A Lark Ascending Posted October 11, 2015 Report Posted October 11, 2015 (edited) Marsden has almost gone by without me noticing this year. Did go up there a couple of years ago and saw Ben Crosland with Steve Waterman. I see Crosland was back there a couple of days ago, but I'm due to see him at Wigan Jazz Club on the 25th anyway.This afternoon it's up to Whitefield on the Metro to see tenorman Liam Byrne who definitely has the right idea and is a personal friend into the bargain. I wondered if it was in your orbit - train services seem very good both to the west and east. Good for a car too - free parking!!!! I think the Crosland sold out (it was on at the same time as the Evan Christopher concert) - though given the small size of the venues in Marsden selling out is likely to happen very quickly.Never been before but was very impressed. None of the glossy, corporate sheen you get in the big festivals. Bizarre moment in the early afternoon yesterday - I went for a walk up into the hills and as I descended you could hear the street music from right on top..."River Deep, Mountain High"!!!!! Edited October 11, 2015 by A Lark Ascending Quote
BillF Posted October 11, 2015 Report Posted October 11, 2015 Marsden has almost gone by without me noticing this year. Did go up there a couple of years ago and saw Ben Crosland with Steve Waterman. I see Crosland was back there a couple of days ago, but I'm due to see him at Wigan Jazz Club on the 25th anyway.This afternoon it's up to Whitefield on the Metro to see tenorman Liam Byrne who definitely has the right idea and is a personal friend into the bargain. I wondered if it was in your orbit - train services seem very good both to the west and east. Yes, pretty good. Metro from West Didsbury (200 yds from my house) to Victoria takes 24 mins. Train from Victoria to Marsden 32 mins. Of course, when Osborne transforms the trans-Pennine route I'll be able to be in Marsden 3 mins before setting off! Quote
A Lark Ascending Posted October 11, 2015 Report Posted October 11, 2015 Of course, when Osborne transforms the trans-Pennine route I'll be able to be in Marsden 3 mins before setting off!Very good! Quote
mjazzg Posted October 11, 2015 Report Posted October 11, 2015 Brotzmann, Adasiewicsz, Noble, Edwards @ Oto tonight. all being well Quote
jcam_44 Posted October 12, 2015 Report Posted October 12, 2015 Greg Osby Quartet at the Blue Whale tonight Quote
Steve Reynolds Posted October 12, 2015 Report Posted October 12, 2015 Me wants reports on Brotz et al and Osbypost haste!! Quote
relyles Posted October 12, 2015 Report Posted October 12, 2015 Yesterday I caught pianist Fred Simmons playing duo with Jay Hoggard. Originally it was supposed to be a quartet, and then the program handed out at the venue suggested a trio with Pheeroan akLaff. Ultimately it was just the two and it was a delightful performance in a very intimate room. I knew Simmons' name because of his prior association with Dewey Redman, but for the most part his career has been teaching at Wesleyan University for a number of years. Too bad he has not performed more frequently - I was very impressed. Quote
jcam_44 Posted October 12, 2015 Report Posted October 12, 2015 Me wants reports on Brotz et al and Osbypost haste!!Osby was fantastic! First time the group had played as a collective but you would have never known had Osby not announced it. Greg on alto of course, Joshua White on piano (he's a monster and honestly stole the show with each and every solo), Eric Revis on bass and the formidable Jonathan Pinson on drums. White solo'd on almost every song. Pinson had an epic solo at the end of the second set and Revis was given plenty of space to stretch out. Osby was in top form but he really let the others show out. It was a fantastic show. They did have Natalie Gooday (?) sing one song each set, which I think the crowd, myself included could have lived without, but White did solos in both standards that made them memorable. Quote
Utevsky Posted October 13, 2015 Report Posted October 13, 2015 Last night, the Wayne Shorter Quartet in the Earshot Jazz Festival. Quote
BillF Posted October 13, 2015 Report Posted October 13, 2015 British jazz veterans Brian Dee and Len Skeat at Wilmslow this evening. Quote
Hardbopjazz Posted October 14, 2015 Report Posted October 14, 2015 Tom Harrell quintet at the Village Vanguard. Quote
BFrank Posted October 14, 2015 Report Posted October 14, 2015 Tomorrow: SFJAZZ Collective performing selections from Joe Henderson's "Page One" in SFJAZZ's intimate 'Joe Henderson Lab'. Friday: Wayne Shorter Quartet in SFJAZZ Miner Auditorium. Quote
catesta Posted October 14, 2015 Report Posted October 14, 2015 Not tonight but on Saturday the 17th I will be seeing Kenny Barron with George Mraz and Lewis Nash. Quote
