Kidd Jordan / Wm. Parker / Alvin Fielder in Houston

[epistrophy arts]

http://www.pofinc.org/houston/jpf.html

Deep Listening Institute Houston presents . . .

Edward "Kidd" Jordan (New Orleans) - tenor saxophone

William Parker (New York City) - bass

Alvin Fielder (Jackson, MS) - drums

legends of the free jazz underground . . . . . .

Saturday, December 3 2005

8pm

at the ElDorado Ballroom

2310 Elgin

$13 general admission

$10 students

Everyone under 18 gets in for free.

for information and directions,

call 713-928-5653

or go to www.pofinc.org/houston

This concert is co-sponsored by KTRU Houston and Project Row Houses.

It is part of the Project Row Houses ElDorado Ballroom Series.

Edward "Kidd" Jordan is one of the great unrecognized talents in the history of Jazz. Those who have heard him will never forget his sound:

the majestic tone, the searching spirituality of his phrasing, his virtuosic execution, and his boundless (yet disciplined) sense of freedom.

Jordan is not only a veteran of numerous blues, pop and R&B groups (Ray Charles, Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin, The Supremes). He has also played with many of the great names in contemporary jazz (Ed Blackwell, Ellis Marsalis, Ornette Coleman, Cannonball Adderley, Cecil Taylor).

Jordan has long been associated with music education due to his position at Southern University at New Orleans, his work with children, documented by 60 Minutes, and his educational programs in Sierra Leone, Senegal and Mali. The French government recognized him with a knighthood for his contribution to the European performing arts.

William Parker is one of the most important leaders of the current avant-garde of jazz. He is a powerful bass player whose unique style suggests a universal music that is beyond genre. Being the central figure of New York's free jazz underground, he is an inspiration to listeners and musicians alike. He has performed with almost every major artist in the music. A Houston favorite, Parker's appearances are always a memorable occasion.

This concert will mark the return to Houston of Alvin Fielder. While a pharmacy student at Texas Southern University in the 1950s, Alvin Fielder was drummer for the Pluma Davis Band, the house band at Houston's historic ElDorado Ballroom. Fielder went on to make history as a founder of Chicago's AACM, one of the pioneering musician-collectives and an important organization in the development of avant-garde jazz. Fielder is a freeform drummer who navigates his journey in reference to the irresistible pulse of swing. He is a rhythm expert who is keenly aware of tradition. Fielder uses that sensibility to propel himself into limitless regions of expression.

The Deep Listening Institute Houston has landed. For information and a concert schedule go to http://www.pofinc.org/houston

[.:.impossible]

Listen, I saw this group augmented by Sabir Mateen in Boston last year. Whoah. It was supposed to be two sets, but they never stopped. I'm still hoping that Eremite releases this recording some day. I haven't witnessed as much energy music, free jazz, what have you, as many of you have, but this was something else! Never a dull moment. Alvin Fielder. Period. GO.

[JSngry]

I was just in Houston last night for a gig. Had I known...

[clifford_thornton]

Yeah, well, you missed out - it was really, really good.

I too hope that some amalgam of this group gets the Eremite treatment.

Fielder is a motherfucker. Look out for an AAJ interview in the near future.

[.:.impossible]

The reason I mentioned Eremite is because Ehlers was there with the equipment rolling. It was definitely recorded. I would love to hear that music again!

[clifford_thornton]

Yes, let's all hope that Rusch doesn't record that band. Spirit Room? Spirit away any attempt at good audio...

As for sound on Eremite, some are better than others, but I haven't really had much to complain about on the recent ones other than musical quality of Parker and Drake, but that's for another thread.