Steve Reynolds

They specifically said they are not streaming the Friday & Saturday night shows. It was recorded and a video was made but not by the jazz gallery.

Concert was incredible - fully attended both sets. No mask requirement. Band was highly inspired being their first show in 15 months in front of a live audience. Kris was VERY emotional after the end of each set while introducing the band. Tom Rainey blew the roof off the place. First 10 minutes second set all-timer. Rainey even smiled. He remains as great a jazz drummer as exists in this world. Certainly the most dynamic and most cliche free dude I know of. first set fully improvised as they ignored the charts. Second half of second set they tried out some/a couple of Kris Davis’ new material for the group. As expected Mat Maneri was magical serving the band and Ingrid has never sounded better and for me I’m happy she only brought her tenor sax.

Tonight live and in person from the front table Capricorn Climber which is: Kris Davis: grand piano Trevor Dunn: double bass Ingrid Laubrock: tenor & soprano saxophones Mat Maneri: viola Tom Rainey: drums 7:30 & 9:30 sets jazz gallery in NYC it's time for the other clubs/venues to open - I’m hoping they ask for proof of vaccination but I’m thrilled to see the great ensemble live no matter what - I’ve seen them twice 6-7 years ago and if all the modes and vibrations line up, they can be spectacular. Mat is, of course, the linch pin to the whole thing. Get Ready to Receive Yourself

So what is the line-up?

Not on the weekend concerts including these shows

Jazz Gallery - looks like these upcoming weekend shows are going to be full capacity The weekend before is Mary Halvorson, Taylor Ho Bynum & Tomas Fujiwara

2 sets each night in NYC - 7:30 & 9:30 first night (Friday) will be my first live concert since 3/2/2020 Capricorn Climber is: Kris Davis: piano, leader Ingrid Laubrock: tenor & soprano saxophones Mat Maneri: viola Trevor Dunn: bass Tom Rainey: drums 1 or 2 of the 4 sets I heard from this group maybe 7-8 years ago were among the best sets of music I’ve ever experienced excited is a vast understatement

Plus you have NO idea what my viewpoint is on many other “social justice” issues. You might be surprised.

Obvious to me - seems some others here can’t grasp that. glad I never liked his music in the least

Agreed - especially since most of the jazz/improv musicians I know of in NYC are supportive of woman musicians - and there are more great woman playing than ever before. I believe that the *only* thing that matters to any of the great leaders in the scene I love dearly is if you can play. And the standard to play with these musicians is exceptionally high. This type of bullshit behavior has no place in this world.

Vision Fest 25 in both downtown NYC & Brooklyn (7/22 through 7/31) I’m moving that week but somehow I will see live music for the first time since March 2nd, 2020. All locals but some great ensembles including a David Murray Octet, Tony Malaby Quartet with Ben Monder, Michael Formanek & Tom Rainey, Whit Dickey trio with Rob Brown & Mat Maneri & an amazing Joe McPhee Octet !!!!

Saw him numerous times at Cornelia Street Cafe. He had great bands but of course his participation in the great Thomas Chaplin Trio is what I will always think of. Started playing bass in his mid-20’s IIRC. a couple of his recordings from the 90’s really resonated with me when I was discovering the “downtown” scene. “Dancer’s Tales” is a great one.

He’s also an excellent trombonist. I think he’s a very very good pianist - I’ve seen him play in bands with pianists were not as good as he was when he sat on the piano bench for a portion of the shows.

Starting in on the IST 5 CD box. Sounds awesome and there is little I love more than dynamic improvisation with strings. Methinks I might truly treasure this collection. I love how they create percussion with their instruments. Important for me to let go of who is playing what.

I’ll sleep and think on this:) maybe 15 to 20 years ago. Maybe. The many sets I’ve seen and heard him play from 2010 up through early 2020 when everything shut down revealed as unique approach to the saxophone within jazz based structures (whether the music had charts or not) as anyone playing today. He’s certainly not universally appreciated. In fact I know many naysayers who just cannot deal with his approach.

Would love to have seen that. My take on Ochs is that he almost oblique to an extreme and it seems like he almost consciously avoids settling into any routine in his improvising - especially long held altissimo screams. I love him with What we Live and even more with Jones Jones (a trio with Mark Dresser & Vladimir Tarasov). His Fictive Five group which includes 2 bassists, Nate Wooley & Harris Eisenstaedt is spectacular. Not a Traneism to be found anywhere.

I hear much more Sonny Rollins in David S Ware’s playing I hear very little Trane in Larry Ochs’ playing I think Ochs is one of the greatest saxophonists on the planet fwiw Paul Dunmall is the first person I think of. He’s very clearly and openly affected by later period Coltrane. As time has worn on it’s less obvious but he’s still a proponent of the big sound.

I think it’s boring to an extreme. Nice to hear Sanders get some ink and recognition but I’m much more attuned to more crunchy and invigorating music than this.

Ordered the 5 CD set IST with John Butcher only $51.77 delivered to the US

34 minute Second set of Bruise with Derek Bailey one of the greatest things EVAH For me I like to hear Braxton PLAY!!! See New Haven Quartet when they roar for 4 hour slabs of magic music. Then again Nels Cline is the X factor that makes it multiple re-listens as long as I’m on this orb.

I’m listening to Brotzmann & McPhee right now and I’ve *never* heard any other saxophonists with more “soul” than either one of them. Peter with Joe as a foil is a mighty combination. Just as Peter with William & Hamid is a very unique blend of gut wrenching beauty. When Kondo was added Die Like a Dog was among the greatest quartets in the history of this music. But I’m not Baraka nor would have I ever wanted to be anyone but myself.

I put my order in for the rest of the Tony Bevan CD’s on foghorn records - I love the old school trio records with Sunny Murray More listening to the 2 Bruised CD’s - wondrous also will be receiving 3 more Dave Rempis CD’s

I’ll spend some time with this amazing blog post & video

Joe Maneri

They have been huge favorites of mine for some 20 plus years