Pete C

Disrespect for other people's religion is pretty bad, but religion is worse.

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I've seen Barron a number of times in a variety of situations, but one of the nicest was the 2-piano gig with John Hicks to celebrate Bradley's 20th anniversary. One of my greatest regrets is not having seen Bill Evans, since I didn't really get into him until after he died.

I think it's a pretty good lineup this year. I'll be there at least 2 or 3 nights. I'm especially looking forward to the Wednesday night lineup. Ninth Vision Festival AT The Center 268 Mulberry and Prince Street May 25 through May 31, 2004 [Edited for current schedule] SCHEDULE VISION NINE Tuesday May 25 7:30 Joseph Jarman Opening Invocation 8:00 Marshall Allen and the Sun Ra Arkestra celebrates Marshall Allen's 80th Birthday: Marshall Allen alto saxophone flute EVI clarinet, Knoel Scott alto saxophone, Charles Davis tenor, Yaha Abdul-Majid tenor saxophone, Rey Scott baritone saxophone, Michael Ray trumpet vocals, Fred Adams trumpet, D Hotep guitar, Dave Davis trombone, Tyrone Hill trombone, Bill Davis bass, Art Jenkins vocals perc, Elson Nascimento Surdo - percussion, Luquman Ali drums 9:00 Gus Solomons jr dance, Adeena poet, Todd Nicholson bass 9:45 Khan Jamal Quintet: Khan Jamal vibes, Pheralyn Dove poet, Jemeel Moondoc sax, Roy Campbell trumpet, Dylan Taylor bass, Dwight James drums 10:45 James "Blood" Ulmer guitar, Jamaladeen Tacuma bass, Calvin Weston drums Wednesday May 26 7:30 Mark Dresser bass, Ned Rothenberg woodwinds & shakuhachi, Michiyo Yagi koto, bass koto 8:30 Equal Interest: Joseph Jarman reeds, Leroy Jenkins violin, Myra Melford piano 9:30 Henry Grimes Trio: Henry Grimes bass, Marilyn Crispell piano, Andrew Cyrille drums 10:30 Fred Van Hove piano & Johannes Bauer trombone Thursday May 27 7:30 Burnt Sugar The Arkestra Chamber: Greg Tate conductor - guitar, Lisala Beatty, Jerry Darkcloud & Jeremiah Griffin vocals, Satch Hoyt flute, Rene Akan & Thom Loubet guitar, Matana Roberts & Petre Radu Scafaru reeds, Vijay Iyer piano, Bruce Mack synthesizer, Lewis Barnes trumpet, Jason Dimatteo bass, Jared Nickerson electric bass, Chris Eddleton, Trevor Holder & Qusaim Naqvi drums 8:30 David Budbill poet, William Parker bass 9:30 Whit Dickey drums, Matthew Shipp piano, William Parker bass 10:30 Amiri & Amina Baraka Blue Ark: The Wordship: Amiri Baraka poet & vocals, Amina Baraka poet & vocals, Dwight West vocals, Rahman Herbie Morgan sax, Brian Smith bass, Vijay Iyer piano, Pheeroan akLaff drums Friday May 28 7:30 Steve Dalachinsky poet, Ximena Garnica dance, Tim Barnes percussion 8:30 Rob Brown Collective: Rob Brown sax, Steve Swell trombone, Joe Morris bass, Luther Gray drums 9:30 William Parker Quartet & Patricia Nicholson PaNic: