What live music are you going to see tonight?

[Steve Reynolds]

First set 45 minutes straight through was from another dimension.

[Steve Reynolds]

Second set more abstract with sounds discovered this morning. Bass with how taken to new levels. Tony's high long tones also new for me for their strength and power.

Immense music

[Blue Train]

A L'ARME! FESTIVAL

August 8-10

http://www.radialsystem.de/rebrush/rs-alarme.php

[Larry Kart]

Brötzmann/Adasiewicz/Drake on Wednesday at The Hideout.

[Steve Reynolds]

Brötzmann/Adasiewicz/Drake on Wednesday at The Hideout.

Would love to hear the trio. Jason with Peter a couple of years back was quite good

[jlhoots]

The Bad Plus at the Village Vanguard. Wednesday

The Heath Brothers at Dizzy's Club Coca Cola. Thursday.

Me too - only I saw The Bad Plus on Sat. & Heath Bros. on Fri.

[Larry Kart]

Last night Brötzmann/Adasiewicz/Drake at The Hideout were very fine. Brötzmann on alto, metal clarinet, and his taragot-like regular clarinet was, as usual, strong like bull; Drake was boldly and aptly/compositionally responsive, as was Adasiewicz. Only complaint, which could be made of many venues -- in the 40-odd minutes after the audience was seated and before the band played, one was subjected to pop music (albeit arguably good pop music) at an ear-splitting volume that made conversation impossible and literally made one's head hurt. As a friend said, "First time I ever looked forward to hearing Brötzmann as a sonic relief."

Tonight:

9:00PM

at Elastic, 2830 N Milwaukee, 2nd Fl, 773.772.3616 ($8)

• John Niekrasz Solo Percussion
• James Falzone, Nick Mazzarella, John Niekrasz

[BillF]

Only complaint, which could be made of many venues -- in the 40-odd minutes after the audience was seated and before the band played, one was subjected to pop music (albeit arguably good pop music) at an ear-splitting volume that made conversation impossible and literally made one's head hurt.

That's why I don't like going to Band On the Wall in Manchester, even to see international jazz artists. That and the fact that many gigs are limited seating only.

[Justin V]

Last night Brötzmann/Adasiewicz/Drake at The Hideout were very fine. Brötzmann on alto, metal clarinet, and his taragot-like regular clarinet was, as usual, strong like bull; Drake was boldly and aptly/compositionally responsive, as was Adasiewicz. Only complaint, which could be made of many venues -- in the 40-odd minutes after the audience was seated and before the band played, one was subjected to pop music (albeit arguably good pop music) at an ear-splitting volume that made conversation impossible and literally made one's head hurt. As a friend said, "First time I ever looked forward to hearing Brötzmann as a sonic relief."

Tonight:

9:00PM

at Elastic, 2830 N Milwaukee, 2nd Fl, 773.772.3616 ($8)

• John Niekrasz Solo Percussion
• James Falzone, Nick Mazzarella, John Niekrasz

What's up with the single Brotzmann US date? The show wasn't even listed on Brotzmann's site. I just made the trek to Chicago last month to see Brotzmann with Joe McPhee, Kent Kessler and Hamid Drake and wouldn't have been able to make the trip again, but I like knowing when he's stateside.

[BFrank]

Tonight: the king of the Telecaster, Bill Kirchen

[jlhoots]

Eddie Palmieri Septet

[Steve Reynolds]

Leaving in a couple of hours for what could be or should be a great 2 sets:

Moore, Malaby, Eskelin and Anderson: "Horn Guys"

Then add Marcus Rojas and the great Gerry Hemingway and they play Available Jelly

Will be stuffy but its only in the high 70's

[Larry Kart]

Last night, caught this band in Chicago in the back of an antique store on Lincoln Ave.:

Aakash Mittal (alto), with Andrew Trim (gtr.), Russ Johnson (tpt.) , Kurt Schweitz (bs.), Devin Drobka (dr.)

You heard it here first, unless you've heard it before -- Mittal is someone to reckon with. From Boulder, Colo., of Indian (i.e. subcontinent) descent, he's a friend of (or acquainted with) Rudresh Mahanthappa and Vijay Iyer, but even though he's not yet as powerful or fully formed as Rudresh, he does something with his somewhat similar Indian-related compositional frameworks (lots of complex and/or additive time signatures/patterns) that I, based on arguably limited experience, prefer. Where Rudresh and Iyer seem to place those frameworks in the foreground and keep them there for the most part, Mittal plays off and around them in a push me/pull you manner that I think of as jazz-like. That is, he accents within and where the pattern does and also away from it -- meaningfully.

Russ Johnson, as usual played like a f---ing angel, and drummer Devin Drobka nailed all of those unusual time signatures and roiling patterns -- this even though the band had only seen Mittal's music that day.

[Steve Reynolds]

Last night, caught this band in Chicago in the back of an antique store on Lincoln Ave.:

Aakash Mittal (alto), with Andrew Trim (gtr.), Russ Johnson (tpt.) , Kurt Schweitz (bs.), Devin Drobka (dr.)

