Van Basten II Posted June 11, 2011 Report Posted June 11, 2011 Saw Charles Gayle solo a few days ago, not a very gifted technically player but with still plenty of soul, he played a few pieces on the tenor and then switched to the piano for the balance of the evening. Typical free jazz with afro-american influences, ended the gig singing Amazing Grace. It felt like going to church. Thank you mister Gayle for the beautiful evening. Quote
marcello Posted June 11, 2011 Report Posted June 11, 2011 Last night I heard only the first song of the Soweto Kinch Quartet . It was all I could stand. Later I heard a set of Matt Wilson's Arts and Crafts with Martin Wind on bass Gary Versace on piano, Hammond, piano and accordion and Terrell Stafford on trumpet. A typical fun set with some real nifty brush work by Matt. Tonight, mostly it will be the Arild Andersen Trio with Tommy Smith on tenor and Paolo Vinaccia on drums. Maybe some of Bill Charlap's "Rolls Royce" (my term) trio too. Quote
ejp626 Posted June 15, 2011 Report Posted June 15, 2011 Rudresh Mahanthappa is in residence at the Jazz Showcase starting tomorrow (June 16). I intend to make the Sunday matinee. Quote
Van Basten II Posted June 15, 2011 Report Posted June 15, 2011 (edited) Later I heard a set of Matt Wilson's Arts and Crafts with Martin Wind on bass Gary Versace on piano, Hammond, piano and accordion and Terrell Stafford on trumpet. A typical fun set with some real nifty brush work by Matt. Matt is fun to watch indeed, saw David Ware solo, quite a fascinating set he played one piece on the Sopranino and one on tenor, despite his health problems he seems in great spirots as after the set he went for an inpromptu Q&A with the audience, demanding questions from the audience. Edited June 17, 2011 by Van Basten II Quote
mjazzg Posted June 16, 2011 Report Posted June 16, 2011 Steve Lehman Trio w, Matt Brewer, Damion Read stunning. great facility, energy and invention Quote
Son-of-a-Weizen Posted June 17, 2011 Report Posted June 17, 2011 This weekend: Eric Alexander and Bill Charlap in ny. Quote
Son-of-a-Weizen Posted June 18, 2011 Report Posted June 18, 2011 Saw the Nilson Matta/Roni Ben-Hur Quartet at The Kitano last night. Great show.....heavy rains kept some away though. Quote
kh1958 Posted June 19, 2011 Report Posted June 19, 2011 Last night, the Cedric Burnside Project at Poor David's Pub. I like R.L. Burnside's music, so I attended, though with no particular expectation of how good this would be. Cedric Burnside--grandson of R.L. Burnside and the drummer in his band--opened on solo electric guitar--playing a number of songs in the style of Mississippi Hill Country Blues. He's a fine singer and pretty decent on country blues guitar, I was pleasantly surprised. Eventually, he added a backup singer, and a drummer joined the group. For the next few songs, the momentum of the set flagged a bit from the promising start. But then Cedric Burnside and the drummer traded places, so to speak, as Cedric took over the drum chair, and the drummer took over lead guitar. This effected a dramatic change in the vitality of the music--Cedric Burnside is an electric and dynamic drummer, and the new guitarist was quite effective in the Mississippi trance blues style. The rest of the set was rather fantastic--amazing the sound that just two musicians achieved. They played a mixture of original music, R.L. Burnside pieces, and just a couple of hoary blues classics (sounding rather different in this style). The meager audience of 25 or so was wildly enthusiastic. After a single long set, Cedric announced they had to drive back to Mississippi for Father's Day, so that was it. Quote
Head Man Posted June 19, 2011 Report Posted June 19, 2011 Staying with my daughter in Princeton for the next week and will be going in to New York to see Ethan Iverson at Small's on tuesday. Any 'must-see' gigs that people can recommend for next week? Quote