William Parker bass, Patricia Nicholson dance, Rob Brown sax, Treva Offutt dance, Lewis Barnes trumpet, Miriam Parker dance, Samir Chatterjee percussion, Kevin Bachman dance 10:30 Mixashawn Hemispheric Principles... the Legacy of J.A. Emidy solo for reeds, voice, strings 11:15 Kidd Jordan New Orleans Band with guest William Parker: Kidd Jordan tenor sax, Clyde Kerr trumpet, Darrell Levigne piano, Alvin Fielder drums Saturday May 29 7:30 Reggie Workman Ashanti's Message - History in the Making: Reggie Workman bass, Gerry Hemmingway drums, Kevin Jones conga, Yayoi Ikawa piano, JD Parran bass clarinet & flute, John Beaty alto sax, Kyoko Kitamura vocals 8:30 Sabir Mateen Quintet: Sabir Mateen reeds, Raphe Malik trumpet, Raymond A. King piano, Jane Wang bass, Ravish Momin percussion 9:30 Milford Graves Trio, guest William Parker, Joe Rigby sax, Hugh Glover sax 10:30 Cooper-Moore Triptych Myth: Cooper-Moore piano & percussion, Tom Abbs bass, Chad Taylor drums, Moo Lohkenn guest vocals 11:30 Joe McPhee Quartet: Joe McPhee trumpet, sax, Harold E. Smith drums, Dominic Duval bass, Rosie Hertlein violin Sunday May 30 5:00 A panel of artists discuss The Artist's Role in Waging Peace: David Budbill, William Parker, Dave Burrell, Kidd Jordan, Marilyn Sontag & Patricia Nicholson 7:30 Tri-Factor: Kahil El'Zabar percussion, Bluiett baritone sax, Billy Bang violin 8:30 Roy Campbell Jr Tazz: Roy Campbell Jr, trumpet, Andrew Bemkey piano, Chris Sullivan bass, Michael Thompson drums 9:30 Dave Burrell Echo/Peace Continuum: Dave Burrell piano, William Parker bass, Sabir Mateen reeds, Steve Lehman sax, William Hooker drums 10:30 Revolutionary Ensemble: Leroy Jenkins violin, Jerome Cooper drums, Sirone bass Monday Memorial May 31 :: Dedicated to Bassists Wilber Morris & Peter Kowald :: 7:30 New York Skyscraper conducted by Butch Morris: Cornelius Dufallo & Rose Bartu violin, Michael Marcus clarinet, Nabate S. Isles trumpet, Reut Regev trombone, Salim Washington oboe, Steffany Griffin viola, Tim Price bassoon, Mark Taylor french horn, Okkyung Lee cello, Matt Moran vibes, Tom Abbs tuba, Mia Theodorakis harp, Shahzad Ismaily & Miguel Frasconi electronics, Andrea Parkins harp & others 8:30 Gunda Gottschalk violin, Xu Feng Xia guzheng 9:30 Gunter Baby Sommer drums, Connie Bauer trombone, Barre Philips bass 10:30 William Parker Bass Quartet with guest Charles Gayle reeds, bassists: William Parker, Henry Grimes, Sirone & Alan Silva Schedule subject to change, for most recent information check for updates at our website. Tickets - $25/night; 7Day Pass - $140 Advance sales Downtown Music Tel. 212-473-0043 email: dmg@downtownmusicgallery.com Press inquiries, please contact Jim Eigo publicist@visionfestival.org. All other inquiries: 212.696.6681 or info@visionfestival.org

