What live music are you going to see tonight?

[mjazzg]

1 hour ago, kh1958 said:

All three of her CDs are very good as well.

https://sonajobarteh.com/pre-order/ols/categories/cds

 

Thanks, I missed the merch table which was selling them, so my partner told me only when we got home! So I will invest in a couple now

[Steve Reynolds]

Earlier

Andrew Barker, Kyle Motl & John Dikeman 

2 strong sets really catching fire during the 2nd set

[kh1958]

Sunday night at the Balcony Club with Shelley Carrol, Johnathan Fisher, Peter Rioux and Andrew Griffith.

[Steve Reynolds]

Schism on Monday night in Queens:

Simon Hanes & Ana Abondolo on electric basses

Jon Starks & Ches Smith on drums
incendiary

 

last night at Solar Myth in Philadelphia 

Columbia Icefield:

Nate Wooley, Ava Mendoza, Susan Alcorn & Ryan Sawyer

as great a 47-49 minutes as one could imagine. Wooley utilized Ron Miles compositional material to make a suite of music that is beyond my words.

Ava has the best tone and is such a bright light & Susan is simply a genius on pedal steel. Wooley gives the players space but when he improvises, just stunning as always  

 

Edited May 16, 2024 by Steve Reynolds

[HutchFan]

I'm going to see George Clinton & P-Funk tonight.  

 

[mjazzg]

3 hours ago, HutchFan said:

I'm going to see George Clinton & P-Funk tonight.  

 

Lucky you!

Last night I saw a great two sets by The Awen Ensemble, a new group who seamlessly meld Jazz and Folk influences and sit nicely into that British pastoral continuum. Particularly impressed by the vocals, sax and flugel frontline which made me think a lot about Winstone, Wheeler and Sulzmann. In fact something you might enjoy @HutchFangiven you're lovely of Winstone's 70s recordings.

[Rabshakeh]

Saw Kahil El'Zabar tonight, with Corey Wilkes, Alexander Harding and a cellist I don't know, at the Union Chapel. Thanks go to @mjazzg for pointing it out to me. 

A good gig. Not quite on the level with past times I have seen him, but still strong. I had the pleasure of taking my dad (80) and aunt (82), both of whom really loved it.

Tomorrow taking my wife to see Nat Birchall at Cafe OTO. 

[mjazzg]

8 hours ago, Rabshakeh said:

Saw Kahil El'Zabar tonight, with Corey Wilkes, Alexander Harding and a cellist I don't know, at the Union Chapel. Thanks go to @mjazzg for pointing it out to me. 

A good gig. Not quite on the level with past times I have seen him, but still strong. I had the pleasure of taking my dad (80) and aunt (82), both of whom really loved it.

Tomorrow taking my wife to see Nat Birchall at Cafe OTO. 

Glad it was a success. I'll be at Birchall too.

[HutchFan]

On 5/16/2024 at 8:45 AM, HutchFan said:

I'm going to see George Clinton & P-Funk tonight.  

Last night was one of the most amazing musical performances I've seen in a long time.

It was a cosmic extravaganza of ALL things -- from the profoundly silly to the sublime.  Also, it was simultaneously the TIGHTEST and the LOOSEST music you're ever going to hear.  A musically delicious paradox.  I've only heard Sun Ra and Charles Ives approach similar territory.  As in: "Is this going to fly apart into a spiraling, shambolic mess?"  Suddenly, you realize that the wiggle-waggle looseness is only half the equation because the band TURNS on a DIME and it's, "Oh my! We're on a chariot ride to heaven!"

Honestly, I think much of what we heard was holy in the original sense of the word; i.e., "Extraordinary" or "Other" or "Not of this World"!  No exaggeration.

 

23 hours ago, mjazzg said:

Last night I saw a great two sets by The Awen Ensemble, a new group who seamlessly meld Jazz and Folk influences and sit nicely into that British pastoral continuum. Particularly impressed by the vocals, sax and flugel frontline which made me think a lot about Winstone, Wheeler and Sulzmann. In fact something you might enjoy @HutchFangiven you're lovely of Winstone's 70s recordings.

Thanks for the heads-up, @mjazzg!  I'll investigate!    

 

Edited May 17, 2024 by HutchFan

[soulpope]

17 hours ago, Rabshakeh said:

Saw Kahil El'Zabar tonight, with Corey Wilkes, Alexander Harding and a cellist I don't know, at the Union Chapel. Thanks go to @mjazzg for pointing it out to me. 

A good gig. Not quite on the level with past times I have seen him, but still strong ....

Saw them with boardmember "blacksaint" @ Porgy & Bess Club Wien a week ago .... both sets were deeply touching .... spiritual jazz at it's best ....

[mjazzg]

6 hours ago, HutchFan said:

Last night was one of the most amazing musical performances I've seen in a long time.

It was a cosmic extravaganza of ALL things -- from the profoundly silly to the sublime.  Also, it was simultaneously the TIGHTEST and the LOOSEST music you're ever going to hear.  A musically delicious paradox.  I've only heard Sun Ra and Charles Ives approach similar territory.  As in: "Is this going to fly apart into a spiraling, shambolic mess?"  Suddenly, you realize that the wiggle-waggle looseness is only half the equation because the band TURNS on a DIME and it's, "Oh my! We're on a chariot ride to heaven!"

Honestly, I think much of what we heard was holy in the original sense of the word; i.e., "Extraordinary" or "Other" or "Not of this World"!  No exaggeration.

 

That sounds like an evening to remember. Never seen them.

