What live music are you going to see tonight?

[jlhoots]

Tomorrow - James McMurtry

[Aggie87]

8 hours ago, jlhoots said:

Tomorrow - James McMurtry

He's playing here in Phoenix on Sunday night, tempted to go see him again.  I saw him about 2 months ago in Austin (he plays at the Continental Club there every Tuesday when he's not on the road), and it was fantastic.

Edited June 6, 2024 by Aggie87

[BFrank]

On 6/6/2024 at 2:29 PM, Aggie87 said:

He's playing here in Phoenix on Sunday night, tempted to go see him again.  I saw him about 2 months ago in Austin (he plays at the Continental Club there every Tuesday when he's not on the road), and it was fantastic.

James is ALWAYS good - solo and with his band

On 6/6/2024 at 12:34 AM, soulpope said:

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

Sadies were very good tonight. I saw them last year, too. Sadly they're not the same since Dallas passed away a couple years ago. I give them a ton of credit for carrying on, but there's definitely 'something' missing.

[soulpope]

14 minutes ago, BFrank said:

Sadies were very good tonight. I saw them last year, too. Sadly they're not the same since Dallas passed away a couple years ago. I give them a ton of credit for carrying on, but there's definitely 'something' missing.

Thnx for sharing 👌👍 ....

[hopkins]

Going to see this Martial Solal tribute tonight:

https://www.maisondelaradioetdelamusique.fr/evenement/onj-frederic-maurin-bruno-ruder-solo

 

[sidewinder]

46 minutes ago, hopkins said:

Going to see this Martial Solal tribute tonight:

https://www.maisondelaradioetdelamusique.fr/evenement/onj-frederic-maurin-bruno-ruder-solo

 

Too bad that Solal has retired but he was touring here well into his senior years. I saw him some years ago on his last UK appearances, Bath I think but not sure. Even more memorable was another  Bath appearance, solo that time, in the 80s in the Georgian splendour of the Assembly Rooms.

Updated to say that the last appearance was 2010 in Bath, feels more recent than that. With his trio. Article here: https://www.theguardian.com/music/2010/may/20/martial-solal-jazz-piano

Edited June 8, 2024 by sidewinder

[Steve Reynolds]

Webb Crawford/Chuck Roth duo 20 minutes of genius

John Blum/Michael Foster/Brandon Lopez/Joey Sullivan modern free jazz at the highest level

[hopkins]

3 hours ago, sidewinder said:

Too bad that Solal has retired but he was touring here well into his senior years. I saw him some years ago on his last UK appearances, Bath I think but not sure. Even more memorable was another  Bath appearance, solo that time, in the 80s in the Georgian splendour of the Assembly Rooms.

Updated to say that the last appearance was 2010 in Bath, feels more recent than that. With his trio. Article here: https://www.theguardian.com/music/2010/may/20/martial-solal-jazz-piano

Perhaps he will be attending the performance. Though he is now 97...

[sidewinder]

3 minutes ago, hopkins said:

Perhaps he will be attending the performance. Though he is now 97...

Yeah, I figured that we did pretty well seeing him tour here at the age of 82. A great long life.

[BFrank]

On 6/6/2024 at 12:34 AM, soulpope said:

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

Chameleons were great! After playing the entire Strange Times album, they played a number of "hits" that really got the crowd going.

[soulpope]

26 minutes ago, BFrank said:

Chameleons were great! After playing the entire Strange Times album, they played a number of "hits" that really got the crowd going.

Thnx 👍👌👍 ....

[Jason Bivins]

I always thought the Chameleons were really underrated.

[adh1907]

A tenor player, Matt Cook, tonight in London NW5. Undoubtedly a talented chap but way too noodly for me, tempo unvaried, lost interest and left after the first set. 

[BFrank]

12 hours ago, Jason Bivins said:

I always thought the Chameleons were really underrated.

Me too, but at the same time they are more popular than I thought - at least in the U.S.

