What live music are you going to see tonight?

[J Larsen]

I only saw the Eddie Gale set at Vision Fest tonight - from what I gather from jazzshrink and msheldon, I missed out by skipping the afternoon set, but I really needed a little time for rest and chores. Anyway, the Gale set was very good - very inside by Vision standards, but Kidd Jordan, Prince Lasha and Gale all had great solos (especially Jordan) and everyone played very well. It was almost disarmingly hardbop, but very, very good.

Panda Bear was great. He did not make the mistake of trying to replicate the album live (I didn't expect him to). Instead he played realistic solo interpretations of songs on the record, as well as a few new things. It was a GREAT set. See him if you can.

[J Larsen]

Tonight it's Built to Spill with Cat Power - two of my favorite contemporary "indie" acts. This will be about my 900th time seeing BTS, and I think my fourth time seeing CP.

[mikeweil]

Tonight we're going to see Joshua Redman with Reuben Rogers and Antonio Sanchez at the Centralstation Darmstadt.

[king ubu]

Saw Sheila Jordan with Fritz Pauer's trio at Vienna's Jazzland last night - magnificient!

[sheldonm]

I saw Oliver Nelson, Jr's trio.....here's a photo of Oliver, jr.

[sidewinder]

Cecil Taylor with Anthony Braxton and Tony Oxley tonight at the Royal Festival Hall.

[ep1str0phy]

(Last night) went to go hear a free concert by the Michael Session Sextet--an all-star ensemble with a number of Pan African People's Arkestra alums: Steve Smith (tp), Phil Ranelin (tb), Nate Morgan (p), Jeff Littleton (b), Sunship Theus (dms). Performance was marred by a poor balance between the rhythm section and the horns and some wacky acoustic choices by the sound crew (a lot of reverb), but the playing was terrific and the ensemble took off with a typically interesting repertoire (many originals, some Jazz Messenger Tunes, an Ornette tune--"Turnaround"). Session might be my favorite LA-area sax player--a post-Trane, post-Dolphian vocabulary than moves facilely between inside/outside extremes.

Some good news--Phil Ranelin said that he's done some reunion stuff with the Detroit crew (Marcus Belgrave, etc.), and that an album should be released soon. I'm looking forward to hearing what that "sound" would sound like after all these years, considering how many of the Detroit scene's innovations and idiosyncrasies have sort of fueled parts of modern beat/sample culture. I think all the remnants of Ranelin's crowd still have something interesting to say.

[LAL]

Repulsive attitude?

[Kalo]

Just saw Ron Carter's trio, with Terrasson and Malone, at the Regattabar in Cambridge. Real uneven, veering between the jivey and the musically compelling, often back-and-forth repeatedly in the same tune.

[Bluerein]

Ron Carter was deleted from the North Sea Jazz Festival line-up because of "personal reasons". Not bad enough to prevent him from playing in the US (strange). Hope this won't be seen as a break of contract.

I'm going to the NSJF tonight as well (went last 2 days also). Friday I saw a killer Charles Tolliver Big Band set (with Bill Saxton completely smokin' Billy Harper, not a small feat!!!). Talkin' about underrated......This Saxton guy is really something. THen off to EST (the Swedish ECM type trio) which was very good. Topped the whole with a smashing set by Scofield, Medeski, Martin & Wood! Yesterday (saturday) was more "woman" type of music day. First Steely Dan (always great to see those guys). Then our own Trijntje Oosterhuis with the Metropole Orchestra (Vince Mendoza arranger, conductor) singing Burt Bacharach songs (she just made a cd with these songs and line-up). THen I wanted to see Gino Vannelli but the hall was too crowded and you couldn't get in which is a pitty since my good friend Erik Kooger plays the drums in this group. I'll catch them later in the Netherlands somewhere. Tonight will be the best I hope with the SF Jazz Collective, Joshua Redman Trio, Dave Holland Quintet, Mike Stern/Dave Weckl/Anthony Jackson, Solal with Konitz, Mengelberg trio etc, etc.......

