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It's double pre-order day.

I heard him last year at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival in a George Wein tribute group, with Lew Tabackin and Anat Cohen. He sounded great. And he's back again this year, this time teamed with James Carter and Vincent Herring. Looking forward to it.

It's up for pre-order on Amazon.

This evening, Terrence Blanchard E Collective with Turtle Island String Quartet at the Meyerson.

Richard Alderson, isn't that a recording engineer who did a number of Prestige recording sessions?

Big Ears has not sold out yet. You can still buy a 4 day general admission pass.

Exploding Star Orchestra has been added to the line-up.

February 15, 2023: Davy Mooney, UNT, Denton John Pizzarelli, Jazz TX, San Antonio Bria Skonberg, Snug Harbor, New Orleans February 16, 2023: John Pizzarelli, Jazz TX, San Antonio February 17, 2023: John Pizzarelli, Parker Jazz Club, Austin Delfeayo Marsalis, Snug Harbor, New Orleans February 18, 2023: Tutu Jones, The Goat, Dallas February 23, 2023: Shelley Carrol, Kitchen Cafe, Dallas February 25, 2023: Quamon Fowler, Scat Jazz, Fort Worth 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 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 March 19, 2023: Jackie Venson, Ponyboy Upstairs, Oklahoma City March 21, 2023: Jackie Venson, George's Majestic Lounge, Fayetteville, Arkansas 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 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 April 26-30: Sona Jobarteh, Festival Internationale de Louisiane, Lafayette, Lousiana April 28, 2023: Bassekou Kouyate and N'goni Ba, 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, New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival Mdou Moctar, Austin Psych Fest April 29, 2023: Catherine Russell, Angelique Kidjo, Tuba Skinny, Alexey Marti, Kingfish Ingram, Taj Mahal, NOJHF April 30, 2023: Donald Harrison and Aurora Nealand, Charlie Gabriel and Roger Lewis, Mdou Moctar, New Orleans Jazz Orchestra, Kidd Jordan Tribute, John Mahoney Big Band, Kenny Neal, 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, Artemis (Rene Rosnes), Buddy Guy, Jamil Sharif, Meschiya Lake, Astral Project, NOJHF May 5, 2023: Christian McBride New Jawn, Trumpet Mafia, Eric Gales, Sue Foley, Chris Thomas King, Louis Ford, 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 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 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

In anticipation of Saturday's concert at the Lewisville Grand Theater: https://www.guitarworld.com/features/jackie-venson-evolution-of-joy

Per Bandcamp: edition of 500 62 remaining

R.L. Burnside, Long Distance Call (Fat Possum) Lionel Pillay, Plum and Cherry

The 2CD set is currently on sale for $20. https://tompkinssquare.bandcamp.com/album/searching-in-grenoble-the-1978-solo-piano-concert

1989? June Tyson died in 1992 and Ra in 1993.

Philip Harper plays from time to time at Smalls. I heard him there a couple of times a few years ago, with Miki Yamanaka on piano. It was a pretty good group, actually; I'd buy a CD if there was one.

An Introduction to American Music

Gato Barbieri, Chapter 2: Hasta Siempre (Impulse) Meade Lux Lewis, Blues Boogie Woogie (Stinson)

I was lucky to see Art Farmer one time at Sweet Basil.

