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Looking forward to it. I'm sure it will be great!

I'm mulling over seeing Billy Hart Quartet (w/Ethan Iverson, Mark Turner & Ben Street) tomorrow night at SFJAZZ. I've seen them before, and while not a big Mark Turner fan, it's still high-level music. Another plus is that they're playing in the VERY intimate Joe Henderson Lab.

Very impressive lineup for the Bobby Hutcherson Memorial Concert at SFJAZZ next month. Should be a very emotional night. Yes, I picked up tickets! Bobby Hutcherson Memorial Benefit Concert

Seeing Pat Metheny at SFJAZZ tomorrow night. Haven't seen him in over 30 years and have heard good things about his new quartet. So I figured I might as well see what he's up to.

AFAIK, the Joe Chambers/Larry Young "Double Exposure" album has never been released on CD.

Saw Julian Lage with his trio tonight. A brilliant guitar player, but I felt an emotional disconnect with the music. All technique and very little heart.

Haven't heard it. I have the Jones/Lewis BB, Larry Young, Getz at the KK, and Sarah Vaughan sets. The only one that doesn't work for me is Sarah's. It's later in her career and she falls back on her operatic idiosyncrasies too much for my taste.

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New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. While this continues to be one of the great American music festivals, very little of it consists of "jazz".

OK - good to know. My comment about outtakes was the "bottom feeding" concern - like sub-par demos and rehearsal sessions.

Are these releases full of bottom feeding outtakes and live shows, or is there some legitimately good stuff here? One reason I ask is that most of the albums released during Frank's lifetime were heavily edited and mixed by him. Even the live albums.

Not exactly "Yoshi's," but a familiar face re-surfaces in the East Bay. Congrats, Peter! After an extensive, national search, we're excited to announce that we've chosen Peter Williams as the Freight's new program director. He comes highly recommended by his peers and the musicians he's worked with, and we are so fortunate that he will be joining our already stellar team. Peter will help us build on the success and progress we've made in recent years, continuing the Freight's mission to present the kinds of traditional music we've been associated with since 1968 as well as broadening our reach to include other kinds of roots music from around the world. Peter says, "I'm thrilled to be a part of the team at the Freight! Traditional music has always been close to my heart; I grew up around bluegrass and folk music thanks to my parents. I look forward to bringing a great eclectic line-up to this incredible room." Peter comes to the Freight with an encyclopedic knowledge of music and seventeen years experience booking venues in the Bay Area. During his time at Yoshi's, Napa Valley Opera House, and most recently the Green Music Center, he brought an incredible range of artists to Northern California including Bela Fleck, Taj Mahal, Chick Corea, Orchestra Baobab, Blind Boys of Alabama, Steve Martin & Steep Canyon Rangers, Chico Trujillo, and Natalie Cole. Peter lives in Oakland with his wife, Chelsea, and is looking forward to his new shorter BART commute when he starts at the Freight in October. He's already helping us out a bit behind the scenes, so look for exciting new artists on the Freight schedule in 2017. 2020 Addison Street, Berkeley CA 94704 (510) 644-2020

Mel Brooks is on the Tonight Show tonight.

The most San Francisco summer — just one day in 70s in August

A nice Appraisal by Nate Chinen in today's NYT. How Rudy Van Gelder Shaped the Sound of Jazz as We Know It

Just a VERY small sampling.

Major jazz mover in the 2nd half of the 20th Century: RIP RVG.

I used to hang onto those, but recycled them all when we moved several years ago.

A balmy 61 degrees and partly cloudy here. Summer in San Francisco!

Wow - cool! Thanks.

Seeing this at SFJAZZ tonight. Should be interesting! The Jazz Loft: film screening w/ solo Jason Moran performance

There are 5 "Programs", do you know which one(s) are Duke Pearson?

OK ... with a release date of Oct 21 I went ahead and pre-ordered. If the $39 list comes down before then, Amazon will refund the difference.

Nice essay, ep1str0phy!

RIP Bobby! Photo from SFJAZZ Center groundbreaking event on May 17, 2011.