You heard it here first, unless you've heard it before -- Mittal is someone to reckon with. From Boulder, Colo., of Indian (i.e. subcontinent) descent, he's a friend of (or acquainted with) Rudresh Mahanthappa and Vijay Iyer, but even though he's not yet as powerful or fully formed as Rudresh, he does something with his somewhat similar Indian-related compositional frameworks (lots of complex and/or additive time signatures/patterns) that I, based on arguably limited experience, prefer. Where Rudresh and Iyer seem to place those frameworks in the foreground and keep them there for the most part, Mittal plays off and around them in a push me/pull you manner that I think of as jazz-like. That is, he accents within and where the pattern does and also away from it -- meaningfully.

Russ Johnson, as usual played like a f---ing angel, and drummer Devin Drobka nailed all of those unusual time signatures and roiling patterns -- this even though the band had only seen Mittal's music that day.

I have to give this Russ Johnson guy a listen

[Steve Reynolds]

Not today but this Saturday: Trio 3 plus Vijay Iyer @ Birdland

[BillF]

Very sadly I didn't get to see Pharoah Sanders on Wednesday as expected. Ill health forced him to abandon his European tour and return to the US.

http://www.rncm.ac.uk/whats-on-archive/event/2013/pharoah-sanders-quartet/

Edited August 5, 2013 by BillF

[A Lark Ascending]

Various folky things at the Sidmouth Folk Festival. Most interesting was a pairing of Peter Robinson (Author of the DCI Banks crime novels) with Martin Carthy. Robinson read a short story based around Little Musgrave/Matty Groves with Carthy singing and playing at appropriate moments. Ended with a Q&A session where Carthy offered to sing another song. Someone asked for Long Lankin which he said he'd not sung for 20 years - then proceeded to sing it from memory stumbling only a couple of times. Amazing man - regarded as the great man of English Folk, yet as down to earth and unpretentious as you could hope for.

[A Lark Ascending]

More folky things ending with an evening of sea shanties.

But the utterly electric (in the acoustic sense) was a low key mid-afternoon concert. Started with a completely original guitar/banjo player called Jason Steel who I stumbled on a few years back. Seems to have grown fully formed out of American mountain music (original songs though) although coming from Doncaster (must be something in the water - McLaughlin was from there too).

Then Wizz Jones - until a few years ago just a name to me associated with the Graham's and Jansch's in the 60s. Came to love a recent live recording. In person he was wonderful - must be in his late 60s if not older but still plays amazing, percussive blues- influenced guitar. A mixture of blues songs and some beautiful originals (or little known songs by others). Great story-teller too - the road life of someone who never gained major fame.

What a rich and varied musical world we live in.

Edited August 8, 2013 by A Lark Ascending

[A Lark Ascending]

10 musicians, 6 of them squeeze boxes - a nightmare to some! Ending with a short solo set from John Kirkpatrick who is as wonderful as when I first saw him 40 years back. Quick fire wit too - the Alan Barnes of folk.

Earlier in the day two beautiful solo performances - New England old timely music from Tim Erykson; and Olivia Chaney, one of those completely original performers who seem to appear from nowhere. Songs where the Guitar//keyboard seem to follow the irregularities of the words rather than the words being squashed into a regular rhythmic pattern. Lovely, clear voice with English diction (none of mid-Atlanticism that can spoil some contemporary UK folk).

Edited August 9, 2013 by A Lark Ascending

[jlhoots]

The Cookers

[Steve Reynolds]

Trio 3 plus Vijay Iyer

Trio 3 is, of course: Oliver Lake, Reggie Workman and Andrew Cyrille

[Steve Reynolds]

Fwiw we have real nice seats about 10 feet from Andrew Cyrille's bass drum

Life is good

[Steve Reynolds]

Fine performance. Cyrille is mesmerizing with his seemingly simple freeish groove. My wife went nuts when they played his feature "A tribute to Bu" which is 90 percent Andrew with a little duo with Lake emerging after about 6 or 8 minutes of what is still an amazing to see and hear, melodic somewhat composed solo from the legendary drummer.

Iyer was fine as was Workman(although undermiked) and The band hit their groove with a Workman tune titled "Synapse" when the Cyrille groove became unshakable and Lake really took it up and OUT. I think he scared a few tourists! Last 2 tunes were Wha's Nine from the great Live in Willisau CD from 1992 and then another older tune from that amazing record where Lake really let loose and I be a very happy boy by then.

First time seeing the great trio in ten years and the addition of Iyer was very nice. The guys sound and look great and they deserve to have the crowds they have. Really about time.

Only thing missing was Cyrille's "Shell" but that would be asking too much!

[Hardbopjazz]

Tuesday night. What a happy event for a sad loss for jazz. Mulgrew Miller Celebration, Dizzy's Club Cola,

What a lineup celebrating the life and music of Mulgrew. I've never been to a set that had this many musicians.

Steve Wilson- as, ss,

Steve Nelson- vib,

Rodney Green- b,

Dwayne Eubanks- tp,

Richie Goods- b,

Matthew Fries- p

Chris Pattishall- p,

Anthony Wonsey- p,

Sullivan Fortner- p,

Jonah Jonathan- b,

Johnny O'Neil- p,

Kenny Barron- p,

Cyrus Chestnut- p,

Bill Charlap- p,

Joe Lovano- ts,

Javon Jackson- ts,

Peter Washington- b,

Kenny Washington- d,

Rusell Malone- g,

Lewis Nash- d,

Ray Drummond- b,

Wallace Roney- tp

Edited August 15, 2013 by Hardbopjazz

[BFrank]

Cookers - Yoshi's, Thurs