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Got this in an email today............. Greetings Friends. Please join pianist/composer Dave Burrell and Terry Gross on NPR's 'Fresh Air' tonight, Monday, May 9. In Philadelphia, visit 90.9 FM [WHYY] at 3:00 or 7:00pm. In New York City, visit 93.9 FM [WNYC] at 3:00pm. Or, check your local listings at http://freshair.npr.org/.

More info(including sound clips) here: http://wnyc.org/shows/soundcheck/episodes/05052005

I saw them perform last night here in Philly. It was amazing. They are playing one more show together tonight. If you're in NYC and you don't have plans for tonight do yourself a favor and go check these guys out. Here's the info... Asia Society presents World Premiere of Kinsmen/Svajanam by Kadri Gopalnath and Rudresh Mahanthappa Thursday, Friday and Sunday, May 5, 6 and 8, 2005, 8:00PM Asia Society and Museum 725 Park Avenue at 70th Street, NYC World premiere of Kinsmen/Svajanam, an exciting collaboration by two masters of the alto saxophone commissioned by the Asia Society. Kadri Gopalnath is a living legend of South Indian Carnatic music who introduced the saxophone to the Indian classical repertoire. Rudresh Mahanthappa is a fiercely innovative Indian American jazz musician. Together, they fuse a myriad of traditional and contemporary influences to create a ground-breaking artistic vision. The two are joined by their co-led Dakshina Ensemble with violin, guitar/sitar-guitar, mridangam (barrel drum), bass and drum-set. Rudresh K. Mahanthappa -Alto Saxophone Kadri Gopalnath - Alto Saxophone Kanya Kumari - Violin Rez Abbasi - Guitar/Sitar-Guitar Carlo de Rosa - Acoustic Bass Gautam Siram - Mridnagam Eliot Humberto Kavee - Drums $16 Asia Society and World Music Institute members/students/seniors $20 nonmembers For tickets and information, call (212) 517-ASIA or visit www.AsiaSociety.org

Same here.

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One of his albums sold for $305.00 on Ebay today. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...ssPageName=WDVW

Roswell Rudd - s/t Free America series Debashish Bhattacharya - Calcutta Slide-Guitar And pre-ordered Chappelle's Show - Season 2 DVD

My wife and I gave up our car two years ago. We live smack dab in the middle of a major metropolis(Philadelphia) which had A LOT to do w/ our getting rid of the car. Having a car in a city is tough. Parking is a bitch and insurance is higher here than in the suburbs. However, when it really came down to it we only used ithe car 1 or 2 times a month and the hassle of keeping a car in the city didn't justify having one. Saving money was not really as much of an an issue for us as saving out sanity. We walk or bike EVERYWHERE. We both work w/in walking distance of our home. We also have easy access to supermarkets, shopping, entertainment, parks, you name it. We have a 9 month old baby and, while a car would probably be nice to have to run errands when the weather is crappy, we've adapted quite nicely to not having one. You'd be surprised how much food two people can haul back from the supermarket w/ backpacks and a baby carriage. For those times when we need a car we rent from http://www.phillycarshare.org/ which has been a great experience for us. It's cheaper than Hertz and all of the cars they rent are hybrids. Unless we move out of Center City I don't think we'll ever own a car again.

Yes. You can get some stuff at BMG(Bird's Complete Master Takes on Verve, for example) that you cannot get at yourmusic.com

Nope. You can download some music samples at R5Productions.com

Looks like they have another gig at Vox Populi next month. got this in an email.... Saturday May 28th 8:00pm At Vox Populi (1315 Cherry Street in Philadelphia, PA) All Ages / $10 / Tickets On Sale At Spaceboy Music & R5Productions.Com NEED NEW BODY (record release show. first proper show in a forever) THE ARKESTRA (lead by Marshall Allen and company. this is going to be crazy!)

PM sent.

