What live music are you going to see tonight?

[Steve Reynolds]

On 7/26/2023 at 11:21 AM, mjazzg said:

I'd like to seebher.bFound the couple of albums I've heard pretty interesting 

This was an avant-garde rock set. Spectacular. Zoh played some guitar and sang one song. Ismaily was beyond great as was Steve Gunn

seeing Zoh again the next 2 or even 3 nights

tonight is sign Forbes Graham, gabby fluke-mogul & Luke Stewart

friday is with Patrick Shiroishi, Wendy Eisenberg & Chris Corsano

saturday is with Micah Thomas & Corsano

expecting free jazz Friday & Saturday 

who knows what tonight will bring 

[Steve Reynolds]

On 7/26/2023 at 11:21 AM, mjazzg said:

I'd like to seebher.bFound the couple of albums I've heard pretty interesting 

This was an avant-garde rock set. Spectacular. Zoh played some guitar and sang one song. Ismaily was beyond great as was Steve Gunn

seeing Zoh again the next 2 or even 3 nights

tonight is Forbes Graham, gabby fluke-mogul & Luke Stewart

friday is with Patrick Shiroishi, Wendy Eisenberg & Chris Corsano

saturday is with Micah Thomas & Corsano

expecting free jazz Friday & Saturday 

who knows what tonight will bring 

On 7/28/2023 at 2:22 PM, Steve Reynolds said:

This was an avant-garde rock set. Spectacular. Zoh played some guitar and sang one song. Ismaily was beyond great as was Steve Gunn

seeing Zoh again the next 2 or even 3 nights

tonight is sign Forbes Graham, gabby fluke-mogul & Luke Stewart

friday is with Patrick Shiroishi, Wendy Eisenberg & Chris Corsano

saturday is with Micah Thomas & Corsano

expecting free jazz Friday & Saturday 

who knows what tonight will bring 

Last night mind blowing 1 hour piece with some thematic elements. As great as Zoh, Forbes & Luke were, gabby fluke-mogul played as great on violin as I have ever heard. Genius level from many perspectives. 
 

looking forward to tonight 

 

Edited July 29, 2023 by Steve Reynolds

[sidewinder]

Not tonight but I have just booked to see Ron Carter with his ‘Foresight’ quartet in London during November. It will be a travel challenge to get in but Ron is worth it ! Never seen Ron Carter to date so should be great (and it will mean that I will then have seen all members of Miles’ Second Great Quintet play).

Have just been watching Ron’s documentary film on PBS - hugely impressive.

[Clunky]

Image of Phil Bancroft from 23/7/23 Edinburgh International Jazz Festival. In camera multiple exposure onto 35mm  Ilford Delta 3200 film.

[sidewinder]

5 hours ago, Clunky said:

Image of Phil Bancroft from 23/7/23 Edinburgh International Jazz Festival. In camera multiple exposure onto 35mm  Ilford Delta 3200 film.

Very nice shot !

I remember seeing the Bancroft bothers, Phil and Tom, with their band at the Bath Fest, must be best part of 20 years ago now. Alas, that festival (as far as jazz is concerned) is now history.

[EKE BBB]

Andrés Calamaro at the Tío Pepe festival in Jerez.

[Steve Reynolds]

Last night of Zoh Amba’s residency tonight with pianist Micah Thomas & drummer Chris Corsano

Last night (Friday) was spectacular again / intense free jazz with lots of color & space within.

[Steve Reynolds]

Multidimensionally Human

Sita Chay: violin

Frank London: trumpet

Shoko Nagai: piano & accordion 

Satoshi Takeishi: percussion 

only familiar with Nagai (who I saw recently with Chris Cochrane’s wild group (she was amazing) & Takeishi

At The New School (aka The New Stone)

 

 

[jlhoots]

Tomorrow - Eilen Jewell

[Steve Reynolds]

Zeena Parkins & Brian Chase

[BFrank]

Last night. Not exactly a concert, but I saw Stanley Clarke interviewed by Marcus Shelby at SFJAZZ. Very interesting and funny, as well!

Edited August 14, 2023 by BFrank

[Steve Reynolds]

John Zorn’s  Cobra with a great crew including

Trevor Dunn, Brian Marsella, Ches Smith, Kenny Wolleson, Miles Okazaki, Wendy Eisenberg etc.

At Roulette in Brooklyn

Edited August 14, 2023 by Steve Reynolds

[BFrank]

14 hours ago, Steve Reynolds said:

John Zorn’s  Cobra with a great crew including

Trevor Dunn, Brian Marsella, Ches Smith, Kenny Wolleson, Miles Okazaki, Wendy Eisenberg etc.

At Roulette in Brooklyn

Looking forward to seeing it here in SF in a few weeks. Saw it at Big Ears in March and it was amazing!

