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Roy Haynes is back in town. It should be the usual great time. Roy is slowing down but can still swing like a mofo. My friend Bob is going to try and get Roy to sign a picture he took of Roy up in Rockport at the Shalin Liu Performing Arts Center.

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Jimmy Cobb was just in my neck of the woods for a birthday celebration show at Smoke, but we weren't able to make it. But his appearance and Kevin's post makes me remember that it seems like great drummers tend to have great longevity both in life and careers. Or maybe it's just OUR great luck that Roy Haynes, Max Roach, Elvin Jones, Jimmy Cobb, Louis Bellson, Paul Motian and Chico Hamilton - all who did big things in the 1950's (Motian joined Bill Evans in 1959) - kept making fine music for decades afterwards - all of them in fact, still doin' it at the dawn of this millennium.

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All during this coming week The International Society of Bassists is having a convention here at the Eastman School with scores of bassists from all genres and from around the world. I'm going to try see a couple of performances or workshops.

Some of your favorites are:

David Finck

Henry Grimes

Nilson Matta

David Darling

Ron Carter

Martin Wind

Dave Holland

Putter Smith

Harvey S.

Chuck Israels

Bill Crow

David Young

Mark Dresser

Michael Formanek

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Friday night among other bands for my one night @ Vision Fest, this band @ 10:00 PM:

10:00 PM – The French-American Peace Ensemble
Francois Tusques – piano
Louis Sclavis – clarinets
Kidd Jordan – tenor sax
William Parker – bass
Hamid Drake – drums

same band playing in Chicago on June 19th

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Boston, in particular Scullers Jazz Club, is about to enter an incredible week of Jazz. It starts this Thursday night (6/13) when Terri Lyne Carrington comes to town. Friday (6/14), it's Cyrus Chestnut. Then there's an incredible trifecta of sax with Eric Alexander (with the great Harold Mabern on piano) on Wednesday (6/19), Ravi Coltrane on Thursday (6/20) and James Carter on Friday (6/21). Too many great shows in too short a time!! :)

I have tickets to the Eric Alexander and Ravi Coltrane shows and I may add Cyrus Chestnut to my bill if I can this Friday. Terri Lyne Carrington is doing her version of "Money Jungle", which really has never been a favorite of mine so I'll probably pass.

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Boston, in particular Scullers Jazz Club, is about to enter an incredible week of Jazz. It starts this Thursday night (6/13) when Terri Lyne Carrington comes to town. Friday (6/14), it's Cyrus Chestnut. Then there's an incredible trifecta of sax with Eric Alexander (with the great Harold Mabern on piano) on Wednesday (6/19), Ravi Coltrane on Thursday (6/20) and James Carter on Friday (6/21). Too many great shows in too short a time!! :)

I have tickets to the Eric Alexander and Ravi Coltrane shows and I may add Cyrus Chestnut to my bill if I can this Friday. Terri Lyne Carrington is doing her version of "Money Jungle", which really has never been a favorite of mine so I'll probably pass.

I considered driving up for the Ravi Coltrane show, but that is the first day of a local free series.

Wednesday I went down to the Village Vanguard and caught Greg Osby. Tonight is the final concert in the Spring Series at Firehouse 12 in New haven featuring Ches Smith and These Arches. Considering heading down to Roulette for the Saturday lineup of the Vision Festival.

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an exciting weekend at Playboy with my favorite Gregory Porter, Pedrito Martinez, Grace Kelly, Phil Woods, Robert Glasper, Angelique Kidjo, Hugh Masekela, Lee Ritenour, Naturally 7 with Herbie Hancock, Poncho Sanchez, James Carter, George Duke, Jeffrey Osborne, Brubeck Brothers, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Taj Mahal, Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra w/Patti Austin and Hubert Laws, India.Arie. Trombone Shorty, Sheila E. and many more excellent artists.

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Not tonight, but tomorrow I am going to see Vijay Iyer as part of the Vancouver International Jazz Fest. I am taking it fairly easy this year for various reasons, including budget constraints. I do hope to see Soweto Kinch playing a free show on Sat. and then just take in some of the other free acts while I am downtown.

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Tonight I'm excited to see the French-American Peace Quartet, with Francois Tusques on piano, Kidd Jordan on saxophone, and William Parker and Hamid Drake. I've never seen Tusques or Jordan before, and any gig with Parker and Drake is a winner.

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