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Peter Johnson

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  1. Come on, Ron--you haven't been to anything lately! Plus, getting down to center city will give you a chance to extract Allen Lowe (or was it his wife? Or his wallet?) from my basement.

    Me too. I'll see you there!

    I can't believe the PMA isn't going to have a separate admission for that event. The museum will be MOBBED. I'm thinking I'll cut out of work early that day just to get a good seat.

    Me too . . . maybe. blush.gif

  2. This just in!!! :excited:

    Friday, April 23

    5:00 p.m. - 8:45 p.m.

    Philadelphia Museum of Art - Art After 5 - Free after museum admission

    Wayne Shorter

    Saxophonist and composer Wayne Shorter is a living legend in jazz. His great body of work as a musician and composer for such illustrious groups as Art Blakey�s Jazz Messengers, Miles Davis�s famous mid-1960s quintet, and fusion supergroup Weather Report is enough to ensure him a spot in the Jazz Hall of Fame. He will premiere a new work inspired by the Museum�s collection. This program, including the commissioning and presentation, is made possible by a grant from the Philadelphia Music Project, a program of the Philadelphia Center for Arts and Heritage, funded by The Pew Charitable Trusts and administered by The University of the Arts

  3. And my (admittedly limited) experience with Mundo is similar to Hans'--the CD was listed as "in stock," but was in fact not available and "backordered." Fortunately, Hiroshi was able to find me a new copy--so I'm good!

    Mundo has always been able to supply the CDs that I have wanted from their site.

    I have ordered CDs that were listed on Ray Mizutani/Mundo's site several times, but seven times out of ten he was not able to supply them. The CD stocklists of many artists on his site haven't been updated in ages.

  4. Wowowwwowwwowwwwwww....just got home after the Art Ensemble show in Philly, with Roscoe Mitchell fronting on soprano and alto sax. I don't even know what to say about this incredible show. The band hit a groove from the first note from William Parker from an African bass of some sort, and swung like hell for an hour and a half. I did not know until tonight that Roscoe was a master of circular breathing; at one point, he played what must have been a 15 minute solo without an "air break." The audience was completely into the show, other than a few walkout stragglers (their loss); loved hearing someone shout for "Jackson in the House" at the encore. My AACM knowledge is regrettably not as comprehensive as it should be, so I can't report as to the specific songs played--but the concert just kicked some serious, groovin' ass. Many thanks to Chuck for getting this music out there.

  5. It was posted earlier, I think, but just in case: Art Ensemble of Chicago in Philly THIS SATURDAY!!!

    :excited:

    Who's going?

    Saturday, March 6, 8pm

    ART ENSEMBLE OF CHICAGO

    with Roscoe Mitchell, reeds; Hugh Ragin, trumpet; William Parker,

    double-bass; and Famoudou Don Moye, drums + percussion

    International House Philadelphia, 3701 Chestnut Street

    $20 General Admission

    Founded in 1969, the Art Ensemble of Chicago is the flagship ensemble of the

    Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM) and one of the

    most influential collectives in jazz history. Originally comprised of

    saxophonists Roscoe Mitchell and Joseph Jarman, trumpeter Lester Bowie,

    bassist Malachi Favors, and later, drummer Famoudou Don Moye, the Art

    Ensemble of Chicago are pioneers of multi-instrumentalism and, for over 40

    years, have given unforgettable performances in which music, ritual and

    Dadaist theatre are interwoven. Their performances combine elements of

    jazz's history and pre-history - music from the sanctified church services,

    minstrel shows and bawdy houses of late 19th and early 20th century America

    - with a modernist spirit of experimentation. Join us for this rare visit

    from one of America's greatest artistic treasures.

    Advance tickets available at Ars Nova

    Hey--hope we'll see you at the Bob Mould show!

    Just picked up tickets today for 3 shows at the World Cafe Live - The Residents (2/8), Bob Mould (3/3), and King Sunny Ade (4/8)!!

  6. "send me a PM with the details of when you'd be available, where you'll be staying, contact info., etc., and I can set something up."

    yeah, that's what they told ME - next thing I knew I woke up in Hong Kong with a dead hooker in the bed and needle marks on my left thigh -

    You've gotten acclimated to the missing kidney? :ph34r:

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