Dallas, Austin, Houston, San Antonio, Etc. Jazz & Other Concerts

[kh1958]

Guest Artist Recital: Jean-Michel Pilc, Jazz Piano - Room: Kenton Hall Building: College of Music Building When: 3-5-2013 @ 8:00 PM

Now a US resident for more than a decade, French native Jean-Michel Pilc taught himself to play piano. After coming to New York, Pilc formed a trio with François Moutin (bass) and drummer Ari Hoenig. The trio became a popular fixture in Big Apple venues such as the Blue Note, Birdland, Knitting Factory, and Sweet Basil.

In 2000 Pilc’s trio released a pair of acclaimed recordings, Jean-Michel Pilc Trio - Together - Live at Sweet Basil, NYC - Vol. 1 & 2 (ARecords). The trio then released Welcome Home in 2002 followed in 2003 by Cardinal Points, which features Jean-Michel's extended work, “Trio Sonata,” created through a grant from Chamber Music America's New Works: Creation and Presentation Program, funded by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation. In 2004, Pilc released a solo recording, Follow Me, then came full circle in 2005 with a live trio recording, Live at the Iridium, New York, introducing his new ensemble with Thomas Bramerie on bass and Mark Mondesir on drums. The trio released a follow-up, New Dreams, in 2007. Pilc’s last two albums were both released in 2011 on the Motema label Essential, a live solo piano recording, and Threedom, featuring his legendary trio with François Moutin & Ari Hoenig, which has re-formed in 2010 under the collective name Pilc Moutin Hoenig. When not performing solo or with his trio, Pilc teaches masterclasses and clinics.

Free Admission.

[CraigP]

And if you're a mailman, we'll buy you a drink!

Don't you mean "Byas A Drink"?

[kh1958]

Saturday, March 16: Evan Weiss Quartet with Davy Mooney, Scat Jazz, Fort Worth.

Trumpeter Evan Weiss has a nice debut recording out on Greg Osby's Inner Circle Records, Math or Magic. Currently listening to guitarist Davy Mooney from the Smalls archive.

[kh1958]

April 3 at Scat Jazz, Fort Worth: Elis Marsalis.

April 4 at Live Oak Music Hall and Lounge, Fort Worth: Nick Moss

April 12 at Kessler Theater: Rebirth Brass Band

[kh1958]

Saturday, March 16: Evan Weiss Quartet with Davy Mooney, Scat Jazz, Fort Worth.

Trumpeter Evan Weiss has a nice debut recording out on Greg Osby's Inner Circle Records, Math or Magic. Currently listening to guitarist Davy Mooney from the Smalls archive.

The Evan Weiss / Davy Mooney group was rather good, it turns out, even though Scat Jazz is a poor venue. I could hardly hear the band during the first set, the crowd was so loud. Many of the noisy people left after the first set, so I was able to move closer to hear better; the band seemed to gell during the second set. This fellow Evan Weiss seems to be a pretty strong composer.

At any rate, there are more dates in the next few days in the area for this temporary assemblage.

Tonight (Sunday), at 7 at Sweetwater in Denton.

Monday, at 10 at Amsterdam Bar in Dallas.

Tuesday, at 8 at Dan's Silverleaf in Denton.

[kh1958]

May 24: Janiva Magness at Loose Wheels, Denison, Texas.

[slide_advantage_redoux]

My quintet is now playing on Thursday nights in Dallas at a place across the street from the State Fair grounds.

The Meridian Room has terrific dishes. Part of our deal is that we get a free meal, and nothing I have eaten there has failed to ring the bell. Nice staff too.

And now we are on Thursdays instead of Tuesdays, the crowds are much better knock on wood.

As usual:

Greg Waits - trombone

Jim Sangrey - tenor sax

Todd Parsnow - guitar (Todd tours with Roy Hargrove's RH Factor)

Russ Allor - bass

Garry Granger - drums

Try and stop by if you are so inclined! Say hello and hang out. No cover.

We play from 9-12 now.

http://www.themeridianroom.com/

[kh1958]

Janiva Magness in Texas:

June 18-19 in San Angelo at Sealy Flats.

June 20 in Austin at Antone's.

June 21, back in San Angelo.

June 22, in Dallas at Poor David's Pub.

[CraigP]

June 2 at Rubber Gloves in Denton: Dave Rempis Percussion Quartet! Unfortunately it's a Sunday night, and they're the last of 3 bands.

[Blue Train]

May 31st @ 8 pm


Peter Brötzmann and Joe McPhee

Waller Creek School Auditorium (719 E. 41st Austin, 78751)

[clifford_thornton]

For things like this I wish I still lived in Austin. The vibe at those Epistrophy Arts shows is really wonderful.

[slide_advantage_redoux]

My quintet (aka the jazz refugees) is back at The Meridian Room / Dallas (where mr sangrey and friends held court last week).