I think he's probably referring to the gig Coleman already did this month at Smoke. He's pretty regular there. Smoke's programming is hard bop heaven.

How could you forget it, considering the charming people you met that night.

Bobby is not the one I'm worrying about. It's the other two.

I assume it's DeJohnette, since he'll be appearing with the trio at Monterey.

The Baden 1972 disc is OK, but both played much better on many other occasions. They only appear together on 1 or 2 tunes.

There are a bunch of great big bands working these days. Vanguard, Maria Schneider, Clayton-Hamilton, Charles Tolliver, Tyner, Bob Florence, Gerald Wilson, Chico O'Farrill (still going under Arturo's leadership). I've seen all of them except Wilson. Toshiko only recently disbanded hers. Dave Holland's big band is pretty good, though I prefer the quintet. And some of the European big bands are really spectacular, especially NDR, WDR & Brussels. I've seen Brussels & WDR live. I got to see Basie 3 times, once with Lockjaw and twice with Jimmy Forrest. It was really great to see Machito & Mario Bauza's bands live.

He penned the title tune, and to my ears it sounds like early Sun Ra.

I'll try a non-flippant response (actually rare for me). First, we have the issue of standard vs. jazz standard. Jazz standard is an easier proposition. It would be a composition by a jazz musician that has gained wide acceptance by other musicians: A Train, Maiden Voyage, Giant Steps, Ornithology, etc. Plain-vanilla "standards" are generally songs from the "Great American Songbook," the work of theatre composers like Gershwin, Porter, Rodgers, etc., Tin Pan Alley tunesmiths like Walter Donaldson, and film composers like Victor Young, Harry Warren, & Bronislaw Kaper. Often the term standard is used to denote any tune by these writers when played by jazz musicians, regardless of how widely played they are. So you can even have the concept of an "obscure standard."

I'm torn by the possibility of a disappointing performance of some of my favorite music in the history of the world.

Betty Roche was quite underrated. Her two Prestige albums are excellent. Humes was great with Basie, greater in her late-50s comeback, and arguably even greater in her final 1970s comeback (when I saw her at Barney Josephson's Cookery). Too bad her great Columbia album "Talk of the Town" (1975) never made it to disc.

"Sounds of the Inner City," released as co-led by Booker Ervin & Booker little is actually a Charles date. Edit: oh, I see it's been mentioned. I was unaware of the Fresh Sounds release. I can recommend the music wholeheartedly. This stuff is brilliant third-streamy early avant:

You have to hear Stellar Regions. It's brilliant, and much more focused, IMO, than most of the post-classic-quartet Trane. I love Pharoah, but I can't get into most of the Pharoah/Trane combination. I do wish the Olatunji Concert was in good sound. The percussion thing that's going on in Ogunde suggests a whole other compelling Afro-Caribbean meets energy direction (though one that was toyed with in Kulu Se Mama). I just can't handle the later versions of MFT.

Unfortunately, Bey had to sing some pretty corny lyrics.

Very possibly my least favorite Trane album.

Unfortunately, cramped is the standard in NY.

If Leonard can still castrate, more power to him.

Which location? The original Lincoln Center club was awful. The new place is much better. The Jazz Standard is much more low key, and they serve decent bbq. By the way Agent, the Vanguard big band is extremely excellent. The Sunday brunch at Iridium is a really good deal. For 20 bucks you get a pretty good buffet and Bob Dorough. http://www.iridiumjazzclub.com/sundaybrunch.shtml

The Blue Note is very claustrophobic. I was once at a table where 3 people had to get up to let me out of my seat. The sightlines are pretty good, you're right. Get there before 7:30 for best choice of seats. If they're not sold out for the second show they may let you stay for a second set for just a minimum, but with Silver it might sell out. A weeknight is your best bet. If you have enough days in NY, and if you have any interest in avant, this is an interesting program on 4/28 at Makor: Beyond Jazz Sarah Wilson / Sylvie Courvoisier’s Abaton / Susie Ibarra / Mark Dresser Duo Sarah Wilson, 7:30pm Composer-trumpeter Wilson writes unique, fresh, complex music for her all-star jazz quintet. She’s a musician's musician, attracting the top downtown jazz musicians with her original approach to composition. Sylvie Courvoisier's Abaton, 8:30pm Swiss pianist Sylvie Courvoisier's music combines cleverly composed construction and improvisational freedom—a strong and unmistakably personal mixture of expressionistic, minimalistic polyphonic and modern jazz languages. Abaton features Erik Friedlander (cello) and Mark Feldman (violin). Susie Ibarra / Mark Dresser Duo, 9:30pm A percussionist and composer of experimental and avant-garde music, Ibarra leads multiple groups of her own and has collaborated with John Zorn, Derek Bailey, William Parker, Dave Douglas, Wadada Leo Smith and Yuka Honda. Tonight she is joined by master bassist Mark Dresser. Date & Time: Wed, Apr 28, 2004, 7:30pm Location: Steinhardt Building, 35 West 67th Street Price: $12.00

Be advised that the Blue Note sucks and is very expensive. And don't even think of eating there if you go. If you're going to be around on a Thursday you should try to catch the Mingus Big Band at Fez.

No dress codes, though I suspect footwear is appreciated. Do clubs in Toronto have such a thing?

I never trust assertions on bulletin boards from people who don't bother with the basic courtesies of communication like spelling, punctuation, proofreading, etc. It seems to be an epidemic. I suspect the perpetrators are, in general, fairly young, and think their style is "hip."