kh1958 Posted June 19, 2011 Report Posted June 19, 2011 Henry Threadgill is at the Jazz Gallery on Thursday. Plus the Undead Jazz Festival. http://www.undeadjazz.com/?page_id=276 Quote
Van Basten II Posted June 20, 2011 Report Posted June 20, 2011 (edited) Saw another excellent gig showcasing the very fine Satoko Fujii with her project Ma-Do. Edited June 20, 2011 by Van Basten II Quote
Van Basten II Posted June 22, 2011 Report Posted June 22, 2011 Farmers by Nature, another outstanding gig This is turning into the best Suoni edition ever. Quote
aparxa Posted June 23, 2011 Report Posted June 23, 2011 Johann Sebastian Bach : Matthaüs Passion Akadêmia, dir. Françoise Lasserre Basilique Saint-Remi Quote
Head Man Posted June 23, 2011 Report Posted June 23, 2011 Henry Threadgill is at the Jazz Gallery on Thursday. Thanks for this but I didn't pick it up until today so I've missed the opportunity to see one of my favourite jazzmen. What a shame! Anyway, The Ethan Iverson Trio were excellent at Small's, although Mr Iverson seemed a bit in awe of his sidemen (Buster Williams and Ben Riley) and stuck to standards for the early set that I watched. I guess it must be really difficult being the junior partner playing with a couple of jazz legends. Quote
kh1958 Posted June 23, 2011 Report Posted June 23, 2011 (edited) Henry Threadgill is at the Jazz Gallery on Thursday. Thanks for this but I didn't pick it up until today so I've missed the opportunity to see one of my favourite jazzmen. What a shame! Anyway, The Ethan Iverson Trio were excellent at Small's, although Mr Iverson seemed a bit in awe of his sidemen (Buster Williams and Ben Riley) and stuck to standards for the early set that I watched. I guess it must be really difficult being the junior partner playing with a couple of jazz legends. Did you leave town? Henry Threadgill is actually at the Jazz Gallery tonight to Saturday. http://www.jazzgallery.org/live/ In case there is any confusion, Jazz Gallery is different from Jazz Standard. Jazz Gallery is a performance space (not a club like Jazz Standard) across from where the Half Note used to be located. Edited June 23, 2011 by kh1958 Quote
Head Man Posted June 23, 2011 Report Posted June 23, 2011 Henry Threadgill is at the Jazz Gallery on Thursday. Thanks for this but I didn't pick it up until today so I've missed the opportunity to see one of my favourite jazzmen. What a shame! Anyway, The Ethan Iverson Trio were excellent at Small's, although Mr Iverson seemed a bit in awe of his sidemen (Buster Williams and Ben Riley) and stuck to standards for the early set that I watched. I guess it must be really difficult being the junior partner playing with a couple of jazz legends. Did you leave town? Henry Threadgill is actually at the Jazz Gallery tonight to Saturday. http://www.jazzgallery.org/live/ In case there is any confusion, Jazz Gallery is different from Jazz Standard. Jazz Gallery is a performance space (not a club like Jazz Standard) across from where the Half Note used to be located. Yes, I'm off to Washington DC tonight and then back to the UK on Monday. Quote
kh1958 Posted June 23, 2011 Report Posted June 23, 2011 Henry Threadgill is at the Jazz Gallery on Thursday. Thanks for this but I didn't pick it up until today so I've missed the opportunity to see one of my favourite jazzmen. What a shame! Anyway, The Ethan Iverson Trio were excellent at Small's, although Mr Iverson seemed a bit in awe of his sidemen (Buster Williams and Ben Riley) and stuck to standards for the early set that I watched. I guess it must be really difficult being the junior partner playing with a couple of jazz legends. Did you leave town? Henry Threadgill is actually at the Jazz Gallery tonight to Saturday. http://www.jazzgallery.org/live/ In case there is any confusion, Jazz Gallery is different from Jazz Standard. Jazz Gallery is a performance space (not a club like Jazz Standard) across from where the Half Note used to be located. Yes, I'm off to Washington DC tonight and then back to the UK on Monday. That's the way it goes with visiting New York--there's always something great just before and just after your visit. Quote
