BFrank Posted July 7, 2014 Report Posted July 7, 2014 I thought her guitar playing was the best part of the show actually! Harrell is a very interesting guy. For someone with his obvious disability, he's incredibly prolific and always surrounds himself with top-shelf talent. Quote
BillF Posted July 10, 2014 Report Posted July 10, 2014 Saw Greg Abate at Wilmslow on Tuesday on his current British tour, playing with local trios. Many of the selections were from his latest album: Quote
sidewinder Posted July 10, 2014 Report Posted July 10, 2014 (edited) Greg Abate must be gearing up for his annual shoot-em-up with Alan Barnes at Swanage this weekend. I'm unlikely to make it down there this weekend, unfortunately, too much work to do. Edited July 10, 2014 by sidewinder Quote
BillF Posted July 10, 2014 Report Posted July 10, 2014 (edited) Greg Abate must be gearing up for his annual shoot-em-up with Alan Barnes at Swanage this weekend. I'm unlikely to make it down there this weekend, unfortunately, too much work to do. Greg sent me a zany email hoping I'd be at his gig with Phil Woods at Woonsocket, Rhode Island next month. I told him it was a bit beyond my range. Can't even make Swanage! Edited July 10, 2014 by BillF Quote
kh1958 Posted July 13, 2014 Report Posted July 13, 2014 Tutu Jones at Babb Bros. First blues show of the year, and a very good one. Quote
jlhoots Posted July 13, 2014 Report Posted July 13, 2014 Tootie Heath, Ethan Iverson, Ben Street Trio Quote
BillF Posted July 13, 2014 Report Posted July 13, 2014 South Florida University Jazz-Tet at Wigan Jazz Festival. Quote
Larry Kart Posted July 13, 2014 Report Posted July 13, 2014 This afternoon, pianist Marc Riordan and trumpeter Jacob Wick, a.k.a. Dos Hongos, at Experimental Sound Studio in Chicago. Marvelous. Such clarity of thought and execution. Quote
Kevin Bresnahan Posted July 14, 2014 Report Posted July 14, 2014 Greg Abate must be gearing up for his annual shoot-em-up with Alan Barnes at Swanage this weekend. I'm unlikely to make it down there this weekend, unfortunately, too much work to do. Greg sent me a zany email hoping I'd be at his gig with Phil Woods at Woonsocket, Rhode Island next month. I told him it was a bit beyond my range. Can't even make Swanage! Greg is taking Phil with him to little ol' Methuen, MA August 12th (http://www.jockosjazz.com/). Tomorrow night, Jocko has Harry Allen there. Harry puts on a great show. Quote
BeBop Posted July 17, 2014 Report Posted July 17, 2014 Jazz Worship at Old South Church in Boston My only opportunity to see any music while in Boston. Appeaing venue. Not sure what the music will be like. But gotta do it. 11 weeks in New York, 1.5 in Kansas City, 2 in Los Angeles, 3 in San Francisco and never made it to any music. Wanted to try to get to Wally's instead (another early-opening venue for jam session at 6:00PM), but it's just a few blocks too far. Quote
BillF Posted July 17, 2014 Report Posted July 17, 2014 Greg Abate must be gearing up for his annual shoot-em-up with Alan Barnes at Swanage this weekend. I'm unlikely to make it down there this weekend, unfortunately, too much work to do. Greg sent me a zany email hoping I'd be at his gig with Phil Woods at Woonsocket, Rhode Island next month. I told him it was a bit beyond my range. Can't even make Swanage! Greg is taking Phil with him to little ol' Methuen, MA August 12th (http://www.jockosjazz.com/). Tomorrow night, Jocko has Harry Allen there. Harry puts on a great show. Jockos sounds like a great place! Quote
Van Basten II Posted July 19, 2014 Report Posted July 19, 2014 Spent a lovely evening listening to Ethiopian singer Meklit , now based in SF would try to pigeonhole her music into soul-pop, not a powerful voice but buit whatever she lacks in this department she compensates with plenty of playfulness as she goes through a song. Arrangements were enjoyable as her crew is composed of a drummer, , a bass player that mostly plays the upright bass and a trumpet player which exercerbates the jazzy feeling of some of the music heard.Dressed snappily Meklit is also in full command and garners full attention as she goes through her set when she is not playing the guitar (maybe the weakest part of the set), she dances or accompanies the music with her arms doing some choregraphied moves while she is not singing in her charming effortless fashion. She sings mostly in English but a few are in her native language.. Quote
Van Basten II Posted July 20, 2014 Report Posted July 20, 2014 Saw Mamadou Diabaté solo, impressive to say the least, a fantastic demontration of virtuosity on the kora. Quote