Tyloer Mitchell Octet featuring Marshall Allen, Sun Ra's Journey

February 5, 2023: Bnois King, Poor David's Pub, Dallas Mahmoud Chouki, Snug Harbor, New Orleans February 8, 2023: Oscar Rossignoli, Snug Harbor, New Orleans February 9, 2023: Terence Blanchard, Meyerson Symphony Hall, Dallas February 10, 2023: Jackie Venson, Performing Arts Center, San Marcos Jason Marsalis, Snug Harbor, New Orleans February 11, 2023: Jackie Venson, Lewisville Grand Theater February 14, 2023: Badi Assad, Southwestern University, Georgetown Shelley Carrol, Scat Jazz, Fort Worth February 15, 2023: Davy Mooney, UNT, Denton John Pizzarelli, Jazz TX, San Antonio Bria Skonberg, Snug Harbor, New Orleans February 16, 2023: John Pizzarelli, Jazz TX, San Antonio February 17, 2023: John Pizzarelli, Parker Jazz Club, Austin Delfeayo Marsalis, Snug Harbor, New Orleans February 18, 2023: Tutu Jones, The Goat, Dallas February 25, 2023: Quamon Fowler, Scat Jazz, Fort Worth 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 Gabriel Guillen, University of Texas at Dallas March 5, 2023: Buddy Guy, 713 Music Hall, 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 March 28, 2023: Vanessa Collier, Sam's Burger Joint, San Antonio March 29, 2023: Vanessa Collier, Antone's, Austin March 30, 2023: Vanessa Collier, Dosey Doe, Houston April 1, 2023: Jackie Venson, McGonigel's Mucky Duck, Houston March 30-April 2, 2023: Bill Frisell, Mary Halvorson, Vijay Iyer, Sona Jobarteh, Charles Lloyd, Joe Lovano, Christian McBride, Makaya McCraven, William Parker, Marc Ribot, Antonio Sanchez, Tarbaby with David Murray, Tyshawn Sorey, James Blood Ulmer, Sun Ra Arkestra, Bassekou Kouyate, Anthony Coleman, James Brandon Lewis, Ned Rothenberg, Theon Cross, Brandee Younger, Etran de L'Air, Aurora Nealand & Monocle, Imagination Trio (Reggie Workman, Andrew Cyrille, David Vireles), Wadada Leo Smith, John Zorn, Big Ears Festival, Knoxville, Tennessee 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 April 26-30: Sona Jobarteh, Festival Internationale de Louisiane, Lafayette, Lousiana April 28, 2023: Bassekou Kouyate and N'goni Ba, 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, New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival April 29, 2023: Catherine Russell, Angelique Kidjo, Tuba Skinny, Alexey Marti, Kingfish Ingram, Taj Mahal, NOJHF April 30, 2023: Donald Harrison and Aurora Nealand, Charlie Gabriel and Roger Lewis, Mdou Moctar, New Orleans Jazz Orchestra, Kidd Jordan Tribute, John Mahoney Big Band, Kenny Neal, NOJHF May 3, 2023: Djavan, House of Blues, Houston May 4, 2023: Mahmoud Chouki, Aurora Nealand and the Royal Roses, Charlie Sepulveda and the Turnaround, Artemis (Rene Rosnes), Buddy Guy, Jamil Sharif, Meschiya Lake, Astral Project, NOJHF May 5, 2023: Christian McBride New Jawn, Trumpet Mafia, Eric Gales, Sue Foley, Chris Thomas King, Louis Ford, NOJHF May 6, 2023, Terence Blanchard, Leyla McCalla, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Guitar Slim, Jr., Blodie's Jazz Jam, NOJHF May 7, 2023: Charlie Gabriel, Tom McDermott, Herbie Hancock, Delfeayo Marsalis and the Uptown Jazz Orchestra, Palm Court Jazz Band, NOJHF May 12, 2023: Kendrick Scott, Cullen Theater, Houston May 20, 2023: Matthew Whitaker, Carver Center, San Antonio May 22, 2023: Dee Dee Bridgewater, Meyerson, Dallas September 23, 2023: Tall City Blues Festival, Midland

I like these three. Ronnie Foster, Re-Boot (Blue Note) Doug Carn, My Spirit Delvon Lamar, I Told You So

Charlie Sepulveda & the Turnaround, This is Latin Jazz (High Note)

New York Times article on Billy Harper, now 80 years old. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/16/arts/music/billy-harper.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&fbclid=IwAR0HAiaLtIJiNSNnr8jEIqvWKCzxU6nKYr9foWRVM5qXZnr5-rj2Brj1Kqk

