Uncle Skid

This is almost as cool as The Complete Far Side!

Ok, I guess I'll have to take that one back! Seriously, I hope Mr. Kat doesn't get too upset about all of this. From my perspective (as someone who is still very much a jazz "newbie", even though I'm probably more than 2X his age), I think it's great that a young person has such a keen interest in jazz.

All academic definitions aside, as far as I'm concerned, if it's played on the Weather Channel, it's "smooth" jazz. Period. Weather.com - Monthly Playlists

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Happy Birthday, Joe!

I really enjoy Serenade and Blues and Have No Fear. Both of these are available direct from Chuck.

Yes, and Mingus, Mingus, Mingus, Mingus, Mingus is available there as well. I'm not sure if it would be considered "hard bop", but it is some great stuff!

Thanks, Lazaro. I caught most of the show last night. Ingrid's concert sounded great, and I enjoyed the Mingus selections as well. Looking forward to hearing the whole concert on the 30th.

This week's top five favorites: 1. Joe Henderson 2. Von Freeman 3. John Coltrane 4. Wayne Shorter 5. Lester Young

I heard that Joe Bialek smokes Winstons while listening to Matt Dusk. Have you heard of Matt Dusk?

Enjoy your birthday dinner! Happy Birthday!

Coltrane - Heavyweight Champion Box Set, from yourmusic.com. $41.93. Couldn't resist!

It would appear that I over reacted about people leaving early. My apologies -- it just seem like a bunch of people left early (not just from the first few rows), and I was quite shocked by it. I was enjoying the show so much that I couldn't imagine *anyone* leaving early, regardless! B-) However, I should also mention that my wife and son did not enjoy it much at all. My son couldn't sit still, and my wife said it all sounded like "noise". Oh well! Thanks for the review and the info on the Tuesday/Sunday night happenings, Lazaro. I'm going to try to get over there soon.

Yes, not only was it not good manners, it was downright rude. I was in the fourth row, and many of the people that got up and left were in the front three rows. I'd have to guess that they won't see as much of that type of rude behavior in Peru. Can you tell us more about the session these photos are from?

Well, Mark, where are the pictures?!?!?

Ok, I have no idea what I "plonker" is. If I had to guess, I would say something similar to a "wanker"? Seriously, thanks Marcello and Mike for the push in the right direction. I went to the show, and enjoyed it very much. Chuck, sorry we missed you and Ann. Lazaro was the emcee, and did a wonderful job (as usual). I was trying to recall if I've ever been to any jazz shows in this area when Lazaro wasn't there, but I don't remember any. Thanks, Lazaro, for all you do to bring great music to this area! Also, it was mentioned that Blue Lake Public Radio was recording this show, and I hope that it makes it to the web for downloading soon. Ingrid and Geoff were both very good, and I really enjoyed the bassist (Matt Clohesy) and the drummer, Jon Wikan. Incredible! Jon was doing some wonderful things up there -- Tony Williams-like in some respects, but definitely a unique voice on the instrument. I'm hoping Lazaro weighs in with his thoughts on the show, as I'm having a real hard time turning my impressions into words. I have to say this was an educational show for me, as I've never heard jazz played quite like this. I'd call it "modern" in the sense that there was a lot happening -- many time shifts, harmonically advanced progressions; long, intense compositions. The first song they played (Tea and Watercolors, IIRC), was quite a journey, running through many different moods and colors in 20+ minutes. This was certainly not a "jam" session, in any sense of the word. However, it appeared that there were more than a few people in the audience that didn't enjoy it as much as I did. After that first song, a fair number of people got up and left. Ingrid appeared to be a bit surprised by this, but it certainly did not seem to affect her performance for the remainder of the show. In all fairness, this started out as a high school jazz ensemble show, and after the kids played, I think some parents (and kids) were ready to go home. Their loss. I enjoyed it! B-)

Yes, thanks marcello! Nice pictures. Chuck, I'm pretty sure the show is at 8pm. I'll email you the flyer I received. I'm probably going to go -- the high school is less than a mile from here -- but I'll need to cancel my earlier plans. It would be a real shame for me to miss this, as it's jazz (very) close to home, and a benefit for the local high school band programs.

Ingrid Jensen Quartet w/Geoff Keezer, Friday, April 15th at Mona Shores High School, Muskegon, Michigan. I'm not very familiar with either of them, but judging from the search results, there are at least a few fans on this board. Comments? Is this one I shouldn't miss? Anybody else in the area planning on going? sheldonm -- road trip??!!!

Nothing screams "heavy metal" quite like a $40,000/month "Performance" coach.

Joe G Randissimo Jim A Chuck Big Al Upright Bill sheldonm Larry Kart Lazaro jamn (Jack -- rarely posts anymore) trizno (Johnny Gist) ... but I keep missing Paul (conn) at various midwestern Organissimo shows. Maybe this summer!

I just won this one on EBay, after a long and vicious bidding-war with Big Al:

I'm done, but I'm not going to mail them until the 14th. Dem bastids ain't gettin' my money early!!

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ROAD TRIP!!! Northwest goes direct from Detroit to Amsterdam! I'll swing by and pick you up, Chuck! B-)

Yes -- Mark's photos make me kick myself for not making the (relatively short) trip to Chicago to see all of these great shows! B-)