duaneiac Posted October 16, 2015 Report Posted October 16, 2015 Tomorrow: SFJAZZ Collective performing selections from Joe Henderson's "Page One" in SFJAZZ's intimate 'Joe Henderson Lab'. Friday: Wayne Shorter Quartet in SFJAZZ Miner Auditorium.I saw the Wayne Shorter Quartet there tonight, BFrank. They are obviously a very cohesive group playing challenging music with much sincerity and commitment, and I'm glad to have seen them perform, but I must admit the music did not always connect with me.It was the first concert I'd seen in the Miner Auditorium. A very nice venue, indeed, with very good acoustics. Even the cheap seats in the balcony are good. I will be back there next week to see the SF JAZZ Collective's concert featuring the music of Michael Jackson. Quote
A Lark Ascending Posted October 16, 2015 Report Posted October 16, 2015 Fay Hield and the Hurricane Party at the Sheffield Crucible (only three of the above on duty)Dr. Fay Hield, no less...she'd been doing a lecture at Sheffield Uni where she works in the morning!First half - familiar songs from her first two records with two of the above on concertina and fiddle/nyckelharpa and a bit later a guitar/fiddle player. Highlight was a wonderful song accompanied by just three fiddles - scratchy and droney as I like my folk music.Second half - previewed some of the songs from her new record coming out in February. Two extra musicians - double bass and drums. A marvellous mixture of the unfamiliar (she seems to like pillaging collections of children's songs, sticking bits together and then writing a new tune), Tom Waits and familiar ballads with different tunes and fresh arrangements - Seven Gypsies, Jack Orian etc. We live in a golden age for English folk music with a flood wave of outstanding performers. Hield is at the head of that flood.*****************************If you need a nasty lullaby to scare your kids, try this:Ropey video but you get the gist. Do as you are told or Bonaparte will tear you limb from limb and eat you. Quote
OliverM Posted October 16, 2015 Report Posted October 16, 2015 Will be seeing in Paris...Tonight:NICOLE MITCHELL flûte, CHRISTOPHE ROCHER clarinettes, TOMEKA REID violoncelle, AVREEAYL RA batterieFollowed by THIRD COAST ENSEMBLE directed by ROB MAZUREK Monday:Golden QuartetWadada Leo Smith, trompette et électroniqueAnthony Davis, pianoJohn Lindberg, contrebasseMike Reed, batterieDuetRoscoe Mitchell, saxophones et flûteMike Reed, batterieDouble-UpHenry Threadgill, composition et direction musicaleRoman Filiu, Curtis Macdonald, saxophone altoDavid Bryant, David Virelles, pianoChristopher Hoffman, violoncelleJose Davila, tuba et tromboneCraig Weinrib, batterie Quote
BFrank Posted October 16, 2015 Report Posted October 16, 2015 Tomorrow: SFJAZZ Collective performing selections from Joe Henderson's "Page One" in SFJAZZ's intimate 'Joe Henderson Lab'. Friday: Wayne Shorter Quartet in SFJAZZ Miner Auditorium.I saw the Wayne Shorter Quartet there tonight, BFrank. They are obviously a very cohesive group playing challenging music with much sincerity and commitment, and I'm glad to have seen them perform, but I must admit the music did not always connect with me.It was the first concert I'd seen in the Miner Auditorium. A very nice venue, indeed, with very good acoustics. Even the cheap seats in the balcony are good. I will be back there next week to see the SF JAZZ Collective's concert featuring the music of Michael Jackson.Cool! I saw them there last time they were here, too. They can get out there sometimes, but I enjoy their interactions and the high level of communication.While you were enjoying Wayne, I was seeing the Collective in the Joe Henderson Lab. Great to see them in such a small venue, and they seemed to enjoy that, too. Not seeing their Miner shows next week, though. Quote
uli Posted October 16, 2015 Report Posted October 16, 2015 Will be seeing in Paris...Tonight:NICOLE MITCHELL flûte, CHRISTOPHE ROCHER clarinettes, TOMEKA REID violoncelle, AVREEAYL RA batterieFollowed by THIRD COAST ENSEMBLE directed by ROB MAZUREK Monday:Golden QuartetWadada Leo Smith, trompette et électroniqueAnthony Davis, pianoJohn Lindberg, contrebasseMike Reed, batterieDuetRoscoe Mitchell, saxophones et flûteMike Reed, batterieDouble-UpHenry Threadgill, composition et direction musicaleRoman Filiu, Curtis Macdonald, saxophone altoDavid Bryant, David Virelles, pianoChristopher Hoffman, violoncelleJose Davila, tuba et tromboneCraig Weinrib, batterieLooks like a plan. Quote
