What live music are you going to see tonight?

[OliverM]

Tonight: Ensemble Dedalus with Michael Pisaro-Liu & Arne De Boever

[Peter Friedman]

On 3/30/2026 at 5:27 AM, Peter Friedman said:

This evening will be going to The Century Room to hear alto  sax player Tim Green perform with the University of Arizona Jazz Band. 

This concert was excellent. Tim Green played beautifully. The Big Band  played with both skill and enthusiasm.

[ejp626]

Looks like some good local talent throughout April at The Rex and Hirut. 

I see that Rez Abbasi will be at the Rex April 29-May 2, and I'll try to make at least one of those dates.  I have listened to a lot of his work when he teamed up with Vijay Iyer.  I don't think I've seen him live, but maybe he was there at one of the Chicago Jazz Fest concerts featuring Iyer.  I can't recall now though.

[bertrand]

Artemis on Sunday at Keystone Korner. Fabulous!

[kh1958]

At the 2026 Big Ears Festival: Ches Smith Clone Row; Isaiah Collier; Carlos Nino/Surya Botofasina/Aaron Shaw Trio; Nik Bartsch (solo piano); Jeff Parker Expansion Trio; Roscoe Mitchell and Tyshawn Sorey; Miles Okazaki Trickster; John Scofield Trio; Brian Marsella Trio; Kunal Gunjal; Saraswathi Ranganathan; Purbayan Chatterjee; Marquis Hill Blacktet; Hania Rani; Darius Jones Trio; Julian Lage Quartet; Either/Orchestra Plays Ethiopiques; Openness Trio.

[BFrank]

Last Tuesday, the night before I left for Knoxville, I saw Johnny Marr at the Great American Music Hall club in SF. I've seen him a number of times and he never disappoints. This one was no exception.

[Kevin Bresnahan]

Tonight I'm heading to Jimmy's in Portsmouth to see Blues on the Corner: McCoy Tyner Legacy Band with Jerry Bergonzi, Benito Gonzalez, Esiet Okun Esiet & Francisco Mela. I'm looking forward to it but hope the sound guy does a better job than the last show I saw there.  

Tomorrow I'm hitting a rock show led by drummer Artimus Pyle of Lynyrd Skynyrd fame, who I have wanted to see for many years. He only plays small clubs and never seems to come further north than NH, so I'm off to the Tupelo Music Hall in Derry, NH to see his band.

I recently watched his movie about Lynyrd Skynyrd and the plane crash, which was quite the bummer. It's not as uplifting as you'd think given the title.

[relyles]

1 hour ago, Kevin Bresnahan said:

Tonight I'm heading to Jimmy's in Portsmouth to see Blues on the Corner: McCoy Tyner Legacy Band with Jerry Bergonzi, Benito Gonzalez, Esiet Okun Esiet & Francisco Mela. I'm looking forward to it but hope the sound guy does a better job than the last show I saw there.  

I a going to catch them at the Side Door in Old Lyme, CT tomorrow with George Garzone instead of Bergonzi.

[Chuck Nessa]

At Hallwalls

[Kevin Bresnahan]

17 hours ago, relyles said:

I a going to catch them at the Side Door in Old Lyme, CT tomorrow with George Garzone instead of Bergonzi.

Benito Gonzalez was out of this world last night. If you haven't seen him play live yet, prepare to be amazed.

[Niko]

12 minutes ago, Kevin Bresnahan said:

Benito Gonzalez was out of this world last night. If you haven't seen him play live yet, prepare to be amazed.

he's impressive indeed, saw him with Pharoah Sanders in 2019... 

[relyles]

33 minutes ago, Kevin Bresnahan said:

Benito Gonzalez was out of this world last night. If you haven't seen him play live yet, prepare to be amazed.

I have seen live with varios groups. I am looking forward to hearing him tonight.

[kh1958]

First Weekend of New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival

First Thursday:

Starting and ending the day with Mali guitar great Vieux Farka Toure (Blues Tent and Cultural Pavillion). Fantastic.

Peter Harris Presents Double Bird: Bassist Peter Harris presides over different jazz groups four nights a week at the Bayou Bar in New Orleans.

Aurora Nealand the the Royal Roses (Special Edition). I had not seen the Royal Roses since 2022 at the Big Ears Festival. This lineup featured three reed players (Rex Gregory and James Evans). Started off with an amazing composition taken from a Punch Miller piano roll. There were also Ellington and Sidney Bechet songs. Set was ecstatic.

First Friday:

Ex-Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio guitarist Jimmy James now has his own organ trio, Parlor Greens. He's a real fine guitarist and the group was quite exciting.

Wendell Brunious: In Economy Hall, but more of a swing era style small group led by New Orleans trumpet icon Wendell Brunious. This group really swung hard, with William Moten on bass and the groove master Herlin Riley on drums.

Tribute to Ragtime Piano, with David Boeddinghaus, Tom McDermott, and Terry Waldo. Each pianist played for twenty minutes. I gather Terry Waldo is the best known but Tom McDermott was the best of the three.

Adonis Rose Orchestra with Andromeda Turre: Formerly the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra. Excellent big band. Andromeda Turre (Steve Turre's daughter) joined on vocals for the second half of the set. She was good.

Hiromi's Sonic Wonder: Featured Adam O'Farrell on trumpet. This is Hiromi's version of a fusion band. The compositions were elaborate and her virtuosity was very impressive. Very good set.

First Saturday:

Hordes of Stevie Nicks fans descended on the Fairgrounds, making for an overcrowded mess. My schedule was light and I left early.

David Bode Big Band: A new to me saxophonist/leader. It was a solid big band, including Rex Gregory.

Mahmoud Chouki: My favorite New Orleans based Jazz musician on acoustic guitar and oud, with a band including Ricardo Pascal on saxophone and Oscar Rossignoli on piano, performed another electrifying set.

First Sunday:

Roger Lewis Baritone Bliss: Four baritone saxophonists, plus bass saxophone and drums. Started off with a dedication to Kidd Jordan. A very pleasant surprise as this set was outstanding.

Catherine Russell (interview and performance in Economy Hall): This woman is really a great vocalist.

Ron Carter Foresight Quartet: With Jimmy Greene on saxophone and Rene Rosnes on piano, at 89 Ron Carter was an ageless wonder, sounding just as good as ever. Wonderful set.

Edited 1 hour ago by kh1958