[sheldonm]

(Last night) went to go hear a free concert by the Michael Session Sextet--an all-star ensemble with a number of Pan African People's Arkestra alums: Steve Smith (tp), Phil Ranelin (tb), Nate Morgan (p), Jeff Littleton (b), Sunship Theus (dms). Performance was marred by a poor balance between the rhythm section and the horns and some wacky acoustic choices by the sound crew (a lot of reverb), but the playing was terrific and the ensemble took off with a typically interesting repertoire (many originals, some Jazz Messenger Tunes, an Ornette tune--"Turnaround"). Session might be my favorite LA-area sax player--a post-Trane, post-Dolphian vocabulary than moves facilely between inside/outside extremes.

Some good news--Phil Ranelin said that he's done some reunion stuff with the Detroit crew (Marcus Belgrave, etc.), and that an album should be released soon. I'm looking forward to hearing what that "sound" would sound like after all these years, considering how many of the Detroit scene's innovations and idiosyncrasies have sort of fueled parts of modern beat/sample culture. I think all the remnants of Ranelin's crowd still have something interesting to say.

Phil's a great guy. He just sent me an LA newspaper with an article about him. He played in Indy (his hometown) with Slide Hampton and Steve Davis a couple months ago and I sent him some photos of the three of them.

Belgrave will be here in the near future...would be good to see Phil show up to play.

m~

[jlhoots]

Bobby Shew Quintet featuring Gary Foster & David Parlato.

Foster & Parlato signed my copy of Ne Plus Ultra.

Tomorrow night - Eddie Daniels Quintet with Joe Locke, Tom Rainier, David Finck & Lewis Nash

[J Larsen]

I saw Girls Against Boys tonight. They were pretty awesome. Every bit as good as I remember them being about 13 years ago.

[Soulstation1]

bob dylan is in town tonight

i'm no bd fan

[RDK]

Supposed to see Cedar Walton at a free outdoor gig at Hollywood & Highland tonight!

[jlhoots]

Michel Camilo Trio

[Kalo]

I saw Girls Against Boys tonight.

Who won?

[AndrewHill]

Not jazz, but took the wife to see The Police at Gund Arena last Monday, and just saw Collective Soul/Live and The Counting Crows at Captains Stadium. Never saw Live before but they were clearly the best for me on that bill.

[jlhoots]

Sonny Rollins tomorrow night.

Attended an interesting live discussion / interview with Sonny & A.B. Spellman earlier today. Pretty interesting.

[Van Basten II]

Gonna see this lovely and talented artist

Most of you, probably know her because of the soudtrack of March of the penguins

[sheldonm]

Sonny Rollins tomorrow night.

Attended an interesting live discussion / interview with Sonny & A.B. Spellman earlier today. Pretty interesting.

How was the show...how was Bobby Broom?

m~

[Chuck Nessa]

Not music, but Ann and I are packing a picnic basket with sandwiches and a few brews for a trip to the beach. Sunsets can be magical here but the sound of the water will suffice.

We will lay back in the dune grass and listen.

[Joe G]

Chuck - that's music to my ears.

[Chuck Nessa]

Chuck - that's music to my ears.

Near the end it looked like this:

[ghost of miles]

Makes me "homesick" for our annual summer jaunts to Michigan--last time Brenda & I were up there was Sept. 2005 to see Organissimo in Douglas.

Swung by Bear's Place tonight on my way back from house-sitting for some friends & caught tenor saxophonist Michael Eaton's farewell gig with local quartet Art Deco. Really, really good musician who's moving to NYC--and I think he has a shot at sticking on the scene there. Lots of late-Trane in his sound & hard, melodic swing. My friend Morgan Price, an alto saxophonist (also very good), is going with him. The great & the sad thing about Bloomington; lots of talented, cool people come through for a few years, and then move on.

Edited August 3, 2007 by ghost of miles