What live music are you going to see tonight?

[BFrank]

Sharon Jones brought the house down at the Davies Symphony Hall in SF last night. I don't know how she keeps up that intensity for 2 full hours - very impressive!

[king ubu]

Grigori Sokolov at the Luxembourg Philharmonic, playing Rameau (Suite in D from the second book of the "pièces de clavecin"), Mozart (K 310) and Beethoven ("Hammerklavier"):

http://www.philharmonie.lu/en/programm/events.php?seite=event_details&id=2363

[sidewinder]

This was Greg's final gig in his 3-week visit to the U.K.- he flies back to the U.S. tomorrow.

He must be due a dual citizenship by now ! (ditto - Scott Hamilton)

[BillF]

This was Greg's final gig in his 3-week visit to the U.K.- he flies back to the U.S. tomorrow.

He must be due a dual citizenship by now ! (ditto - Scott Hamilton)

I'd heard Scotty'd moved to Italy - but I might be wrong.

[PHILLYQ]

On Saturday I went to see Henry Threadgill at Roulette in Brooklyn, which seems to be his go-to venue in NYC with the demise of the Jazz Gallery. I have no idea if they played new music, but it was beautifully played and had passages of ferocious intensity. He had a larger band this time around, two trumpets, two trombones, acoustic guitar, cello, tuba, drums and even an acoustic bass! Threadgill played his usual flutes and alto. At times everyone dropped out but the guitar,cello and bass and we had a forward-looking string trio. Pretty well attended from what I could see, and I saw Bruce from Downtown Music Gallery sitting in front of me. A great night of music for $25.

[B. Goren.]

Anita King was great yesterday night in Tel-Aviv.

[king ubu]

Went to catch another great solo concert by Matana Roberts - will post a (german) review tomorrow, on my blog.

That weirdo on the left is me

[kh1958]

Went to catch another great solo concert by Matana Roberts - will post a (german) review tomorrow, on my blog.

That weirdo on the left is me

And you brought a box of chocolates.

[king ubu]

a father christmas style thingie in chocolate (santa claus, celebrated on december 6 here) -- a little apology ... and since she was in Switzerland, what else

[kh1958]

a father christmas style thingie in chocolate (santa claus, celebrated on december 6 here) -- a little apology ... and since she was in Switzerland, what else

She posted your photo on twitter and said nice things about you. In addition to being a fantastic musician, she's rather entertaining on twitter. I like her, without actually having met her.

[king ubu]

a father christmas style thingie in chocolate (santa claus, celebrated on december 6 here) -- a little apology ... and since she was in Switzerland, what else

She posted your photo on twitter and said nice things about you. In addition to being a fantastic musician, she's rather entertaining on twitter. I like her, without actually having met her.

twitter or tumblr? I saw the later and was of course flattered by her comments ... I tend to forget to open her tumblr regularly, but I love it as well! (I don't do twitter at all.)

[kh1958]

a father christmas style thingie in chocolate (santa claus, celebrated on december 6 here) -- a little apology ... and since she was in Switzerland, what else

She posted your photo on twitter and said nice things about you. In addition to being a fantastic musician, she's rather entertaining on twitter. I like her, without actually having met her.

twitter or tumblr? I saw the later and was of course flattered by her comments ... I tend to forget to open her tumblr regularly, but I love it as well! (I don't do twitter at all.)

Twitter on my iPhone, but probably the same content. Edited December 5, 2012 by kh1958

[king ubu]

okay, thanks!

[jlhoots]

David Hidalgo / Alejandro Escovedo

[jeffcrom]

My favorite Atlanta saxophonist, my friend and colleague Ben Davis, also plays guitar with the math rock trio Purkinje Shift. They have a CD release party tonight, and I'm about to leave to catch them. (The club is about 10 minutes from my house, and they'll start in about an hour.) Their music, not what I usually listen to at all, is fascinating.

[BFrank]

Graham Parker & the Rumour. Really good show. Did a nice job of mixing stuff from their new album with classic "oldies".

Nice to see these guys back together again!

[Bright Moments]

Jazz and the Philharmonic

Co-produced with YoungArts and the Frost School of Music

Featuring Bobby McFerrin, Chick Corea, Dave Grusin, Terence Blanchard, Mark O’Connor, Shelly Berg, Eric Owens, Elizabeth Roe, Desmond Richardson , plus the University of Miami Frost School of Music Henry Mancini Institute Orchestra, and YoungArts All-Star Alumni

A superstar roster of Award-winning jazz and classical musicians and ensembles, as well as emerging artists and rising stars will come together for an unprecedented one-night-only concert at the Arsht Center. Co-presented by the Adrienne Arsht Center, the University of Miami Frost School of Music, and YoungArts, the concert will be co-produced and directed by Larry Rosen, with Shelly Berg, Dean of the University of Miami's Frost School of Music, as Music Director.

This special music event will mark the first time that these three major Miami-based arts and educational institutions will join forces to present an integrated program. The concert is also one of the special events during YoungArts Week 2013 when the nation's top young artists in the visual, literary, and performing arts will perform and exhibit their works in Miami.

The program will showcase world-class jazz and classical superstars, as well as the University of Miami's Henry Mancini Institute Orchestra, featuring Grammy-winning trumpeter, film composer, 1981 YoungArts alumnus, and Artistic Director of the Henry Mancini Institute Terence Blanchard, along with YoungArts all-star alumni. The evening will feature today's pre-eminent musicians performing classical music's most memorable themes performed in a mix of orchestral stylings and jazz improvisations, and culminate in an explosive grand finale!

