jlhoots Posted February 26, 2007 Report Posted February 26, 2007 Arts & Crafts at the Green Mill last night.....two smokin' shows!!! m~ This was a really, really excellent show. I expected a very decent show, but last night ended up being one of the best shows I've seen in recent memory. The atmosphere of the club was perfect, the crowd was VERY into it, and the band was absolutely SMOKIN' !!!!! The grooves were deep and the soloing was fantastic. Superb stuff. If anyone gets the chance to see Matt Wilson's Arts & Crafts on this tour, I'd highly recommend it, as they are playing at a very high level. They'll be at The Outpost Performance Space in Albuquerque in April. Looking forward to seeing them. Quote
Van Basten II Posted March 3, 2007 Report Posted March 3, 2007 Saw Roy Hargrove wednesday night, great set , beatiful solos, very tight band , they played straight jazz. The night after, saw Chris Potter., once again he blew us away with his blowing prowess, great groovy band behind him. The guitarist Adam Rodgers took some mighty nasty licks. Quote
ghost of miles Posted March 3, 2007 Report Posted March 3, 2007 Last night in Bloomington, saw Billy Bang and Quincy Troupe doing a music/spoken-word performance at the Waldron Arts Center. Billy Bang ranged from great to amazing. And the show was free. Quote
Joe G Posted March 4, 2007 Report Posted March 4, 2007 Hilary Hahn w/the Indianapolis Symphony; Sibelius Violin Concerto, and the Largo from one of the Bach solo violin works for an encore. She makes it all look so easy. Great, full tone, nearly flawless execution. Got some real fire going in the third movement. The Bach was sublime. Quote
sal Posted March 4, 2007 Report Posted March 4, 2007 (edited) For the second week in a row, I was treated to some magical music at the Green Mill. The Ben Allison Quartet was in town this past weekend. His band included Ron Horton, Steve Cardenas and Michael Sarin. They played alot of music from their most recent CD "Cowboy Justice", as well as a few other surprises, such as John Lennon's "Jealous Guy" and the theme from Midnight Cowboy. The band was excellent. I was there with a group of people who really aren't that familiar with jazz, but everybody really, really enjoyed the show, and a couple of them even purchased CDs on the way out! Always a great thing to see. We stayed for all three sets and had an excellent time. Check this band out if you can!! Really talented group of players who really don't sound like anything else I've ever heard. Edited March 4, 2007 by sal Quote
sheldonm Posted March 5, 2007 Report Posted March 5, 2007 For the second week in a row, I was treated to some magical music at the Green Mill. The Ben Allison Quartet was in town this past weekend. His band included Ron Horton, Steve Cardenas and Michael Sarin. They played alot of music from their most recent CD "Cowboy Justice", as well as a few other surprises, such as John Lennon's "Jealous Guy" and the theme from Midnight Cowboy. The band was excellent. I was there with a group of people who really aren't that familiar with jazz, but everybody really, really enjoyed the show, and a couple of them even purchased CDs on the way out! Always a great thing to see. We stayed for all three sets and had an excellent time. Check this band out if you can!! Really talented group of players who really don't sound like anything else I've ever heard. Sorry I backed out on you Sal....sounds like I missed a good one. I'll be at the Green Mill this weekend for Dana Hall's Quintet with Terell Stafford and Tim Warfield as well as Lynch/Herwig's Latin Side of Miles and Trane at Hot House....give me a yell if you can attend! m~ Quote
jlhoots Posted March 6, 2007 Report Posted March 6, 2007 Richard Thompson (solo) tonight. Lucinda Williams tomorrow night. Ralph Alessi Quintet next week (Ravi, Andy Milne, Ben Street, Gerald Cleaver). Quote
sal Posted March 6, 2007 Report Posted March 6, 2007 Ralph Alessi Quintet next week (Ravi, Andy Milne, Ben Street, Gerald Cleaver). Wow....that sounds like a cool show! Please post a review if you get the chance. Quote
Michael Weiss Posted March 7, 2007 Report Posted March 7, 2007 George Colligan Quartet tonight at the Jazz Standard. One of the best pianists in NY today, with Steve Wilson, Vincente Archer, EJ Strickland. Quote
zen archer Posted March 8, 2007 Report Posted March 8, 2007 Tonight going to see Little Jimmy Scott at the Regattabah in Cambridge , Ma. Quote
Joe G Posted March 9, 2007 Report Posted March 9, 2007 I've been invited to see a private concert at someone's home in Williamston tonight: The California Guitar Trio w/ Tony Levin. Quote
Aggie87 Posted March 9, 2007 Report Posted March 9, 2007 I've been invited to see a private concert at someone's home in Williamston tonight: The California Guitar Trio w/ Tony Levin. That sounds REALLY cool, Joe! Let us know how it is. Maybe you can get up and jam with them! How much does a private CGT/Levin concert cost? Quote
Joe G Posted March 9, 2007 Report Posted March 9, 2007 For me, $20. These guys were supposed to be playing at the Creole Gallery this weekend, but all shows there have been cancelled for the time being. I don't know how this guy got ahold of them, but I guess they decided that since they were already routing through the area, they might as well play somewhere. A friend of mine was my hookup, otherwise I wouldn't have even known about it. I'll post about it later tonight! Quote
Joe G Posted March 10, 2007 Report Posted March 10, 2007 Well, pretty cool show. Didn't hit me where I live, so to speak, but there were some worthwhile moments. They did a Bach prelude in an interesting way: they cut the sound to the P.A., so we were hearing just the acoustic sound of their guitars. Then the each played every third note of the piece. It had a very nice cascading effect. That was probably my favorite work of the night. Tony Levin was cool to see in this context. He played only fretless electric, and got a good tone out of that thing. Just kind of a trip seeing him rockin' out in the dining room. Quote