Wow. That looks great. I wish I cold have made it. Alas. Speaking of Sun Ra Arkestra.... I was visiting w/ a friend on Saturday afternoon and he pulled out a bunch of photos he took of the band back in the mid 80's when they were doing their residence at Grendel's Lair on South Street(now a Gap ). The photos were amazing. I'm gonna try to get some copies made. It may be a long term project.....

Alan are you gong to see Rudresh Mahanthappa???

I went to see Sonic Youth, who were playing Penn's Spring Fling(which may acc't for a low student turnout). Still kicking myself about not seeing John Tchicai last Saturday nor Prince Lasha the next night at the Slought. D'oh!

Ditto that. I get my queue selection 3 or 4 days after the queue date.

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Cool, will do. Thanks.

Is the sound really bad on the Rudd disc??? I was thinking that this would be my next purchase.

Thanks. 305 pages????? Holy smokes!

Excuse my ignorance - what is "the rat"???

Not sure if this post merits its own thread so I thought I put it in here... I saw the McCoy Tyner Trio on Friday night at the Gershman Y at Broad & Pine. McCoy was backed by Charnet Moffett on bass and Lewis Nash on drums. It was basically the same concert that I saw two years when he had Moffett and Eric Rawlands on drums. However, I enjoyed this one a little better because, for me, I find Nash's drumming to a better fit for McCoy. Less bashing more finess. Charnett Moffett was out of control. He was taking some insane solos - in one instance he was slapping his upright like it was an electric bass. Best part of the evening..... The band had just returned to the stage for an encore when a little old African American woman walked up to the stage using a cane. McCoy recognized her right away and they hugged and talked for a minute. Then McCoy said,"this is my 8th grade music teacher and she wants to know if it would be okay if she played a song'. Polite applause. The woman(I didn't catch her name unfortunately) then proceeds to sit down and start wailing in a stride paino style. Fingers are flying everywhere. At the end of the number she stands up, walks over to McCoy, grabs the mic and says,"Not bad for a 97 year old woman!" The whole theater erupted with laughter and gave her a standing ovation. After the show I stood outside with my friend as he had a cigarette. As we watched the crowd disperse I saw more than one person shake their head and mutter, "97 years old!!" Indeed.

Dang. Just got an email saying they were no longer carrying Bobby Hutcherson's Now.

One more... Saturday, September 17, 2005, 8pm Solomon Burke Special guests MFSB Band

Here's a list of the highlights. Nothing as adventurous as Ornette Coleman next season Friday, October 14, 2005, 8pm Chick Corea and Touchstone Saturday, October 29, 2005, 7:30pm Chicago Von Freeman Trio with special guest Mickey Roker Friday, November 18, 2005, 8pm 3rd Annual Philly All-Star Jazz Night Michael Brecker Christian McBride Saturday, November 19, 2005, 7:30pm New Orleans Ellis Marsalis with special guest Orrin Evans Friday, January 27, 2006, 8pm Brad Mehldau Gary Burton Generations Friday, March 24, 2006, 8pm Marcus Roberts Trio San Francisco Jazz Collective Joshua Redman and Miguel Zenon, saxophones Nicholas Payton, trumpet Bobby Hutcherson, vibes Renee Rosnes, piano Bob Hurst, bass Eric Harland, drums Saturday, April 1, 2006, 7:30pm Boston Roy Haynes Quartet with special guest Danilo Pérez Friday, April 21, 2006, 8pm Dizzy Gillespie Alumni All-Star Band Directed by Slide Hampton Featuring Paquito D’Rivera, James Moody, Jimmy Heath, Frank Wess, Gary Smulyan, Antonio Hart, saxophones Randy Brecker, Claudio Roditi, Greg Gisbert, Frank Greene, trumpets Steve Davis, Jason Jackson, Jay Ashby, Doug Purviance, trombones Mulgrew Miller, piano John Lee, bass Marty Ashby, guitar Dennis Mackrel, drums Roberta Gambarini, vocals