:excited:This is going to be fun!!!

[kh1958]

Last night, the Lucky Peterson Band at the Granada Theater. The house was full. Two bands preceded Lucky; I missed the first (an unbearable teenage blues rocker), the second, local blues guitarist Jim Suhler, was tolerable but didn't do much for me. Lucky's band was larger than usual tonight; Mel Brown protege Shawn Kellerman was on guitar (good but bearing no resemblance to his mentor), flying in from Toronto, plus the usual drummer Raul Valdes, plus bass guitar, tenor sax and trumpet. Unfortunately, the sound at the Granada is not that great; overloud and muddy even in the balcony. Still it was an exciting performance, highlighted with Lucky playing some pretty intense blues guitar while sitting astride the Granada's second floor balcony.

Edited January 12, 2013 by kh1958

[kh1958]

Here's Lucky playing from the balcony at the Granada (click on photo to enlarge).

Edited January 12, 2013 by kh1958

[kh1958]

[A Lark Ascending]

Very nice run in Sheffield coming up:

• Gilad Atzmon’s Orient House Ensemble
  
• Stan Tracey Octet
  
• Karen Sharp Quartet
  
• Empirical
  
• Liane Carroll Trio
  
• Mark Lockheart’s Ellington in Anticipation
  
• Paul Booth Quintet
  
• Get the Blessing
  
• Soweto Kinch Trio
  
• Peter King quartet
  
• Alex Hutton
  
• Norma Winstone’s Printmakers
  

Will try and overcome the temptation to flop on the sofa on a Friday night and get to some of those.

[Bright Moments]

classical tonight!!!

Simone Dinnerstein, piano

BACH: The "Goldberg" Variations

No Intermission.

No Late Seating.

Please arrive early.

The Arsht Center is thrilled to host Simone Dinnerstein in this rare solo recital of the entire set of The "Goldberg" Variations. In this uninterrupted performance, the Knight Concert Hall will be transformed into an intimate recital hall with opened acoustical settings and expanded choral risers seating to allow the audience an up-close and engaging concert experience!

Dinnerstein has been hailed as one of America's newest musical treasures. Time magazine praised her for her "arresting freshness and subtlety" and the San Francisco Chronicle describes her playing as having "stately beauty."

Her remarkable recording of Bach's "Goldberg" Variations (Telarc) reached the No. 1 on the Billboard Classical Chart and also appeared on a host of "Best of 2007" lists, including those of The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, The New Yorker, iTunes "Editor's Choice - Best Classical," Amazon.com's Best CDs of 2007, and Barnes and Noble's Top Five Debut CDs of 2007.

[Larry Kart]

Last night at the Hungry Brain -- Russ Johnson, Keefe Jackson, Anton Hatwich, Tim Daisy. Johnson continues to please, to say the least, and of the reed partners I've heard him with, Jackson for my taste is the best -- Keefe's big ears and his suitcase being kicked down a flight of stairs obliqueness being a fine complement to Johnson's clear, sometimes lush lyricism.

[marcello]

Very nice run in Sheffield coming up:

• Gilad Atzmon’s Orient House Ensemble
  
• Stan Tracey Octet
  
• Karen Sharp Quartet
  
• Empirical
  
• Liane Carroll Trio
  
• Mark Lockheart’s Ellington in Anticipation
  
• Paul Booth Quintet
  
• Get the Blessing
  
• Soweto Kinch Trio
  
• Peter King quartet
  
• Alex Hutton
  
• Norma Winstone’s Printmakers
  

Will try and overcome the temptation to flop on the sofa on a Friday night and get to some of those.

I've heard several of these performers live over the last few years. I really dig Liane Carroll, and of course Pete King, Stan Tracey and Norma Winstone are not to be missed. I must say though, that Emprical and Soweto Kinch leave me cold and less interested.

[A Lark Ascending]

I've heard several of these performers live over the last few years. I really dig Liane Carroll, and of course Pete King, Stan Tracey and Norma Winstone are not to be missed. I must say though, that Emprical and Soweto Kinch leave me cold and less interested.

I've seen Empirical a couple of times; last time they were electrifying.

Kinch came out in a blaze of glory 5 or 6 years back and I saw a great performance by him; but I can't warm to the hip-hop/jazz mix. I have a couple of his albums - the second I only played once.

The other group who don't do it for me is Get the Blessing - saw them do a couple of numbers at a BBC radio recording a few years back and it was rather dull; tried one of their albums and it seemed very earthbound. I think they share some musicians with the electro-rock outfit Portishead so they are inhabiting that worlds that is trying to have a foot in both jazz and indie-rock. Perfectly legitimate place to work but it's not a region that has kept me engaged.

The pick of the bunch for me is the Mark Lockheart - not just a good tenor player but a careful composer.

King, Tracey, Winstone are all sure fire concerts but I've seen them many times. The Winstone has a great line-up (probably unknowns beyond the UK/Europe) - Norma Winstone: voice; Nikki Iles: piano, accordion; Mark Lockheart (again!): tenor & soprano sax & bass clarinet; Mike Walker: guitar; Steve Watts: double bass; James Maddren: drums.

Edited January 14, 2013 by A Lark Ascending