BFrank Posted March 10, 2007 Report Posted March 10, 2007 Going to see the SF Jazz Collective on Sunday night. Can't wait. Quote
J Larsen Posted March 10, 2007 Report Posted March 10, 2007 Cecil Taylor's mindblowing (imo) AHA 3 group w/ Masada opening at J@LC tonight. Isis on Tuesday night - my first metal show in at least 10 years. Quote
tonym Posted March 11, 2007 Report Posted March 11, 2007 Just watched my wife's orchestra tackle Shostakovich's Festive Overture, his Cello Concerto No.1 and Ravel's arrangement of Pictures At An Exhibition. The cellist was a young lass called Victoria Simonsen from New Zealand who was outstanding. Quote
Tom Storer Posted March 11, 2007 Report Posted March 11, 2007 Saw Pat Martino a couple of nights ago, with a trio of (I believe) Philadelphia dudes: Rick Germanson, piano; Craig Thomas, bass; Vic Stevens, drums. They're touring in support of Martino's Wes Montgomery tribute release. They spent the first set getting warmed up--nice, but coasting. Of course, Martino coasting is still top-level stuff. They were cooking in the second set, though. Martino ended with an especially inventive "Oleo" and then did "Sunny" as an encore. I was with a guitarist friend who was laughing with delight at Martino's prowess. Tomorrow night, it's Roy Haynes. Haven't seen him in six or eight years, I think. I'm hoping that at eighty-whatever he's still up to it--but I'm confident. Quote
J Larsen Posted March 11, 2007 Report Posted March 11, 2007 I saw Haynes about six months ago. His group was really good. Quote
BFrank Posted March 11, 2007 Report Posted March 11, 2007 Going to see the SF Jazz Collective on Sunday night. Can't wait. Tonight ... Quote
TedR Posted March 12, 2007 Report Posted March 12, 2007 The James Carter Organ trio (Gerard Gibbs, B-3, Leanard King, drums) last night in Cleveland. Jaw dropping! And this group had so much infectious fun playing together. Charlie Parker died 52 years ago today. James Carter ended his set......then said he'd be remiss if he didn't pay tribute to Bird. His intensity after already playing 2 1/2 hours was something to behold. Quote
sal Posted March 12, 2007 Report Posted March 12, 2007 The James Carter Organ trio (Gerard Gibbs, B-3, Leanard King, drums) last night in Cleveland. Jaw dropping! And this group had so much infectious fun playing together. Charlie Parker died 52 years ago today. James Carter ended his set......then said he'd be remiss if he didn't pay tribute to Bird. His intensity after already playing 2 1/2 hours was something to behold. Were they really loud? Quote
Aggie87 Posted March 12, 2007 Report Posted March 12, 2007 Going to see the SF Jazz Collective on Sunday night. Can't wait. Tonight ... How was the show, BF? Douglas is in the band now, right? They're going to be in San Antonio on Friday, and I'm thinking about making the drive up there. Quote
Tom Storer Posted March 13, 2007 Report Posted March 13, 2007 Tomorrow night, it's Roy Haynes. Haven't seen him in six or eight years, I think. I'm hoping that at eighty-whatever he's still up to it--but I'm confident. Just back from this--a wonderful evening. Roy was playing brilliantly, as was his wonderful quartet (Martin Bejerano, piano; David Wong, bass; Jaleel Shaw, alto & soprano). Quiet as its kept, the Roy Haynes Quartet in its various guises over the past twenty years or so has been one of the great small groups in contemporary jazz. Aggressive, playful, virtuosic, with fantastic arrangements of a fine book of tunes drawn mostly from the musicians Haynes has played with--and that means a lot--and above all, a unique style of creative rhythmic interplay. I've seen them with Ralph Moore, Don Braden, Craig Handy, now Jaleel Shaw in the saxophone chair, and mostly with David Kikoski on piano. Bejerano is someone to watch, too. Tonight was the first time I had seen Shaw and I was greatly impressed. He reminded me of John Handy sometimes. On "My Heart Belongs to Daddy" and a Monk tune, can't place it, the band was just crazy good. Haynes reached peaks. Anyway, it turns out that at midnight, when it became March 13, it was Roy's 82nd birthday! He demanded champagne on stage for the whole band and kept the place in stitches with one of his long, ad lib monologues as he paced around the stage. Roy Hargrove was in the audience and he came up and played the second half of the second set, tearing the place up with fire-breathing solos. He got the band excited and the energy went up a notch. It was Hargrove who played waiter and served the band their glasses of champagne. At one point Haynes mentioned that he saw some young people in the audience, pointing to one kid in particular and asking him how old he was and if he played an instrument. He was 13, named Robin, and played the drums. Roy invited him up to show the crowd his stuff. After a split second of paralysis, up he went and started playing a very decent James Brown kind of beat. Roy stomped it out, singing "Shake it to the left! Shake it to the right!" and the band started playing along with the groove. The kid was even improvising some, keeping the beat and doing some fancy stuff. Naturally the crowd ate it up and gave him roaring applause when Haynes gracefully put an end to it. That's a moment the kid will never forget. As we left, Archie Shepp was hanging out with Hargrove near the entrance. All in all, a great jazz evening! And I had brought my son along and some friends, so it was all good. I should really get out more often. Quote
Joe G Posted March 13, 2007 Report Posted March 13, 2007 Wow Tom! Sounds like a great time. Thanks for posting. Quote
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