kh1958 Posted July 20, 2014 Report Posted July 20, 2014 Saw Mamadou Diabaté solo, impressive to say the least, a fantastic demontration of virtuosity on the kora. I'm very envious! Quote
jlhoots Posted July 20, 2014 Report Posted July 20, 2014 A sextet with Dick Hyman, Bucky Pizzarelli, R. Sandke, J. Greene, J. Leonhart & L. Nash Quote
Van Basten II Posted July 20, 2014 Report Posted July 20, 2014 (edited) Saw Mamadou Diabaté solo, impressive to say the least, a fantastic demontration of virtuosity on the kora. I'm very envious! I'll make you even more , he was something like 8-10 feet in front of me the whole time for a gig that lasted around 95 minutes... Edited July 20, 2014 by Van Basten II Quote
Hardbopjazz Posted July 22, 2014 Report Posted July 22, 2014 The Fat Cat: Johnny O'neill then George Braith Quote
BFrank Posted July 22, 2014 Report Posted July 22, 2014 Saw Ben Allison last week at Birdland. It was an enjoyable show, but unfortunately not as adventurous as I had hoped. He had a great drummer who's making a splash in NYC and headlining his own shows at the VV this week - Rudy Royston. Keep an eye out for this guy! Quote
Leeway Posted July 23, 2014 Report Posted July 23, 2014 Went up to Baltimore last night for an evening of electronic music at the Red Room. Three performances, in order: 1) Terrence Hannum; 2) Charles Dube and an unidentified female flautist (NO announcements were made for the whole evening); 3) Jason Lescalleet. Let me consider 1 and 3 first. Hannum appears to use old reel-to-reel tape decks for his sound. Hard to describe the sound; sort of a multi-layered electronic hurricane. He also sings/wails/yells directly into a mike connected to a mixing board (?) with the result that one doesn't hear his voice directly but as a sort of strain in the larger mix. Volume was quite high. Lescalleet, who reminded me of (dare I say it) Tim Berne, eschews any vocal effects, and his instrument of choice is a laptop. He also has a tendency to use various bits and pieces of existing sound, old pop songs, creaking doors, etc. He also planted some little devices planted between the audience and the stage that "detonated" near the end of the performance; a bit disconcerting. Volume also max10. As for Dube, he had a much simpler electronic set-up (I couldn't quite see it, it was mostly in a small box); he also played some violin, while an unidentified co-player played some flute. Frankly, neither played very well. There was a fairly good crowd there, which tells you something or other, and most were there for Dube, which tells you even more. I know there are some fervent fans of this music out there, but I'm afraid I'm not going to be a convert to the cause. For one thing, there is no human signature to it, either agency or vehicle. I need more than sensory effects when I listen, not just atmospherics. The works that were performed did better when they were sound manipulation, and not sound effects. A creaking door, or some old scrap of music, really? I suppose it's ironic or something, but sometimes you have to say something. In this respect, Hannum was more successful than Lescalleet, who carries the bigger reputation. Lescalleet did manage a massive soundfield near the end of his performance, which was kind of impressive on a strictly sensory level, but at the volume he had it, some folks made their exit early. Cutting the sound level in half would actually serve the music better, but allowing listeners to listen into it, rather than running from it. Obviously, I'm not an admirer (although I went with a sincere intent to listen openly since I've heard so many positive things from friends), and it was also a long day (and night), so you may take what I say and gleefully disregard it. I do like (sometimes) electro-music when it is integrated into acoustic music; one can get interesting performances. But even then, it doesn't always carry the weight assigned to it. It's not a talisman; it has to earn its way. Quote
Steve Reynolds Posted July 25, 2014 Report Posted July 25, 2014 Nice review, Leeway Fwiw, Lescalleet was extremely loud when I saw him solo @ The Stone a couple of years back - but I thought it was mind bendingly awesome. Tonight: Tony Malaby Quartet with Ben Monder, John Hebert and Jeff Williams. @ Cornelia Street Cafe. We got a great parking spot. My wife is shopping on Bleeker Street. Weather is perfect. I am thinking Tony will be on fire! Btw - Jeff Williams is new for me. Malaby picks great drummers so let's hope he fits the bill. Quote
jlhoots Posted July 26, 2014 Report Posted July 26, 2014 Jack De Johnette Trio (Ravi Coltrane, Matt Garrison) Quote
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