Van Basten II Posted June 25, 2011 Report Posted June 25, 2011 Wednesday saw Full Blast a Peter Brotzmann led formation with a heavy metal rhythm section, not so great a lot better was The Thing who brought along Joe MCPhee with them Thursday saw Atomic starring Paal Nilssen-Love on drums, another outstanding evening Tonight was in a different universe as I saw Band of Joy with Robert Plant, great band with Buddy miller and Patty Griffin among others Tomorrow big day as the big jazz fest really starts with multiple concerts to attend. Wish I could have seen Prince tonight but with tickets at 150 $ minimum , it's way out of my price range. Quote
Leeway Posted June 25, 2011 Report Posted June 25, 2011 Sunday am going to see Trevor Watts with Veryan Weston in Baltimore. I've been looking forward to this show. Quote
kh1958 Posted June 25, 2011 Report Posted June 25, 2011 Last night, after a monthlong absence, Lucky Peterson is back at Tuckers this weekend. Three long sets last night--veering from jazz to blues to soul--lots of fantastic organ, piano and guitar from Lucky. Local blues singer Gregg Smith sits in for the third set Quote
BillF Posted June 26, 2011 Report Posted June 26, 2011 This afternoon saw the Gerry Tomlinson Trio with guest artists Duncan Winfield and Lee Hallam, two trombonists playing Jay & Kai arrangements. Great stuff! Quote
kh1958 Posted June 26, 2011 Report Posted June 26, 2011 Saturday night once again (same percussionist tonight, but a different bassist and drummer), the Lucky and Tamara Peterson show at Tuckers--a three set extravaganza--organ grease, the funkiest keyboards on the planet, subtle lessons in blues guitar history, the most intense slide guitar this side of Elmore James (on Lucky's new Gibson flying V guitar, played through a small Marshall amp), original blues and soul songs, soul covers and popular song chestnuts made to sound fresh, special guests--all kept the small audience riveted through three long sets. Tonight's main guest was Cynthia Scott, a jazz singer on vacation apparently. A new name to me (she has a couple of Live at Birdland CDs), but she was charismatic and a fine singer and the interchange was inspiring. I had a blast, two nights in row. Now they are off to some farflung places. Quote
BillF Posted June 28, 2011 Report Posted June 28, 2011 Alan Barnes and John Hallam with the Vinnie Parker Trio at Wilmslow, Cheshire. Great session from these multi-reedmen! The sound of the two baris was really something! Swinging Ellington numbers were often done with John on tenor and Alan on alto. The two clarinet numbers were less impressive IMO. Alan consumed a prodigious amount of beer during the evening, which seemed to stoke up both his humour and his playing! He really is a major jazz voice nowadays. Still the chameleon, though, his alto moving from Tab Smith through Johnny Hodges to Paul Desmond, according to the number being played. Note for Sidewinder: Not a hairpiece in sight Quote
Hardbopjazz Posted June 30, 2011 Report Posted June 30, 2011 RENEE ROSNES QUARTET at the Village Vanguard. Renne Rosnes- p, Rich Perry-sax, Peter Washington-b, Lewis Nash-d. Quote
kh1958 Posted July 1, 2011 Report Posted July 1, 2011 Last night, at Smalls, Noah Preminger group--with Noah Preminger on tenor, Drew Sayers (?) tenor, Frank Kimbrough on piano, John Martin on bass and Victor Lewis on drums. This was excellent music--two fine tenors who blended very well--original material, ballads, three Ornette compositions, and a Monk. Wonderful piano and drums as well. I enjoyed alot. Afterwards, I stayed to hear a bit of the next group--Josh Evans Quartet--Eric McPherson on drums I recognized--this was more in the traditional hard bop vein, but quite good--the leader sounds like a very promising trumpet player. Quote
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