Adam

That's great! Last night's show was really good, crowded, friendly, fun. I went up to Mengelberg afterwards to get his autograph, and said "great show." He replied, "Oh, not a great show, but a fair one." And you know what, as leaving, I realized he was right. Well, I'd say "very good" rather than "fair." They were really good, the playing & coordination & range are all marvelous. But that evening wasn't quite great, or legendary; it didn't quite go to that next level. But damn I want to see them again. The trombonist Wolter Wierbos is truly fantastic, and brought down the house. One of my friends bought his solo album, and we're looking forward to it. I just bought the two latest ICP albums. The musicianship is all at the highest level. Han Bennink told me that he doesn't know how to read music. He certainly had no charts in front of him while everyone else did. I didn't get the titles, although they did play "Locomotive" (or is it Locomotion?) in the first set, "Zombie Zua" to end the first set, and another great Ellington tune in the second set, and I'm blanking on the title, although it's one of Ellington's most popular tunes.

Mr. Loaf? Don't they usually give his correct given name (which I am currently forgetting) and then identify him as Mr. [given name] and ignore the Meatloaf moniker entirely?

Going tonight in Los Angeles!

The group is listed as G. Brown, Parker, Shipp, Ware.

Ah, the Pogues were great, and with people moshin & fightin' in the pit, and a packed house...They burned through everything. All these songs in about 1 hour 45 minutes. I had no previous familiarity with Star of the County Down. The set list: Streams Of Whiskey If I Should Fall From Grace With God Broad Majestic Shannon Turkish Song of the Damned Young Ned Pair of Brown Eyes Boys from County Hell White City Tuesday Morning Old Main Drag Sayonara Repeal of the Licensing Laws Sunny Side of the Street Body of an American Lullaby of London Thousands are Sailing Dirty Old Town Bottle of Smoke The Sick Bed Of Cuchulainn First Encore - Sally MacLennane A Rainy Night in Soho Irish Rover Second Encore - Star of the County Down Fairytale Fiesta

check out the other NYC thread...

That's what it says in the Vision announcement. It might say "final appearance" without the "US".

- The All Seeing Eye/Genesis - Fall - The Turning Gate (title? - actually by David Weiss, based on a 4 notes by Shorter. David, what's the full story?) -Mr. Gin (or is it Jin)

Adam, in case you didn't know our own Muchael Weiss is playing tonight with Peter Bernstein at The Kitano. I'll be at the 9:45 set. The Kitano I probably should have tried to see that. Sorry Michael. But I was out, then I raced to catch the 11:00 Roy Haynes set at the VV, but it was sold out and I couldn't get in. So I walked to Small's and saw Frank Wess & Eddie Locke. That too was crowded, and I was in the back. Very nice, but not my first choice. But good to see another jazz great. Which means Ned, that I was actually at Small's at 1 am when you and cohorts were all entering with instrumnets. And I was too tired to stick around. I'm sorry - I'm a wimp. But I had to save energy for the Pogues last night. And I needed all the energy that I could get for that show.

Well, thus far I saw the Wayne Shorter Tribute Band on Wednesday, the Braxton 12+1Tet on Friday at 8, and Billy Bang Sextet including special guest James Spaulding on Friday at 10. I highly recommend the Bang band - they are playing there again tonight, and they don't really seem to be listed anywhere. I learned about it from the person at the next seat over at the Braxton show. I've enjoyed them all! Now let's see if I can fit in Roy Haynes and/or the Stone and/or this big fundraiser event at Tonic on Monday.

I made it, and thought it was quite good. Some technical issues (you were right to keep telling the mixer to turn down the bass & piano), and the late start. I took several pictures, and will send them to you David. Your choice on whether to post them. But it will have to wait til I get back to Los Angeles next week. Oh, at Iridium, stay away from the Warm flourless chocolate cake. It was like a hockey puck.

i received mine too. thanks!

A front for money laundering?

Guys, meet Rhapsody Films: https://ssl46.pair.com/fisf/rhapsody/dvds.php?dvd=43 Rhapsody Films, meet the guys. BTW, be sure to check out all the other DVDs and VHS tapes that they release. You might be interested in a few. :-) https://ssl46.pair.com/fisf/rhapsody/index.php

The first one - they must have found a lump of ambergris. That used to be vital in most perfumes, and was one reason sperm whales were hunted. But they mostly use man-made chemical versions these days.

I did watch it at the Pan African Film Festival, and I thought it was a really good portrait of Cecil Taylor. I didn't find the editing irritating - I thought it kept the film moving, with several "storylines" intertwining. I thought the direction was pretty clear. And Taylor's sense of humor, and delight in the world, was marvelous. But then, I'm also used to experimental documentaries, and this didn't seem so unusual. I was also delighted by Cecil visiting Mal Waldron (my favorite). This doc must have found footage from several years back, or could the doc maker actually have been filming for several years? Either is possible. In any case, for those in Los Angeles, I'm going to try to screen it at Los Angeles Filmforum at some point.