[Steve Reynolds]

16 hours ago, BFrank said:

Looking forward to seeing it here in SF in a few weeks. Saw it at Big Ears in March and it was amazing!

It was incredible last night. Taylor Levine, Trevor Dunn & Ches Smith were beyond. They would make a great power trio. 55 minutes 5 sections. During the 4th piece it was so intense Zorn encouraged the audience and they got a partial standing ovation while they were playing. I was sitting right next to Zorn two feet away with the band 10 feet away. Some of it was insanely loud in a very great way. 

[BFrank]

9 hours ago, Steve Reynolds said:

It was incredible last night. Taylor Levine, Trevor Dunn & Ches Smith were beyond. They would make a great power trio. 55 minutes 5 sections. During the 4th piece it was so intense Zorn encouraged the audience and they got a partial standing ovation while they were playing. I was sitting right next to Zorn two feet away with the band 10 feet away. Some of it was insanely loud in a very great way. 

Wow! Can't wait!

[Steve Reynolds]

Tomeka Reid & Alexander Hawkins

at The New School

[mjazzg]

8 hours ago, Steve Reynolds said:

Tomeka Reid & Alexander Hawkins

at The New School

That's a great combination, hope you enjoy it

[Kevin Bresnahan]

Tomorrow night, I'm seeing George Coleman at Jimmy's in Portsmouth, NH. He's bringing Eric Alexander to help out on the front line and this new pianist that I can't wait to hear named Mike Delonne .

[Steve Reynolds]

10 hours ago, mjazzg said:

That's a great combination, hope you enjoy it

Not really my thing but it wonderful. Started with a stately theme (was a Muhal composition) veered to mostly quiet but often arresting improvisation dialogue and ended with another piece of written music. 55 minutes of continuous music. As always I was very close to the musicians. No amplification used.    

Very impressed with Hawkins. Great touch with stunning use of dynamics He’s was very friendly and spent much time after speaking with a number of us. His first NYC appearance. 

will see Tomeka Saturday night with her quartet with Mary, Jason Roebke & Tomas Fujiwara. Missing gabby fluke-mogul who is playing with a trio in Brooklyn. Tough decisions. I’m missing Matana Roberts with Brandon Lopez & Fujiwara tonight as I have a commitment. 
 

Glorious time for live music in NYC just in time for my 8/31 retirement:)

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Edited August 18, 2023 by Steve Reynolds

[Alexander Hawkins]

Steve - it was really great to meet you - thanks so much for coming along!

[Steve Reynolds]

The Tomeka Reid quartet set was stunning. I had the “Mary” seat 7 feet from her without the music stand blocking my view. Not meaning to compare but as great as Mary was (and is), Tomeka’s improvisational and melodic gifts are from another planet. From small form crunchy improv to melodic soloing I’m not sure she can be matched. Stunning performance. Plus I’m usually not easily impressed with current compositions by most / but Tomeka’s newest (premiered last night - and they are recording today in the studio) are even better than the compositions premiered this past spring. Or what’s on the 2 recordings. 3 extended pieces totaling ~53 - 54 minutes or so. 

[mjazzg]

46 minutes ago, Steve Reynolds said:

The Tomeka Reid quartet set was stunning. I had the “Mary” seat 7 feet from her without the music stand blocking my view. Not meaning to compare but as great as Mary was (and is), Tomeka’s improvisational and melodic gifts are from another planet. From small form crunchy improv to melodic soloing I’m not sure she can be matched. Stunning performance. Plus I’m usually not easily impressed with current compositions by most / but Tomeka’s newest (premiered last night - and they are recording today in the studio) are even better than the compositions premiered this past spring. Or what’s on the 2 recordings. 3 extended pieces totaling ~53 - 54 minutes or so. 

That's interesting, I've thought that Reid's compositions have stood out right from the beginning. Her Hairy Who album was 2012.

[Steve Reynolds]

1 hour ago, mjazzg said:

That's interesting, I've thought that Reid's compositions have stood out right from the beginning. Her Hairy Who album was 2012.

Just now, Steve Reynolds said:

Oh I agree. I’m talking about other “composers” who might be served better by improvising more. Not a popular opinion but I’d rather hear Ingrid *play* than some of her more stately compositions. Also would rather hear Kris Davis with Borderline trio doing long form improv than some of her compositionally based music. Sometimes it’s just too academic or studied for my taste. Mary sometimes as well. 
 

 

Edited August 20, 2023 by Steve Reynolds

[mjazzg]

OK, got you. I can certainly understand that point of view.

[Steve Reynolds]

Mat Maneri Quartet with Lucian Ban, Brandon Lopez & the *great* Randy Peterson

first time since pre-pandemic seeing the amazing drummer