Steve Reynolds

Hotel Grief was recorded on 12/30/13 @ Cornelia Street Cafe I agree that it is an excellent recording of the band playing at a very high level. I think this will be my 4th time seeing the trio. If I was single with no life, I would go see Thumbscrew with Mary on 1/2/17 @ The Stone & The Out Louds with Mary on 1/3/17 @ I-Beam

Tom Rainey Trio with Ingrid Laubrock & Mary Halvorsen my second in a row 12/30 Cornelia Street Cafe show featuring the extraordinary trio:)

Anything from The Ideal Bread the 2007 recording of Steve Lacy's music by Josh Sinton, Kirk Knuffke, Reuben Radding & Tomas Fujiwara is remarkable. As good as their later more recent recordings are, this one is really something. The 2 ballads are the highlights which speaks very highly of the band.

I might need to write about last night second set with Fred, Ches & Iku Mori surprisingly took the music to a whole other level. Mind blowing. Standing ovation by all in attendance at The Stone which was a first for me. I'm having trouble finding descriptions of what I heard. Even *moreso* never hearing anything like it. I do know that Ches Smith is the total real deal powerhouse yet beautiful subtle drummer.

First set just ended: Fred Frith with Mary Halvorsen & Ches Smith I've never heard anything like that before:)

I hope you enjoy the show, Oliver be *sure* to tell my man Mat Maneri that this guy named Steve Reynolds says hello from the NYC area. I'm sure you are in for a treat. Yes it is an ongoing shame that the music listeners of this world have not opened up their collective ears to this wonderous music. Of course Joelle & Mat are two of the greatest string improvisors in the world and you are blessed to see them.

Encounter is excellent Time Being very good I'm hit or miss on the three I have with Geri Allen, Irene Schweitzer & Jason Moran Thanks to our post I think I will dig out a couple of these for some holiday listening

Agreed with all of the above. Concise excellent writing. You even have me wanting to hear it/buy it even though neither Jarrett and/or solo piano are huge areas of interest for me.

Years ago I saw Lovano with Dresser & Hemingway and they certainly revved him up. Last show I saw of BassDrumBone live was burning hot with the three of them playing with the energy and fire of dudes half their age. I'm interested to hear if the much more famous guests can match the brilliance (and sheer energy/verve) that Helias, Hemingway and Anderson seem to show every time out.

Thanks for the heads up. Since it's on auricle I expect great sound as well as an excelled performance. Not sure I know of a BassDrumBone recording with added musicians.

Tonight: 8:00: Marty Ehrlich, Sara Schoenbeck, Nicole Mitchell & Tomeka Reid 10:00: Ehrlich, Michael Formanek & Tomas Fujiwara + special guest @ The Stone

The Flame Alphabet?? With Jeb Bishop? one of the great modern day saxophone quartet recordings or is there a new one? Now I see it. "Desire & Freedom" on the list once the price drops down as they sometimes do for not two releases will get the Brotzmann, Dragonfly Breath III & the Amado plus waiting for the Jones Jones (Ochs, Dresser & Tarasov) Moscow Improvisations to drop in price. They were as great as I expected when I saw them earlier this year. I did order the Pink 5 CD box. Next will be the Red plus the Barry Guy 4 CD Blue Shroud band small formations box. Not Two records is killing it. Best jazz label going right now.

Not Two releasing another Brotzmann Swell Nilssen-Love live recording previous Kraków Nights from 2015 was tremendous. I imagine this from the same early 2015 performances. Another must buy from the best free jazz label operating today.

No market for free jazz tenor saxophonists? I haven't kept up too much either but I've got a few real good recordings from the late 90's and early 00's.

I like Dave's 19 but so much wish the tape containing most of the jam from 1/23/70 wasn't lost. Would like a longer Dark Star & shorter Lovelight!! love the Bear Owsley recorded sound. Jerry sounds great on guitar and vocals. i passed on Dave's 20 but I'm picking up the 2017 subscription

Then please send them Stateside to NYC!!!

Don Van Vliet famously retired from music in 1982 after recording Ice Cream for Crow at 41. He left us on December 17, 2010. Joe Maneri stopped performing after a 2005 mini-festival in NY @ 78 a few years before he left us on August 4, 2009.

Only thing I can do is mention 5 modern jazz recordings that have great meaning to me and are also, in my view, recordings of substantial objective merit. Joe Maneri Quartet: Dahabenzapple Parker-Guy-Lytton: At The Vortex Peter Brotzmann Tentet: Walk, Love, Sleep Gerry Hemingway Quintet: The Marmalade King Clusone Trio: I Am An Indian

Looks like they are playing in Queens next Wednesday also with a Josh Sinton group. Sounds great except I have ZERO chance to get to Queens on Wednesday 10/12/16.

Who was in his band? did he play alto & tenor?

I agree with all of this. It might be elitist or something but I think people don't know what their missing. Two more great nights of live music last week within 10 feet of two great bands led by the *great* Ches Smith. It was very cool with cool people to the left and right of me and in front of and behind me. Plus very cool to say hi to a few of the musicians before and after a he sets. Plus everyone is cool with my wonderful wife, Barbara

Marty Ehrlich

I saw a great band play two incredibly unique sets of music and probably only 2 people other than me who posted on this thread would have liked it. I almost danced. I was yelling a bit. I was moving in my chair. I was excited. It was the best music night of the year for me. People left after the first set - some of them since they were plugging into electrics for the second set. Second set was insane. 50 continuous minutes including some of the best drumming I've ever heard plus the simply the most exciting improvising I've heard on a single instrument in a few years. You all know who it was. one of the guys prompted my wife to tell Mat he reminded her of Hendrix. He was honored by the comparison. I think he's better:) like Clifford, I like new music

Ches Smith Trio with Craig Taborn & Mat Maneri @ The Stone 8:00 & 10:00 - later set listed as "electric" also great show @ Cornelia Street Cafe - Ingrid Laubrock's Ubatuba with Tim Berne, Ben Gerstein, Dan Peck & Tom Rainey tough choice but hard to pass up one of the best small units playing today (probably my favorite recent group of any type that I've seen live) and I'm not passing it up - will be the 5th time seeing them since their debut over 3 years ago.