall City Blues Festival, Midland September/October, 2023: Rahul Sharma and Aditya Kalyanpur (Santoor and tabla), Houston

Is this newly discovered Bird? Charlie Parker - Afro Cuban Bop: The Long Lost Bird Live Recordings, from Liberation Hall Perhaps not new stuff. This vinyl debut captures one of the biggest names in jazz, at the peak of his powers, live in concert. this 180-gram double set features 18 selections from charlie parker, one of jazz’s greatest saxophonists. all the recordings were captured in the late 1940s and early '50s at such storied venues as carnegie hall and birdland in new york, the jubilee in los angeles, and the portland civic auditorium. focused on experiments in afro-cuban fusion, parker is joined by a dazzling array of jazz legends including dizzy gillespie, milt jackson, art blakey, woody herman, stan kenton, red rodney, and others. the track listing matches the cast of musicians – classics ‘cherokee’ and ‘a night in tunisia’ are captured in pristine form, while maintaining the intimate jazz spontaneity of parker’s best recordings. the package includes an essay by rock keyboardist keith emerson.

I'm convinced to order.

The Mary Halvorson/Jamaaladeen Tacoma release was recorded in 2014 (recently released on Jamaaladeen Tacuma's bandcamp page), is well recorded, and is quite interesting/enjoyable. It is a bit short (29 minutes total) and it is a CDR (not specified on the page), so the bandcamp download might be the better choice. It is a very interesting duet recording.

Jamaaladeen Tacuma and Mary Halvorson, Strings & Things

Joe Chambers, Dance Kobina (Blue Note)

Indian Fine Arts Academy Dallas Fortworth presents Exciting in - Person SPRING CONCERTS 2023 YUVA PRATHIBHA Feb 25th 2023 Guruvayoorappan Temple Auditorium 1701 Spring Valley Rd, Carrollton, TX 75006 SAKETHARAMAN - VOCAL CONCERT Mar 19th 2023 Unity Church 6525 Forest Ln, Dallas, TX 75230 ABHISHEK RAGHURAM - VOCAL CONCERT Apr 2nd 2023 Unity Church 6525 Forest Ln, Dallas, TX 75230 SURYAPRAKASH - VOCAL CONCERT Apr 15th 2023 Allen Civic Auditorium 300 N Allen Dr, Allen TX- 75013 RAnjani GAvatri THEMATIC PROGRAM (Discounted Tickets for IFAA Members) Apr 30th 2023 To Renew Membership 2023 Program for the ICMCA in Austin: Violin Virtuosos GANESH and KUMARESH Saturday May 13, 2023 at 7:00 pm LBJ Auditorium Tickets And Info ABHA Bharatanatyam Dance Ballet by Parshwanath Upadhye and PUNYAH DANCE COMPANY along with a 3-day workshop Saturday, August 19th, 2023 at 7:00 pm Tickets And Info SHAKTI: The Historic 50th Anniversary Tour John McLaughlin, Zakir Hussain, Shankar Mahadevan, Ganesh and Selvaganesh With special opening performance by BELA FLECK September 16, 2023 Tickets sales opening soon! Information 2023 Program for Indian Music Society of Houston 2023 CALENDAR OF EVENTS: ArtistsDate & TimeConcert Venue Annual Ghar Baithak for paid members and their families to showcase their musical talents.February 25, 2023 From 1-6 PMSri Krishna Vrundavan Auditorium, 10251 Synott Road, Sugar Land, TX 77498 Sitar Recital By: Josh Feinberg (Disciple of Ustaad Ali Akhbar Khan and PT Tejendra Majumdar. Accompanied by Vivek Pandya on Tabla- a child prodigyMarch 18, 2023 at 5 PM CSTCullen Hall, Univ of St Thomas IMS Tabla School Annual “LTS”- Laya Taal Sadhana PT. Shantilal Shah on Tabla; Kedar Naphade on HarmoniumApril 9, 2023 1-6 PMOld Stafford Civic Center, 1415 Constitution Ave, Stafford, TX 77477 Hindustani Vocal By Joshi Sisters: Apoorva Gokhale and Pallavi Joshi (Disciples PT Gajananbua Joshi and Suchita Bidkar. Sanjay Deshpande on Tabla and Chinmay Kolatkar on HarmoniumApril 22, 2023 5 PM Houston Durga Bari Auditorium, 13944 Schiller Road Sarod-and Tabla: Indrayudh Majhumdar (Son of PT Tejendra Majhumdar on Sarod and Debjit Pitutundi on Tabla JOINTLY HOSTED BY TAGORE SOCIETY OF HOUSTON AND IMSJune 10, 2023 TBD Hindustani Vocal Recital by PT Vijay Koparkar TO BE CONFIRMEDJuly 16, 2023TBD Hindustani vocal by Dhanajay Hegde (Child Prodigy and Disciple of PT Vinayak Torvi)August/SeptemberTBD Santor and Tabla By Rahul Sharma and Aditya Kalyanpur – Paying Tribute to Padma Vibhushan PT Shiva Kumar Sharma ji - TO BE CONFIRMEDSeptember/OctoberTBD Hindustani Vocal Recital by PT Raghunandan Panshikar - TO BE CONFIRMEDSeptember/OctoberTBD Tabla Solo: PT Yogesh Samsi with Milind Kulkarni on HarmoniumSeptember/OctoberTBD Vocal Recital By Gauri PathareNovember/DecemberTBD Local Artists (Paid Members and their children who are classically trained under. New format to be decided.

Last night, Jackie Venson at the Lewisville Grand Theater.

Nathan Davis, Live in Paris