jlhoots Posted October 10, 2009 Report Posted October 10, 2009 (edited) Chris Smither Edited October 10, 2009 by jlhoots Quote
ValerieB Posted October 11, 2009 Report Posted October 11, 2009 last night and the night before: Roberta Gambarini with Eric Gunnerson, Chuck Berghofer(sp?) and Willie Jones III. i guess it's obvious i enjoyed these folks immensely!! Quote
king ubu Posted October 12, 2009 Report Posted October 12, 2009 BraffOesterRohrer were fantastic again last night! Quote
AndrewHill Posted October 15, 2009 Report Posted October 15, 2009 Going to go see Metallica tonight...wish me luck Quote
jlhoots Posted October 15, 2009 Report Posted October 15, 2009 Stefon Harris & Blackout tomorrow night. I'm keeping my fingers crossed. Hope the "vocoder" is kept to a minimum. Quote
Chuck Nessa Posted October 16, 2009 Report Posted October 16, 2009 Headed to the Green Mill tonight to hear Von Freeman. Quote
aparxa Posted October 16, 2009 Report Posted October 16, 2009 Tomorrow night: Kirk Lightsey & Jerry Gonzales first gig after months of idleness, last one being the Wild Magnolias this summer. Quote
jlhoots Posted October 17, 2009 Report Posted October 17, 2009 (edited) Stefon Harris & Blackout tomorrow night. I'm keeping my fingers crossed. Hope the "vocoder" is kept to a minimum. Excellent show. The "dreaded" vocoder was only used once. Edited October 17, 2009 by jlhoots Quote
Chuck Nessa Posted October 17, 2009 Report Posted October 17, 2009 Von Freeman was wonderful last night at the Green Mill. Chicago members should note he'll be there again tonight. Quote
NIS Posted October 18, 2009 Report Posted October 18, 2009 I never get to join in the fun here but I was on vacation and got to see Will Holshouser, Han Bennink and Michael Moore in Knoxville, TN last Thursday. Terrific. Quote
Guest Bill Barton Posted October 18, 2009 Report Posted October 18, 2009 I never get to join in the fun here but I was on vacation and got to see Will Holshouser, Han Bennink and Michael Moore in Knoxville, TN last Thursday. Terrific. I'm looking forward to hearing them Monday in Seattle! The Earshot Jazz Festival is in full swing and the amount of live music over the next few days is somewhat daunting... Tonight I'm going to hear the Allen Toussaint Quartet at The Triple Door. Quote
EKE BBB Posted October 18, 2009 Report Posted October 18, 2009 Last Friday, Big Band de Canarias, conducted by Dick Oatts. Quote
Van Basten II Posted October 19, 2009 Report Posted October 19, 2009 Nice Americana bill with a great first part by Buddy Miller and then Emmylou Harris. After a rough start she got into gear and a quite pleasant evening with a mix of her older songs, recent ones, a few classics either contemplative music or ones with more beat. Among the highlites the expected visit of the McGarrigle sisters who were there for a few songs and a bluegrass piece done a capella led by Emylou and three of the musician doing harmonies, absolutely georgous. Quote
Guest Bill Barton Posted October 20, 2009 Report Posted October 20, 2009 (edited) I never get to join in the fun here but I was on vacation and got to see Will Holshouser, Han Bennink and Michael Moore in Knoxville, TN last Thursday. Terrific. I'm looking forward to hearing them Monday in Seattle! The Earshot Jazz Festival is in full swing and the amount of live music over the next few days is somewhat daunting... Tonight I'm going to hear the Allen Toussaint Quartet at The Triple Door. Toussaint and and co. rocked the house. It was interesting that he performed nothing from his recent The Bright Mississippi CD. The band was actually a quintet with electric bass, electric guitar, drums and multiple percussion. I'd been wanting to hear him live for a long, long time. I wasn't disappointed. The man has written so many great tunes and played on so many classic recordings... His version of "City of New Orleans" last night was the veritable definition of soul (one of the few songs in the set list that he didn't write.) The second set started late and I had to leave at 11:30pm to make it to the radio show on time, but I hung in there until almost the end, and it was groovin'. 3rd Man (Bennink, Moore & Holshouser) was exceptional. If ya'll were in Philly or Ann Arbor for their shows you'll probably be able to relate to that comment. Such joyful, exuberant, heartfelt music! I was blown away. Duke Ellington and Dewey Balfa doin' a tango. All Bennink needs are a couple of sticks and a couple of sets of brushes to be a one-man drum choir. Tuesday night it's Trio M Wednesday: Omar Sosa Afreecanos Quartet Thursday: Matthew Shipp/Joe Morris & Peggy Lee/Saadet Turkoz Friday: Myra Melford Be Bread Saturday: probably Hal Galper @ Tula's if I'm still standing and have any $$$ left Edited October 20, 2009 by Bill Barton Quote
NIS Posted October 20, 2009 Report Posted October 20, 2009 Well Bill, what a great line-up of music you have going. Nothing like that out here in the great Midwest. As far as Bennink goes, he certainly is a great musician, as are the other two guys in my opinion. Michael Moore is a personal favorite for me. I found that I had to focus visually on Moore and Holshouser to really get into the music. My wife (who went to the concert because she loves me, instead of staying in the hotel and watching Grey's Anatomy) thinks that Bennink needs to have his meds adjusted. Quote
