What live music are you going to see tonight?

[sidewinder]

Eddie Henderson is playing a gig in my area Sunday night with a UK band called 'Ambulance'. Hope to be able to go.

[A Lark Ascending]

Eddie Henderson is playing a gig in my area Sunday night with a UK band called 'Ambulance'. Hope to be able to go.

Go, Sidewinder!!!!

Saw them last night in Nottingham and they were great (and all kudos to Eddie who did a workshop in a local school in the afternoon! Good man!).

Great playing and soloing all round - and a really impressive, musical young drummer in Dave Smith. I'm not one for drum solos but his showpieces were some of the highlights of the evening.

I saw Ambulance as a four piece at Appleby a few years back. They were good then but, my, how they've come on!

Guardian review of the Ronnie Scott date here:

http://music.guardian.co.uk/live/story/0,,...rticle_continue

[sidewinder]

Thank you, Bev

They are doing a 'workshop' in the afternoon and I will try to check that out too. The performance is at Poole Arts Centre.

[A Lark Ascending]

Thank you, Bev

They are doing a 'workshop' in the afternoon and I will try to check that out too. The performance is at Poole Arts Centre.

I don't know if you saw Arnie's previous project - Improvokation - exploring his Hungarian roots with a mix of UK and Hungarian musicians, Sidewinder. A real labour of love that was unjustly neglected. I saw the Cheltenham premiere - bought the CD and it has remained one of my most played.

Anyway, they were selling it at the gig for £5. Jump for a copy!

The new one is worth getting too - though I'd love to hear a live recording of the band. The studio CD has rather shorter tracks - live they stretched these out magnificently.

Edited February 8, 2008 by Bev Stapleton

[Aggie87]

Ok, no laughing, but i'm going to see Lynyrd Skynyrd and Blue Oyster Cult tonight.

I've seen BOC 6-7 times, but never recently. A band I have fond high school aged memories of.

Never seen Skynyrd before - I think there's only 2 original members in the band anymore.

....I don't think I have time to grow a mullet, though.

[sidewinder]

I don't know if you saw Arnie's previous project - Improvokation - exploring his Hungarian roots with a mix of UK and Hungarian musicians, Sidewinder. A real labour of love that was unjustly neglected. I saw the Cheltenham premiere - bought the CD and it has remained one of my most played.

I think I did. They played Bath one year at the Pavilion, didn't they?

[A Lark Ascending]

I don't know if you saw Arnie's previous project - Improvokation - exploring his Hungarian roots with a mix of UK and Hungarian musicians, Sidewinder. A real labour of love that was unjustly neglected. I saw the Cheltenham premiere - bought the CD and it has remained one of my most played.

I think I did. They played Bath one year at the Pavilion, didn't they?

I'm not sure - it was an expensive 10 piece including Hungarian fiddle and cimbalon! Might have been a year I didn't get to Bath. Arnie also had a smaller band with some Hungarian influences that made the album 'Cold Cherry Soup'.

[sidewinder]

That's the one ! (with the Hungarian fiddle and cimbalon)

Edited February 8, 2008 by sidewinder

[A Lark Ascending]

There was a version of John Rae's Celtic Feet with additional Hungarian musicians including fiddle and cimbalon. Now that I did see at Bath about 3 or 4 years back. It was recorded for the BBC.

[sidewinder]

Saw that too !

[Joe G]

Last night: a double bill of the Rodney Whitaker/Carl Allen Project, and Diane Reeves. Gotta hand it to Ms. Reeves, she and her band (Geoffrey Keezer, Reginald Veal, Gregory Hutchinson) put on one hell of a great show.

[Joe G]

Yesterday, The Verdehr Trio. Interesting and very well-played program of mostly new music.

[papsrus]

Tonight: Terence Blanchard with James Moody (sax), Benny Green (piano), Nnenna Freelon (vocals), Derrick Hodge (bass) and Kendrick Scott (drums). Part of the Monterey 50th Anniversary Tour.