WADADA LEO SMITH: PURPLE KIKUYU QUARTET We are excited to announce the return of Wadada Leo Smith, who will be joining us to celebrate Ten Years of Big Ears with his Purple Kikuyu Quartet. He last graced our stages in 2019 and also appeared alongside Vijay Iyer at the 2016 festival. One of the most creative composers and trumpeters in jazz for over half a century, Smith, at 81 years old, has finally attained the legendary status he deserves. As explained and illustrated in DownBeat, Smith has created his own musical language, Ankhrasmation, and his colorful scores are exhibited in galleries as paintings. A Pulitzer Prize finalist in 2013 for his masterwork about the Civil Rights Movement, Ten Freedom Summers, Smith was the JazzTimesArtist of the Year in 2016 as well as a recipient of the coveted Doris Duke Performing Artist Award. Perhaps the only artist in history to be featured on the cover of DownBeat twice in less than a year, he received a trifecta of awards in 2017 from that prestigious publication: Artist, Trumpeter, and Album of the Year, for his Cuneiform album America’s National Parks. His Purple Kikuyu Quartet will feature Pheeroan Aklaff on drums, Ashley Walters on cello, and Erika Dohi on piano. Our friend Rob Rushin-Knopf recently wrote a superb feature covering Smith's 50+ year career in music that is equally informative for readers new to his work in creative music as well as long-time fans. Salvation South: Wadada Leo Smith Invites You to Listen TRIO IMAGINATION Trio Imagination is the new trio of drummer Andrew Cyrille, bassist Reggie Workman, and Cuban pianist David Virelles, which formed after Oliver Lake retired from performing in early 2020, breaking up TRIO 3, his longtime trio with Andrew and Reggie. The Bang on a Can Festival in New York City asked who else they might want to play with, and Reggie and Andrew both named David. The trio exudes a profusion of chemistry and stage presence. Individually their credentials are off the charts: Andrew has played with everyone from Coleman Hawkins to Mary Lou Williams to Cecil Taylor, and he received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Vision Festival in New York City last year. He returns to Big Ears after his two magnificent duo encounters, with Ambrose Akinmusire and Marc Ribot, at the 2022 festival. Reggie, who in his youth played bass with Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers and John Coltrane, was recently named an NEA Jazz Master. David, still in his 30’s, has already recorded and played with some of the most creative musicians in jazz, including Henry Threadgill, Chris Potter, Steve Coleman, and Ravi Coltrane, and he was named a Piano Rising Star by DownBeat in 2017. His 2022 album Nuna dives deep into his continued interest in exploring the rich, varied, rhythmically charged music of his native Cuba.

Lightnin' Hopkins, My Life in Blues (Prestige) Sal Salvador, Stan Kenton Presents (Capitol)