NIS Posted October 20, 2009 Report Posted October 20, 2009 Well Bill, what a great line-up of music you have going. Nothing like that out here in the great Midwest. As far as Bennink goes, he certainly is a great musician, as are the other two guys in my opinion. Michael Moore is a personal favorite for me. I found that I had to focus visually on Moore and Holshouser to really get into the music. My wife (who went to the concert because she loves me, instead of staying in the hotel and watching Grey's Anatomy) thinks that Bennink needs to have his meds adjusted. Quote
jeffcrom Posted October 20, 2009 Report Posted October 20, 2009 Jesper Thilo at Paradise Jazz in Copenhagen. Quote
jeffcrom Posted October 20, 2009 Report Posted October 20, 2009 It's the same for jazz musicians everywhere. Jesper Thilo and his very creative quartet (Olivier Antunes - p, Bo Stief - b, Frands Rifbjerg - d) played their first set at Jazz Paradise for three of us, and played as if their lives depended on it. Thilo's group played straight-ahead bebop, but constantly listened and responded to each other at the highest level. Bo Stief deserves a medal for following Antunes' harmonic deviations at least 90% of the time. Thilo has a rich, beautiful sound - his low C's, B's, and B flats got to me on the ballads every time. During the second set, the audience swelled to eight! Quote
NIS Posted October 21, 2009 Report Posted October 21, 2009 It's the same for jazz musicians everywhere. Jesper Thilo and his very creative quartet (Olivier Antunes - p, Bo Stief - b, Frands Rifbjerg - d) played their first set at Jazz Paradise for three of us, and played as if their lives depended on it. Thilo's group played straight-ahead bebop, but constantly listened and responded to each other at the highest level. Bo Stief deserves a medal for following Antunes' harmonic deviations at least 90% of the time. Thilo has a rich, beautiful sound - his low C's, B's, and B flats got to me on the ballads every time. During the second set, the audience swelled to eight! Right around 30 at the Third Man set I saw. And Miley Cyrus played to 10,000+ pre-teens in my town on a school night. I know nobody said the world was fair but come on. I was hoping the smiley function had one giving the finger. Quote
WorldB3 Posted October 21, 2009 Report Posted October 21, 2009 (edited) Last night my friend had free tickets to see Omara Portuondo. She had great energy and her band especially Harold Lopez Nussa on Piano and Felipe Cabrera on Double Bass were incredible. A nice evening of Cuban Jazz. Edited October 21, 2009 by WorldB3 Quote
Chalupa Posted October 24, 2009 Report Posted October 24, 2009 Attending this tomorrow.... Sunday, October 25, 2009 - 3:00pm - 7:00pm Rashied Ali Tribute Muhammid Ali, drums Grant Calvin Weston, drums Cornell Rochester, drums Henry Grimes, bass Jamaaladeen Tacuma, bass Amin Ali, bass Ronnie Burrage, drums James "Blood" Ulmer, el. guitar Charlie Ellerbee, el. guitar Juju Jones, drums Umar Raheem, saxophone Dave Burrell, piano Alan Nelson, drums Lamont "Napalm" Dixon, poetry Pheralyn Dove, poetry Stanley Crouch, jazz critic Quote
paul secor Posted October 24, 2009 Report Posted October 24, 2009 Last night my friend had free tickets to see Omara Portuondo. She had great energy and her band especially Harold Lopez Nussa on Piano and Felipe Cabrera on Double Bass were incredible. A nice evening of Cuban Jazz. Would have liked to have caught that one. Quote
Guest Bill Barton Posted October 27, 2009 Report Posted October 27, 2009 Well Bill, what a great line-up of music you have going. Nothing like that out here in the great Midwest. As far as Bennink goes, he certainly is a great musician, as are the other two guys in my opinion. Michael Moore is a personal favorite for me. I found that I had to focus visually on Moore and Holshouser to really get into the music. My wife (who went to the concert because she loves me, instead of staying in the hotel and watching Grey's Anatomy) thinks that Bennink needs to have his meds adjusted. They were f$#*ing awesome. Great show. Bennink w/2 sticks, 2 sets of brushes, a snare, and whatever he could find to strike or manipulate. He was sitting on a piano bench and it got the full treatment. Sitting in the front row directly in front of him I began to wonder whether he'd decide to check out the assorted timbres of audience members' heads, but it never happened... Ah, well, maybe next time. Brushes only for me, please, and not metal ones, okay? Personally, I'd say that his medications are JUST RIGHT. First time I'd had a chance to meet and talk with Han, who is about as down-to-earth a guy as you'll ever meet. The Anne Drummond Quartet at The Triple Door last night (Monday) was superb too. She left Seattle before I moved here and I was totally unfamiliar with her music. Impressive player. Kick-ass band. Saudade. Sorrisos e abraços. Jovino Santos Neto! Compelling young female bassist whose name escaped me but I'll have to research it as she was tha shytt. Missed the "double duos" show and Hal Galper... Too much music and too little time (and/or $$$) Myra Melford Be Bread last Friday was lovely too. Her compositions never fail to reach me. Quote
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