Of course, Jim shares the front line with me most of the time. (he's a busy guy doncha know)

We'd like to be able to hit every Thursday, but pay gigs keep getting in the way. Damn!

Next month it should steady up and we'll be there every week for the foreseeable future.

We play from 9-12.

Great food (and i mean GREAT...just ask Jim; he agrees), a wide selection of beers (micro brews, imports etc), and generally a good time to be had. The staff is nice (and Dana is cute)

http://www.themeridianroom.com/

Give us a holler if you pop in!

[kh1958]

September 1 at Bedford Blues Festival--Buddy Guy

September 21 at Denton Blues Festival--Lucky Peterson

September 22 at Denton Blues Festival--Janiva Magness

October 25-26 at Clarence Muse Theater--Tutu Jones

October 26--Allen Library Civic Auditorium: Neyveli Radhakrishna Double Violin

Indrajit Banerjee Sitar
Rohan Krishnamurthy Mridangam
Subrata Bhattacharya Tabla

[kh1958]

October 18, 2013: In San Antonio at Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center: Iraida Noriega

November 1, 2013: in Austin at Frank: Tigran Hamasyan

January 31, 2014 in San Antonio at Jo Long Theater: Lonnie Smith

February 4, 2014 in San Antonio at Jo Long Theater: Lionel Loueke

Edited September 18, 2013 by kh1958

[kh1958]

Also at the Jo Long Theater in San Antonio:

Jason Moran's Fats Waller Dance Party, on May 17, 2014.

[kh1958]

Shelley Carroll at Scat Jazz in Fort Worth, November 29.

Nicholas Payton at Fort Worth Public Library, May 15, 2014.

Lucky Peterson at Clarence Muse Theater, July 11-12, 2014.

Edited November 14, 2013 by kh1958

[kh1958]

Caroline Davis at Scat Jazz, December 26.

[John Litweiler]

Caroline Davis at Scat Jazz, December 26.

Well worth hearing.

[kh1958]

Caroline Davis at Scat Jazz, December 26.

Well worth hearing.

I was reading about her, listening to some tracks, and ordered her CD.

[kh1958]

From Nameless Sound in Houston on March 25, 2014:

venue to be determined

Bobby Bradford (Los Angelos): trumpet, cornette
Frode Gjerstad (Stavanger): saxophone, clarinet
Ingebrigt Haker-Flaten (Austin, Texas): bass
Frank Rosaly (Chicago): drum

[mjzee]

Damn, I have a class that night. Why a Tuesday night?!?

[kh1958]

UNT 2014 Jazz Lecture Series:

2014 Jazz Lecture Series

Submitted by Jazz at UNT on Fri, 12/20/2013 - 1:48pm

Our Jazz Lecture Series was started in 1982 by Neil Slater, who had just started at UNT after many years in the New York area. Neil said that he couldn’t take the students to New York, but he could bring New York to the students. Since 1982, our students have been able to learn from and talk with guest artists from New York and lots of other places. Here's the lineup for spring 2014. Lecture series sessions are 9:30-10:50 and 2-3:20 in the recital hall in the music building and are open to the public. Please contact us in advance if you plan to bring a group of any size.

1/28 Jeremy Pelt, trumpet
2/4 Billy Harper, saxophone (afternoon session only)
2/11 Julian Lage, guitar
2/18 Marshall Gilkes, trombone
2/25 Ryan Truesdell, composer-arranger
3/4 Phil Markowitz, piano
3/18 Bob Cranshaw, bass
4/22 Joey Baron, drums

[epistrophy arts]

Bobby Bradford 4 are in Austin on 3/23

also, Brotzmann/Drake/Parker 6/3 and more

epistrophyarts.tumblr.com

[kh1958]

One O'CLock Lab Band with Billy Harper and the Cookers

The One O’Clock Lab Band welcomes back one of its own on February 6, 2014 when tenor sax phenom Billy Harper returns as the Glenn E. Gomez Endowment guest artist for 2014. Now known as “one of the last great tough-toned tenors from Texas” (JazzTimes), Harper made history in the 1960s as the first African-American member of the One O’Clock Lab Band, and went on to work with jazz greats like Max Roach, Donald Byrd and Gil Evans. The first half of the concert will feature Harper playing with his current project, jazz supergroup The Cookers. Then they’ll all join the One O’Clock Lab Band for a set featuring original charts by Billy Harper himself. Tickets are $15/$10.

One O'Clock Lab Band: Glenn E. Gomez Endowment Concert Room: Winspear Performance Hall Building: Murchison Performing Arts Center When: 2-6-2014 @ 8:00 PM

One O'Clock Lab Band, Steve Wiest, director

with Guest Artist Billy Harper, tenor saxophone and

The Cookers

David Weiss, trumpet

George Cables, piano

Cecil McBee, bass

Billy Hart, drumset

[kh1958]

February 7, 2014, The Cookers are in Houston at the Cullen Theater, Wortham Center.

And at the same venue on April 4, 2014, Wayne Shorter Quartet.