Steve Reynolds

RIP to one of the defining instrumental voices of my musical foundation. as is well known and documented far and wide, Wetton was a force and important member of one of the greatest musical ensembles of all time, the seminal 1972-74 King Crimson.

Lotsa great Paul Bley recordings bebopbebopbebop & the Ornette one are both great trio records

Enjoy - sounds like an amazing band and I'm not familiar with Mazz or Silvia

RIP to one of the truly great ones discovering Can in the early 90's was an incredible experience the 68-73 recordings remain essential to my life today which is very unusual for a "rock" band not named The Grateful Dead or possibly 72-74 King Crimson or Captain Beefheart.

Oh how I wish to at least get there for 4/16, 4/18, 4/20 & 4/21 my bucket list includes seeing Louis Moholo-Moholo, John Edwards, once more Barry Guy (I've only seen the great man once) and of course one more time for Paul Lovens & Alexander von Schlippenbach (I've only seen them one time each) and then of course I've never experienced the original one and only Schlippenbach Trio with Lovens - I was blessed to sees Evan Parker with Alex & Paul Lytton in 2003 in NYC. and to stay for what really could be the last Schlippenbach Trio gig as I am very surprised to see Paul Lovens listed as it was my understanding due to health issues that he wouldn't be driven to, let alone flying to any gigs in the future.

Thanks for those comments. Exactly my experience with Nasheet. On a good night with a guy like Darius wailing it's a very exciting experience. For me I hear Elvin more than Max. They played 2-3 Andrew Hill tunes when I saw them. Missed them last time due to a conflict. I'm also not sure if Helias was on bass. Too bad they messed up his sound. Usually his sound is sublime. Love LOVE seeing great drummers - Monday night it was Lou Grassi, Michael Wimberly & Hamid Drake - from very good to great!!!

Then Bryan Carrott trio with Hilliard Greene & Michael Wimberly THEN Matt Lavelle plus another trumpeter I don't know with William Parker & Hamid Drake like PC & Philly Joe or Carter & Williams to me

Saw a version of that Nasheet band and they were amazing. Just saw Lou Grassi, Thomas Heberer, Mark Whitecage & Joe Fonda wonderous

Fwiw Live in Willisau is an all-time great recording. Fierce yet relaxed and the live sound is first rate. I've had it since I found it in Crazy Rhythms in Montclair, NJ back in 1997-1998. I saw the group live at Shea Auditorium @ William Paterson College in Wayne, NJ. They were superb as they have been every time I've seen them. The last time was with Vijay Iyer a couple of years back @ Birdland. Fine show which could have done without the piano. all these years later I live right down the street in Wayne!!

Many wonderful shows - the best in some sort of order: 1) Fred Frith, Ikue Mori & Ches Smith 10:00 set on 12/6/16 2) Ches Smith, Mat Maneri & Craig Taborn 10:00 electric set on 9/27/16 - first standard non-electric set might place within the below group but whatever - the great trio can't place everywhere / but alas maybe my favorite current group to see live except for maybe the next 2.... 3) Ches Smith's These Arches - both incredible 8:00 & 10:00 sets on 10/1/16 - Tim Berne, Herb Robertson(!!!!!), Mary Halvorsen, Devin Hoff (on electric bass!!!!) & Andrea Perkins. This configuration far outshines the previous group. 4) Tom Rainey Trio with Ingrid Laubrock & Mary Halvorsen: both sets from 12/30/16 5) Louie Belegonis Quartet Twice Told Tales with Tony Malaby, Trevor Dunn & Ryan Sawyer both 8:00 & 10:00 sets on 6/24/16 6) Joe Morris Quartet with Mat Maneri, Chris Lightcap & Gerald Cleaver 10:00 set on 8/21/16 (first set excellent with the same band) - first set places right under this list - fine but not trancsendent 7) Louie Belegonis Flow Trio plus Joe McPhee - both 8:00 & 10:00 sets on 6/21/16 - awesome rhythm team of Joe Morris on bass and the wonderous Charles Downs on drums 8) Joe Morris Quintet with Petr Cancura, Jason Hwang, William Parker & Hamid Drake 8:00 set on 8/17/16 9) Joe Morris Quartet with Tony Malaby, William Parker & Hamid Drake 8:00 set on 8/20/16 10) Darius Jones Organ Quartet with Cooper-Moore on organ, Sam Newsome on soprano saxophone & Chad Taylor on drums 11) Ches Smith Trio with Mat Maneri & Craig Taborn / the April show at the Rubin there were more good shows which I'll add if I think of them but these shows were all more than great

I was thinking of a day of the Winter Jazz fest as a few of the bands I'd really like to hear but I'm sticking with my 2-4 shows per month or s 2016 another great year - maybe I'll mention the best of the year in another post but really all but 1-2 off kilter nights were tremendous.

Lots of patrons leave after the first set these days. Some think it is the $20 cover per set. We are all irritated that they went to only 1 set. Most of us will go less. None of us know why for sure.

Thanks, Uli ps - happy new year

We spoke about this last night noting that 2017 has the schedule reduced to one 9:00 set per night none of the many much closer to me to the scene (and quite a few of the mainstays were at the Cornelia Street show last night) have any idea why Zorn is ending the run of The Stone

Been dreaming that I could write about what I heard last night. not able It would be total fanboy at this point a bit more than 12 hours from the end of the second set.

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.