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Great performance by Joe McPhee, Ingebrigt Håker Flaten, and Stefan Gonzalez in Dallas last night. Joe was as spry and lively as ever, playing as inimitably as ever. Truly a gift to share the room with him. 

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Lucian Ban Tuba Project 

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Alex Harding on baritone saxophone

Mat Maneri on viola 

Bob Stewart on tuba

Brandon Lewis on drums 

incredible

6 hours ago, colinmce said:

Great performance by Joe McPhee, Ingebrigt Håker Flaten, and Stefan Gonzalez in Dallas last night. Joe was as spry and lively as ever, playing as inimitably as ever. Truly a gift to share the room with him. 

SO glad you got to experience Joe McPhee live. My guess is tenor & pocket trumpet?

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Last night at Oto, Mike Reed's Separatist Party.

Amazingly inventive two sets of very powerful music. Basically Bitchin Bajas with Ben Lamar Gay, who was outstanding, Reed and new to me Marvin Tate 

Tate's an astonishing performer, declaiming, preaching and singing his poetry/lyrics. The rest just hit the most insistent grooves, lots of AEOC in there I thought, Lamar Gay was Lester B's ghost at times.

I've always rated Reed as bandleader and as one of the most tuneful drummers I have heard. He's done it again with this group.

What is in the water in Chicago?

I get too far fewer gigs than I'd like to these days so it's good when one is just so good. A special Oto night. Only Oto is going to book this band in London 

BFrank Experienced

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Big Zorn Fest in town this weekend. I'm going to 2 shows: Cobra and Electric Masada.

Saw him do Cobra at Big Ears this year - totally outrageous! Looking forward to this one, for SURE.

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Last night

Tim Berne with Greg Belisle-Chi, Tom Rainey & Aurora Nealand

Aurora on accordion & clarinet on one song

extraordinary set. Best of the Berne Thursday night shows I’ve seen this year. (The Sun of Goldfinger night with David Torn & Ches Smith excluded as that is another level shit / that night was like fucking Can peaking).
 

first 42-43 minutes 3-4 Berne compositions segued / stunning power & imagination. As great as Rainey usually is, last night he was beyond that. And the accordion / my jah is she incredible.
Belisle-Chi is a great guitarist who is so attuned to Berne’s music. Such a pleasure to see these Berne shows once or twice a month this year. Plus Berne is playing at a peak level these days. I’ve never heard these pieces before. Last 12 minute composition/performance pure genius on many levels. 

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I wish Berne would come out to SF more often. He probably hasn't been here for at least 5 years. I asked him about that a while back and I think he has trouble finding venues for his brand of jazz.

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On Saturday, I attended the Riverfront Jazz Festival, at the Dallas Convention Center for the first time. This is mostly a smooth jazz and soul festival, with two stages, the large Arena Stage (with poor acoustics, the site of a long ago Jimi Hendrix appearance in Dallas) and the Bruton Theater, which is quite nice. The theoretical riverfront is to the Trinity River, which more resembles a stream than a river, except when it is flooding.

Skipping the smoothness in bad sound, I stuck to the Bruton Theater, where I first heard a set by Shemekia Copeland, daughter of the late great Johnny Copeland. I had not really listened to her before, but her set was quite strong--some powerful vocals backed by a fine band.

Next I heard the group Naturally Seven. I was not expecting this to be so good. Seven vocalists with no instruments, other than their voices, but who sounded like a full band with vocals.

Finally for the day, Marcus Miller appeared with a quintet--all new to me except for Russell Gunn on trumpet. I quite enjoyed the set, including A Night in Tunisia and Mr. Pastorious.

Overall, a good day and looking forward to seeing Jason Marsalis and Chucho Valdes on Sunday.

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Sunday at the Riverfront Jazz Festival: Ironically, the Bruton Theater, where the actual jazz acts appeared, was called the Blues and Soul Stage, whereas the Arena, which was mostly smooth jazz acts, was the Jazz Stage.

Nevertheless, starting the day with Jason Marsalis on vibraharp, leading a quartet of what appeared to be local talent (Quincy Davis, the drum professor at UNT, and Dave Meder on piano (also a professor at UNT)), played a program of songs associated with Lionel Hampton and original Ellis Marsalis compositions. Jason is superb on vibes and the most talented member of the family (IMO).

Next up, the great Chucho Valdes appeared with a quartet (bass, drums, congas). Enough superlatives for this magnificent set are not available. Fantastic.

That was it for me, quitting while I was ahead. Hopefully next year this festival will return and there will be more  jazz on the bill.

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3 hours ago, BFrank said:

I give up. When I paste them in, they’re there. Even when I refresh the page.

Sorry!

 

Maybe it's because you used a cell phone instead of a film camera...

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