[Steve Reynolds]

Craig Taborn & Kris Davis

might stay for the second set

Sylvie Courvoisier & Cory Smythe

not really my thing but couldn’t pass up the dual grand pianos with grand masters playing them:)

[Steve Reynolds]

Ceramic Dog in Kingston, NY

Marc Ribot

Shahzad Ismaily

Ches Smith

[kh1958]

Last night, Tutu Jones and His Twisted Soul Band at The Goat. An amazing and unique guitarist.

[T.D.]

Today, music/spoken word concert w. Joe McPhee (voice, ts), Fred Lonborg-Holm (cello), Michael Bisio (bass), Juma Sultan (perc).

Excellent event but not much over an hour long. McPhee's poetry was quite good. He didn't play as much tenor as one might have expected. 

[BFrank]

Tonight at SFJAZZ:

Dave Holland w/Kris Davis, Jaleel Shaw, Nasheet Waits

Edited May 25, 2024 by BFrank

[kh1958]

Friday:

Rex Gregory Quartet with Amina Figarova at the New Orleans Jazz Museum.

Stephen Walker's Swingin' in New Orleans at the Royal Frenchman Hotel.

Jason Marsalis Trio Excursions with Ricardo Pascal (saxophones) at Snug Harbor.

Saturday:

Herlin Riley Quartet at Snug Harbor (2 sets). Absolutely amazing.

Sunday:

Leroy Jones and the Preservation All Stars, Preservation Hall.

[medjuck]

The San Marcos High School Jazz Band. (Santa Barbara). I first heard this band by accident. I went to see a friend's rock band playing a fundraiser dance and it turned out that the fundraiser was for a high school jazz band that played a few numbers between the sets.  They won me over immediately by beginning with "Motin Swing".

Last night they gave a concert at a 600 seat theater where usually I see someone like Charles Lloyd.  It's a large band: (8 saxes, 6 trombones, 5 trumpets, 4 pieces rhythm section with 4 rotating pianists, 2 rotating drummers, an electric bass alternating with a stand up bass and one guitar.  So about 30 young people (about 1/3 female including two who doubled on baritone and flute)  playing swing and modern big band jazz very well  and  having a great time.  

 

Numbers included "Motin Swing" again, "Well You Needn't" and several more recent pieces I didn't recognize.  

[mjazzg]

Orchestre National de Jazz and Steve Lehman at the Vortex

Stunning concert, so much going on musically. Boulez meets Jackie Mac with Grachan and Bobby H, with some M-base in a big band with Murail and Grisey having a big say. Very original.

Edited June 1, 2024 by mjazzg

[kh1958]

Last night, at the Memorial High School Auditorium in Frisco, a Jugalbandi featuring Hindustani Flute By Praveen Godkindi and Carnatic Violin By Ambi Subramanian - son of L Subramanian, with three percussionists -Yashwant Vaishnav on Tabla, Sowmi Narayanan on Ghatam, and Akshay Anthapadmanabhan on Mridamgam.

An excellent concert of Indian classical music, the violinist was exceptional.

Edited June 4, 2024 by kh1958

[adh1907]

Twin altos, Jon Gordon and Jamie O’Donnell in a quintet at the Parrakeet (Oxford Tavern) London NW5. A stroll down the road for me!

[Steve Reynolds]

Last week:

Alex Harding/Lucian Ban Blutopia with Mat Maneri, Bob Stewart & Brandon Lewis

also Michael Foster’s Ghost with John Moran & Joey Sullivan, solo alto Don Malfon

Also Chuck Roth duo with Scott Fields 

an awesome trio with Maria Valencia, Brandon Lopez & Matt Moran

tomorrow Ben Goldberg with Nels Cline, Trevor Dunn & Tom Rainey

then some great improv sets in Brooklyn this upcoming weekend including Sandy Ewen, Lyle Rivera, Sabrina Salome, Michael Foster & Webb Crawford among others 

watch out for Webb Crawford and her baby Gibson. 

[Steve Reynolds]

On 6/4/2024 at 7:44 AM, Steve Reynolds said:

Last week:

Alex Harding/Lucian Ban Blutopia with Mat Maneri, Bob Stewart & Brandon Lewis

also Michael Foster’s Ghost with John Moran & Joey Sullivan, solo alto Don Malfon

Also Chuck Roth duo with Scott Fields 

an awesome trio with Maria Valencia, Brandon Lopez & Matt Moran

tomorrow Ben Goldberg with Nels Cline, Trevor Dunn & Tom Rainey

then some great improv sets in Brooklyn this upcoming weekend including Sandy Ewen, Lyle Rivera, Sabrina Salome, Michael Foster & Webb Crawford among others 

watch out for Webb Crawford and her baby Gibson. 

Goldberg, Cline, Dunn & Rainey were spectacular

48-49 minute improvisation followed by a 6-7 minute coda

wowza

 

[BFrank]

VERY eclectic weekend

Friday: The Sadies
Saturday: The Chameleons UK
Sunday: Gary Bartz Ntu Troop Revisited w/Ambrose Akinmusire. They haven't announced who else is in the group. REALLY looking forward to this one!

[soulpope]

1 hour ago, BFrank said:

VERY eclectic weekend

Friday: The Sadies
Saturday: The Chameleons UK
Sunday: Gary Bartz Ntu Troop Revisited w/Ambrose Akinmusire. They haven't announced who else is in the group. REALLY looking forward to this one!

Pls share your impressions reg The Sadies/The Chameleons thereafter ....