January 20, 2023: Quamon Fowler, Scat Jazz, Fort Worth Oscar Rossignoli, Snug Harbor, New Orleans January 21, 2023: Miguel Zenon, Cullen Theater, Houston Jackie Venson, Antone's, Austin Herlin Riley, Snug Harbor, New Orleans January 24-25, 2023: Jon Cowherd Project (Brian Blade, Steve Cardenas, John Pattitucci, Chris Potter), Jazz TX, San Antonio January 26, 2023: Jon Cowherd Project (Brian Blade, Steve Cardenas, John Pattitucci, Chris Potter), Parker Jazz Club, Austin January 27, 2023: Elio Villafranca, Music of Chick Corea, Walton Arts Center, Arkansas Donald Harrison, Snug Harbor, New Orleans January 28, 2023: Jackie Venson, Antone's, Austin Shelley Carroll, Kitchen Cafe, Dallas January 31, 2023: Al Dimeola, Heights Theater, Houston February 1, 2023: Al Dimeola, Kessler Theater, Dallas Tim Berne/Nasheet Waits, Draylen Mason Music Studio, Austin February 3, 2023: Bill Charlap, Musical Bridges, Carver Center, San Antonio February 5, 2023: Bnois King, Poor David's Pub, Dallas February 9, 2023: Terence Blanchard, Meyerson Symphony Hall, Dallas February 10, 2023: Jackie Venson, Performing Arts Center, San Marcos February 11, 2023: Jackie Venson, Lewisville Grand Theater February 14, 2023: Badi Assad, Southwestern University, Georgetown February 15, 2023: Davy Mooney, UNT, Denton John Pizzarelli, Jazz TX, San Antonio February 16, 2023: John Pizzarelli, Jazz TX, San Antonio February 17, 2023: John Pizzarelli, Parker Jazz Club, Austin 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 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 March 28, 2023: Vanessa Collier, Sam's Burger Joint, San Antonio March 29, 2023: Vanessa Collier, Antone's, Austin March 30, 2023: Vanessa Collier, Dosey Doe, Houston April 1, 2023: Jackie Venson, McGonigel's Mucky Duck, Houston March 30-April 2, 2023: Bill Frisell, Mary Halvorson, Vijay Iyer, Sona Jobarteh, Charles Lloyd, Joe Lovano, Christian McBride, Makaya McCraven, William Parker, Marc Ribot, Antonio Sanchez, Tarbaby with David Murray, Tyshawn Sorey, James Blood Ulmer, Sun Ra Arkestra, Bassekou Kouyate, Anthony Coleman, James Brandon Lewis, Ned Rothenberg, Theon Cross, Brandee Younger, Etran de L'Air, Aurora Nealand, Wadada Leo Smith, Imagination Trio (Reggie Workman, Andrew Cyrille, David Vireles), John Corn, Big Ears Festival, Knoxville, Tennessee April 13-16, 2023: French Quarter Festival, New Orleans April 26, 2023: Vieux Farka Toure, Tulips FTW, Fort Worth April 27, 2023: Vieux Farka Toure, Last Concert Cafe, Houston April 26-30: Sona Jobarteh, Festival Internationale de Louisiane, Lafayette, Lousiana April 28--30, 2023: Angelique Kidjo, Charlie Musselwhite, Mdou Moctar (Niger), Nicholas Payton with MonoNeon, Little Freddie King, Donald Harrison and Aurora Nealand, Something Else (Randy Brecker, James Carter, Vincent Herring, Lewis Nash, Essiet Essiet, Dave Kikoski, Paul Bollenback), Jordan Family Tribute to Kidd Jordan (Kent, Marlon, Stephanie, Rachel Jordan), Kenny Neal, Doreen's Jazz New Orleans, Charlie Gabriel and Roger Lewis, Bassekou Kouyate (Mali), Jason Marsalis and Warren Wolf, Adonis Rose and the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra, Tuba Skinny, Leroy Jones, Alexey Marti, Plena Librej (Puerto Rico), Angel Papote Alvarado y el Grupo Esencia (Puerto Rico), Tambuye (Puerto Rico), King Oliver Creole Jazz Band Centennial with Don Vapie, New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival May 3, 2023: Djavan, House of Blues, Houston May 4-7, 2023: Buddy Guy, Herbie Hancock, Terence Blanchard, Christian McBride's New Jawn, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Leyla McCalla, Eric Gales, Trumpet Mafia, Delfeayo Marsalis and the Uptown Jazz Orchestra, Meschiya Lake, Artemis, Charlie Sepulveda and the Turnaround, Astral Project, Charlie Gabriel, Aurora Nealand and the Royal Roses, Mahmoud Chouki, Blodie's Jazz Jam, Sue Foley, Jamil Sharif, Louis Ford, Joe Dyson, Chris Thomas King, Tom McDermott, Atabal, (Puerto Rico) Guitar Slim, Jr., New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival May 12, 2023: Kendrick Scott, Cullen Theater, Houston May 20, 2023: Matthew Whitaker, Carver Center, San Antonio May 22, 2023: Dee Dee Bridgewater, Meyerson, Dallas September 23, 2023: Tall City Blues Festival, Midland