An update: http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-fe...1,3019293.story The Plot Thickens in Ferrari Crash A gun's magazine found near the wreckage may be connected to the accident, and a Scottish bank says it might own the destroyed car. By Richard Winton and David Pierson, Times Staff Writers February 28, 2006 The mystery deepened Monday in the case of the puzzling crash last week of a $1-million Ferrari Enzo on Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu. Sheriff's detectives said Monday that they believe a gun's magazine discovered near the wreckage is connected to the crash, and they plan to interview an unnamed person who they believe was in the car with Swedish game machine entrepreneur Stefan Eriksson. The crash has also garnered the attention of a leading Scottish bank, which has informed sheriff's investigators that it may own the destroyed car. At the same time, detectives are trying to figure out why another exotic car in Eriksson's extensive collection, a Mercedes SLR, was listed as stolen by Scotland Yard in London, said Sheriff's Sgt. Phil Brooks. The totaled Ferrari was one of two Enzos that Eriksson brought into the United States from England along with the Mercedes SLR, Brooks said. But detectives concluded that the totaled vehicle did not have appropriate papers and was not "street legal" for driving in California, he said. Detectives have been trying for nearly a week to sort out what exactly happened last Tuesday morning when Eriksson's Enzo — one of only 400 ever made — smashed into a telephone pole, totaling the car. Eriksson told deputies that he was the passenger and that a man he knew only as "Dietrich" was behind the wheel. But detectives have been openly skeptical of the story, noting that Eriksson had a bloody lip and that the only blood they found in the car was on the driver's-side air bag. Brooks said detectives have called in Eriksson for another interview. Eriksson has declined through the security guard at his gated Bel-Air estate to comment. An attorney who has previously represented Eriksson in civil matters, Ashley Posner, also declined to comment Monday. But some city leaders in Malibu, where the crash has been the talk of the town, were less circumspect. "The guy should have had an IQ test," said Malibu Mayor Pro Tem Ken Kearsley, who has been following the coverage of the crash with a half-grin. The driver's IQ "couldn't come up above 60 if he was doing 120 on PCH," Kearsley said. But in fact, Brooks said Monday, the car was traveling 162 mph when it crashed, far faster than the 120 mph originally believed. The Ferrari, with just a few inches of undercarriage clearance, hit a bump at a crest in the road, sending the vehicle airborne and into the power pole, Brooks said. Brooks said they are investigating whether someone else may have been present and are trying to determine whether the recovered gun component is connected to the case. He declined to say more about the find or elaborate on the status of the Scottish bank and Scotland Yard in the case. The question of whether Eriksson was the driver is key to the case, Brooks said. Eriksson's blood-alcohol level was 0.09%, higher than the legal limit for operating a motor vehicle. Sheriff's officials are still trying to confirm witness reports that the Ferrari might have been drag racing with another car, and officials aren't sure if that's what happened. Sheriff's officials said Eriksson was an executive with a game company that attempted to take on Sony and Nintendo, but the firm collapsed last year. In Malibu, officials said they are not sure what to make of the accident. Kearsley said the stretch of road was not known for drag racing, but for run-of-the-mill speeders. He said the Sheriff's Department has had success for the last year and a half using radar and lasers to catch overzealous drivers. The lasers are not detectable to drivers, he said. "It's straight as an arrow where the accident was," he said. "You really have to go out of your way to hit a telephone pole." Carol Moss, a longtime Malibu resident, activist and meditation group leader, said the accident came as no surprise. "It was horrendous, but Malibu is full of idiots," she said. "There are a lot of wild cars and irresponsible people. The roads are dangerous. You always see people with those sorts of cars. You see some wild behavior." But, in keeping with her Zen frame of mind, Moss extended an olive branch. "Everyone is welcome to attend the meditation group. Even the drag racer."

Hi Allen, Can I visit?

Mengelberg and the ICP are playing in Los Angeles at Club Tropical on March 24! Sometimes I just thank god for Jeff Gauthier. http://www.icporchestra.com/concerts.htm March 24 Los Angeles - CLUB TROPICAL - www.cryptonight.com

Oh hell, I need to see that. Bennink just passed through Los Angeles and did a show with Mark Dresser - that was really fabulous.

I've had that on my "to get" list for years, but still haven't. Sigh. Black Saint?

The same Lafcadio Hearn of future Japanese travels?

Let's see if I can stay up that late! I've never been to Small's

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No s@#t, Einstein. 240 kmh = 149 mph. What happened to the spirit of adventure here. Are we just a bunch of old farts? Maybe we are. Who can say? Maybe I get my adventure from music and travel and hot air balloons, not from traveling at high speeds and endangering other lives and my own if a tire should blow out or something, but I'm not a car person. I'm uncertain why you are being so hostile about it. You like to drive fast. Cool. I'm saying that it's unsafe to drive PCH, and indeed most roads & highways, at such a speed. Personally, I think it might be kinda cool to go 150 or 175 mph on a clear straight road, but it's not so important to me, and I doubt that I'll ever get around to it.