Edited February 11, 2008 by papsrus

[A Lark Ascending]

Tonight: Terence Blanchard with James Moody (sax), Benny Green (piano), Nnenna Freelon (vocals), Derrick Hodge (bass) and Kendrick Scott (drums). Part of the Monterey 50th Anniversary Tour.

Hope that goes well, Papsrus. I saw Moody many years ago...can't recall in what context!

[papsrus]

Tonight: Terence Blanchard with James Moody (sax), Benny Green (piano), Nnenna Freelon (vocals), Derrick Hodge (bass) and Kendrick Scott (drums). Part of the Monterey 50th Anniversary Tour.

Hope that goes well, Papsrus. I saw Moody many years ago...can't recall in what context!

Yes, I'm looking forward to it. It appears that some top-notch jazz is starting to make its way to the local performing arts venue here. Hopefully this is a good sign for the future. Branford Marsalis will be playing here in about a month as well.

EDIT: Blanchard concert was very good and the 1,700 seat hall was about 9/10ths full (corners in the back were empty). Moody -- 82-year-old James Moody -- was great, and quite a showman too, cracking a few corny jokes. Audience loved it. But his tone and phrasing were perfect, and his playing and stage presence were energetic. Amazing. Highlights of the first set were the opener -- "Bebop" -- and "Monterey Mist," which the band played with deft touch.

The unquestioned highlight of the second set was a mini-medley of Blanchard's "Levee" and "Funeral Dirge" from the album "God's Will" (for which he won a Grammy Sunday night). Played with an orchestra on the album, the two tunes were beautifully rendered in trio and then quartet settings respectively. Gorgeous.

Edited February 12, 2008 by papsrus

[Uncle Skid]

Grand Valley State University - Jazz Combo & Orchestra, Tim Froncek, Director.

Great concert and some outstanding young soloists.

[Chalupa]

Last night I saw John Tchicai and Guests - John Tchicai, alto saxophone/bass clarinet ; Khan Jamal, vibraphone; Garrison Fewell, guitar. Really good. They were supposed to do one set but at the end of the first set Tchicai asked if the audience wanted to hear another. There was an enthusiastic "YES!" from the small crowd.

[Michael Weiss]

Tonight at Carnegie Hall:

St. Louis Symphony, David Robertson conducting Messiaen: Turangalila Symphonie

[HolyStitt]

Tonight I am going to see Randy Weston at the Dakota.

[HolyStitt]

Tonight I am going to see Randy Weston at the Dakota.

Pretty nice second set:

Variations on Hi Fly

Little Niles

Kucheza Blues (I think)

African Cookbook

Mystery of Love

[NaturalSoul]

OH, on Valetines day i went to see Little Anthony & The Imperials. It was a free benefit concert and it was actually quite good.

[Chalupa]

Last night I saw Daniel Johnston. He did two sets - one acoustic; the other electric backed by a local band, The Capitol Years. Good times.

[chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez]

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[Patrick]

Last night I caught McCoy Tyner trio performing with tap dancer Savion Glover. Interesting idea that went over very well with the Kennedy Center crowd. Only obviously "tappable" tune was Duke's "In a Mellow Tone". Some feedback, perhaps from Glover's micced floor panels, kind of ruined the two tunes the trio played without Glover. Perhaps the saddest part was that they played two 30 minute sets (if that). I know McCoy will be 70 this year, and he certainly is not as vigorous as he's been in recent years, but is this guy just cashing checks now? [...I had a similar but less strong feeling following his fairly short performance at Univ of Maryland last October.] I knew that this was a possibility, and I'm not upset--just wonderin'.

[jimi089]

Just got home from Jeff Chan, Francis Wong, Ed Wilkerson, and Tatsu Aoki at the Velvet. I caught one great set - some interesting compositions from Chan, and some very quiet delicate playing from all three reeds that complimented the more brawny blowing sessions that erupted at times. Overall a great set, highly enjoyable, and its always a pleasure to greet Fred Anderson and chat for a minute.