[Kevin Bresnahan]

Mary Glennon, one of my Facebook friends, posted that she went to see Renee Rosnes at the Village Vanguard last night and she said that the new management has re-done the audience seating area. Her comment was that the seating was "stacked in lines like chairs in a gym and there are no sight lines" & that the chairs are "stacked knee to knee to the chair next to you". She said it's worse than the Blue Note, which doesn't seem possible. Ugh. She also said that there was no table for your drink. Instead, you have to hold it in your hand the whole show (note - they have a two drink minimum). To add insult, they no longer have a waitstaff, so good luck getting that 2nd drink that you prepaid for up front.

One of the things I loved about the Vanguard was the sight lines. It seemed like no matter where you sat, you could catch a glimpse of one of the band members up on stage. I had a friend who loved to sit along the side wall on one of the padded benches. He claimed that was where you got the best sound too.

[T.D.]

Juma Sultan and Aboriginal Music Society: free concert this Friday. 

[EKE BBB]

Tonight...

[mjazzg]

24 minutes ago, EKE BBB said:

Tonight...

 

I'm very envious!

I've seen him four times but not for 30 years, I thought it was time again but missed out on London tickets.

[Rabshakeh]

On 6/10/2024 at 5:59 PM, Jason Bivins said:

I always thought the Chameleons were really underrated.

Big teenage band for me. Especially because they are very good music to listen to whilst walking around a city on a rainy night. Recommend.

Edited June 12, 2024 by Rabshakeh

[soulpope]

On 6/11/2024 at 3:25 PM, Kevin Bresnahan said:

She also said that there was no table for your drink. Instead, you have to hold it in your hand the whole show (note - they have a two drink minimum). To add insult, they no longer have a waitstaff, so good luck getting that 2nd drink that you prepaid for up front.

Sounds like an oasis of wellbeing 🥵 ....

[mjazzg]

18 hours ago, EKE BBB said:

Tonight...

 

How was The Boss?

[EKE BBB]

7 minutes ago, mjazzg said:

How was The Boss?

Impressive performance. 74 years old, 190 minutes, no interruption. 57,000 people. Very decent sound for huge footbal stadium. Several strings of classics (pre-'Born in the USA') across the concert, more than in previous gigs from the tour. The band was in excellent shape, and Springsteen's stage presence and charisma is still unsurpassed. His voice suffered in the second part of the concert but he gave it all, as usual (he even finished the concert by himself, his voice and guitar).

31 years have elapsed since I first attended a Bruce Springsteen concert (May 5, 1993, Vicente Calderón stadium, Madrid)... and singing out loud 'Thunder Road' or 'The River' still brings tears to my eyes!

[mjazzg]

5 hours ago, EKE BBB said:

Impressive performance. 74 years old, 190 minutes, no interruption. 57,000 people. Very decent sound for huge footbal stadium. Several strings of classics (pre-'Born in the USA') across the concert, more than in previous gigs from the tour. The band was in excellent shape, and Springsteen's stage presence and charisma is still unsurpassed. His voice suffered in the second part of the concert but he gave it all, as usual (he even finished the concert by himself, his voice and guitar).

31 years have elapsed since I first attended a Bruce Springsteen concert (May 5, 1993, Vicente Calderón stadium, Madrid)... and singing out loud 'Thunder Road' or 'The River' still brings tears to my eyes!

Thanks, I can hear it now, sounds great.  Good to hear he's still playing some of the early tunes too. There's very little like a Springsteen live show.  My last one was also a football stadium, Villa Park in Birmingham, 1988. 

[kh1958]

Saturday night, the Billy Harper Quintet at Steve's Wine Bar in Denton. Francesca Tanksley on piano, Freddie Hendrix on trumpet, Dezron Douglas on bass, and Aaron Scott on drums. A somewhat distracting place with subpar sound.

Sunday night: Billy Harper Quintet at the Stateside Theater in Austin. Much better sound, and a nice venue. Great concert. They played in the first set: Priestess, Love on the Sudan (fantastic), and Soran-Bushi, B.H.

There followed a question and answer session with Billy Harper and his group.

 Concluding with a short second set: Thoughts and Slow Actions (mostly an utterly gorgeous tenor and piano duet) and Insights.

Glad I took the trouble to go to Austin, as the Sunday venue was vastly superior.

 

[Teasing the Korean]

On Sunday, June 16th, I saw Arturo O'Farrill and the Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra at Birdland.

They played the entire Afro-Cuban Jazz Suite.