BFrank Posted October 17, 2015 Report Posted October 17, 2015 Tomorrow: SFJAZZ Collective performing selections from Joe Henderson's "Page One" in SFJAZZ's intimate 'Joe Henderson Lab'. Friday: Wayne Shorter Quartet in SFJAZZ Miner Auditorium.I saw the Wayne Shorter Quartet there tonight, BFrank. They are obviously a very cohesive group playing challenging music with much sincerity and commitment, and I'm glad to have seen them perform, but I must admit the music did not always connect with me.It was the first concert I'd seen in the Miner Auditorium. A very nice venue, indeed, with very good acoustics. Even the cheap seats in the balcony are good. I will be back there next week to see the SF JAZZ Collective's concert featuring the music of Michael Jackson.I saw the show tonight and now I know what you're saying about Wayne. I thought the first half of the show was a little unfocused and Wayne seemed to be having trouble getting going on tenor sax. He played very little and when he did he was almost playing in a whisper. You could hardly hear him, especially when the band opened up and played more intensely. He seemed to find himself by switching to soprano during the second half. Quote
A Lark Ascending Posted October 18, 2015 Report Posted October 18, 2015 JEAN TOUSSAINT’S BLAKEY PROJECT at Sheffield CrucibleJean Toussaint: saxophones; Byron Wallen: trumpet; Dennis Rollins: trombone; Julian Joseph: piano; Daniel Casimir: bass; Troy Miller: drums.Was a bit hesitant about this one...we get so much repertory jazz on the circuit in the UK, recreating the great bands of the past, that I thought it might be a bit dull.Wrong! As Toussaint made clear from the start when describing why he put the project together, this is joyous music that just deserves to be heard live. Sensibly most of the programme sought out tunes that you don't hear played a great deal, saving up 'Moanin'' and 'Blues March' for the end. A great band. I'm only really familiar with Wallen who I used to see a fair bit at Cheltenham and Bath. I think Rollins must have played at every jazz festival I've ever been to yet I've never seen him before. Special credit to the young bass player and drummer (who I think was someone different from the listed name). Both pulled off really engaging solos in much more experienced company. Both not long out of college. Biggest surprise for me was Julian Joseph. Seems to have been around forever both as player and jazz radio host. I have a CD of his from the 90s but he's never really caught my ear but last night he was superb. Some beautiful solos where he seemed to be in that mid-60s Herbie Hancock world, floating impressionistic chords over highly rhythmic music. And his gospel-drenched prelude to 'Moanin'' was worth the trip alone. Great to see a bunch of musicians so clearly enjoying themselves and encouraging one another. Lots of variety in the solo order - the first tune had just bass and drum solos with none of the front line featured. Seem to be playing widely in the UK at present (though I don't think Joseph is a regular). An entertaining evening guaranteed. Quote
sidewinder Posted October 18, 2015 Report Posted October 18, 2015 (edited) That's a show that's definitely worth seeing. Some of the numbers they do are from the more obscure Blue Note albums e,g, The Freedom Rider. Wallen is quite an interesting player of late, definitely a hint of Dizzy Reece in his style.When I saw them they had Shane Forbes on drums and a different pianist to Julian Joseph (Andrew McCormack I think).Check out also Dennis Rollins' Power trio with Ross Stanley on organ. Recommended ! Edited October 18, 2015 by sidewinder Quote
A Lark Ascending Posted October 18, 2015 Report Posted October 18, 2015 The drummer was very young and Toussaint said it was his first gig with the band (Joseph's too). They played in Marsden last week on the day after I left and I think Jason Rebello was on piano...another name from one of the past periods of jazz popularity in the UK.Meant to say the venue was packed and the audience ecstatic. I go to so many thinly attended jazz concerts it was great to see this (similarly at Marsden last week). Quote
BFrank Posted October 18, 2015 Report Posted October 18, 2015 Here's a VERY entertaining 2 1/2 minutes of Brian Blade from the Wayne Shorter show I saw on Friday.You might have to be on Facebook to see it. Quote
mjazzg Posted October 18, 2015 Report Posted October 18, 2015 Here's a VERY entertaining 2 1/2 minutes of Brian Blade from the Wayne Shorter show I saw on Friday.You might have to be on Facebook to see it.FB not required it would seem . Fun indeed. I've only ever seen this band once, about ten years ago, and the thing that stood out most for me on the night was Blade. He did something very similar that night too Quote
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