What live music are you going to see tonight?

[Kevin Bresnahan]

I'm thinking about seeing Nick Goumas and Jason Palmer at Arthur's House of Jazz in Methuen Thursday night, but I just saw them at The Press Room a few months ago. Plus, no one seems able to go to this one, so I'd have to go solo.

 

[Rabshakeh]

2 hours ago, Kevin Bresnahan said:

I'm thinking about seeing Nick Goumas and Jason Palmer at Arthur's House of Jazz in Methuen Thursday night, but I just saw them at The Press Room a few months ago. Plus, no one seems able to go to this one, so I'd have to go solo.

 

I saw Palmer last year at Ronnie's and he was really good. 

Off to the Vortex this evening in Dalston to watch Florian Albenz featuring Greg Osby. 

[mjazzg]

2 hours ago, Rabshakeh said:

I saw Palmer last year at Ronnie's and he was really good. 

Off to the Vortex this evening in Dalston to watch Florian Albenz featuring Greg Osby. 

Enjoy that, I like Arbenz and used to buy everything Osby released.

I nearly booked for it but decided on Sakata at Oto as this week's trip out. I wasn't disappointed.

[Rabshakeh]

Just now, mjazzg said:

Enjoy that, I like Arbenz and used to buy everything Osby released.

I nearly booked for it but decided on Sakata at Oto as this week's trip out. I wasn't disappointed.

Was it good? I was weighing it up and plumped for the Vortex trip mainly because I so rarely go there now. 

You tipped me off to Arbenz I think, a year or so ago. Thank you for that.

Half to hear that Sakata was good!

[mjazzg]

10 minutes ago, Rabshakeh said:

Was it good? I was weighing it up and plumped for the Vortex trip mainly because I so rarely go there now. 

You tipped me off to Arbenz I think, a year or so ago. Thank you for that.

Half to hear that Sakata was good!

Yes, Sakata was pretty extraordinary. I'd not seen him before and had few preconceptions.

This wasn't the fire breathing Sakata but a far more considered approach. A beautiful tone on both sax and clarinet, especially clarinet. Duo with what I think was some kind of no contact mic set up creating a percussive undertow. Then a trio with Rie Nakajima's small percussion and a poet reciting, in Japanese. Sakata also sang/ intoned and played bells.

All quite spellbinding 

It was very reminiscent of this very good album

https://rienakajima.bandcamp.com/album/1-may-2018

Edited 1 hour ago by mjazzg

[Rabshakeh]

8 minutes ago, mjazzg said:

 

It was very reminiscent of this very good album

https://rienakajima.bandcamp.com/album/1-may-2018

Which is that? The link doesn't work for me for some reason. 

[mjazzg]

Just now, Rabshakeh said:

Which is that? The link doesn't work for me for some reason. 

Hopefully this will
https://rienakajima.bandcamp.com/album/1-may-2018

Title is 1 May 2018, under Nakajima's name, on Bandcamp

 

[Rabshakeh]

Thanks!

[Rabshakeh]

43 minutes ago, mjazzg said:

Hopefully this will
https://rienakajima.bandcamp.com/album/1-may-2018

Title is 1 May 2018, under Nakajima's name, on Bandcamp

 

Listening now. Really excellent