randissimo Posted January 2, 2006 Report Posted January 2, 2006 (edited) My favourite was the John Scofield concert in Grand Rapids, at the Intersection, Oct 20th. Sco is a nice cat, a great guitarist and musician, has an outstanding band, and they really cooked well together! We opened for Sco and managed to do a good set in spite of a rushed sound check, poor audio mix, and with only a bass drum coming through in the monitor mix.. Edited January 2, 2006 by randissimo Quote
ep1str0phy Posted January 2, 2006 Report Posted January 2, 2006 Billy Harper and Charles Tolliver at Iridium The Harper/Tolliver engagement at Yoshi's (with John Hicks, Dwayne Burno, and Roy McCurdy) was unbelievable. Tremendous playing, excellent repertoire, all that jazz... Other mentions: Gerald Wilson Orchestra (a local LA gig), Haden's Liberation Music Orchestra, and Myra Melford's new Bay Area quartet. Looking forward to McCoy Tyner's two-week residency at Yoshi's (in a few weeks). Quote
randissimo Posted January 2, 2006 Report Posted January 2, 2006 (edited) Billy Harper and Charles Tolliver at Iridium The Harper/Tolliver engagement at Yoshi's (with John Hicks, Dwayne Burno, and Roy McCurdy) was unbelievable. Tremendous playing, excellent repertoire, all that jazz... Other mentions: Gerald Wilson Orchestra (a local LA gig), Haden's Liberation Music Orchestra, and Myra Melford's new Bay Area quartet. Looking forward to McCoy Tyner's two-week residency at Yoshi's (in a few weeks). You're so lucky to live in an area that has so many options.. The closest area to me is Chicago, almost 4 hrs from where I live in good weather.. When I lived in Oakland there were always places to go almost any day of the week.. Edited January 2, 2006 by randissimo Quote
Chalupa Posted January 3, 2006 Report Posted January 3, 2006 (edited) 02/05 - Jason Moran (Nasheet Waits) 02/05 - Frank Morgan 02/06 – Jack DeJohnette Latin Project (Don Byron, Giovanni Hidalgo, Luisito Quintero, Edsel Gomez, Jerome Harris) 02/26 – Benny Golson 03/05 – Steve Bernstein (Sam Rivers Trio, Uri Caine, Marty Ehrlich) 03/18 – Henry Grimes & Marshall Allen 03/21 – Slint 03/23 – Jennifer Gentle / Dead Meadow 04/08 – McCoy Tyner (Charnett Moffett, Lewis Nash) 04/15 – Sonic Youth / Cat Power 05/04 – Ravi Shankar & Anoushka 05/07 - Rudresh Mahanthappa 05/09 – Deerhoof / The Danielson Family 05/21 - Gang of 4 06/11 – Oliver Lake 06/16 – Bob Dylan / Willie Nelson 07/15 – Dungen 07/19 – Cecil Taylor 07/20 – Elvis Costello W/ Emmylou Harris 10/08 – Roscoe Mitchell & Muhal Richard Abrams 10/08 – Tortoise & Daniel Lanois 10/13 – Fiery Furnaces / Man Man 10/20 – Acid Mothers Temple / Bardo Pond / The Occasion 10/29 – Von Freeman (Micky Roker) 11/04 – Anthony Braxton Sextet 11/17 – Ye Ren (Gary Hassay, Toshi Makihara, William Parker) 12/03 – Wadada Leo Smith (Nasheet Waits, Vijay Iyer, John Lindberg ) Edited January 3, 2006 by Chalupa Quote
Spontooneous Posted January 3, 2006 Report Posted January 3, 2006 My big standouts for the year: 1. Randy Weston, Gem Theater, Kansas City 2. Wayne Shorter, same place 3. Ornette Coleman, Minneapolis 4. Doug Wamble, Blue Room, Kansas City. (Go ahead, disbelieve me.) Quote
7/4 Posted January 3, 2006 Report Posted January 3, 2006 02/05 - Jason Moran (Nasheet Waits) 02/05 - Frank Morgan 02/06 – Jack DeJohnette Latin Project (Don Byron, Giovanni Hidalgo, Luisito Quintero, Edsel Gomez, Jerome Harris) 02/26 – Benny Golson 03/05 – Steve Bernstein (Sam Rivers Trio, Uri Caine, Marty Ehrlich) 03/18 – Henry Grimes & Marshall Allen 03/21 – Slint 03/23 – Jennifer Gentle / Dead Meadow 04/08 – McCoy Tyner (Charnett Moffett, Lewis Nash) 04/15 – Sonic Youth / Cat Power 05/04 – Ravi Shankar & Anoushka 05/07 - Rudresh Mahanthappa 05/09 – Deerhoof / The Danielson Family 05/21 - Gang of 4 06/11 – Oliver Lake 06/16 – Bob Dylan / Willie Nelson 07/15 – Dungen 07/19 – Cecil Taylor 07/20 – Elvis Costello W/ Emmylou Harris 10/08 – Roscoe Mitchell & Muhal Richard Abrams 10/08 – Tortoise & Daniel Lanois 10/13 – Fiery Furnaces / Man Man 10/20 – Acid Mothers Temple / Bardo Pond / The Occasion 10/29 – Von Freeman (Micky Roker) 11/04 – Anthony Braxton Sextet 11/17 – Ye Ren (Gary Hassay, Toshi Makihara, William Parker) 12/03 – Wadada Leo Smith (Nasheet Waits, Vijay Iyer, John Lindberg ) Wow. Keeping track of things! Quote
Chalupa Posted January 3, 2006 Report Posted January 3, 2006 02/05 - Jason Moran (Nasheet Waits) 02/05 - Frank Morgan 02/06 – Jack DeJohnette Latin Project (Don Byron, Giovanni Hidalgo, Luisito Quintero, Edsel Gomez, Jerome Harris) 02/26 – Benny Golson 03/05 – Steve Bernstein (Sam Rivers Trio, Uri Caine, Marty Ehrlich) 03/18 – Henry Grimes & Marshall Allen 03/21 – Slint 03/23 – Jennifer Gentle / Dead Meadow 04/08 – McCoy Tyner (Charnett Moffett, Lewis Nash) 04/15 – Sonic Youth / Cat Power 05/04 – Ravi Shankar & Anoushka 05/07 - Rudresh Mahanthappa 05/09 – Deerhoof / The Danielson Family 05/21 - Gang of 4 06/11 – Oliver Lake 06/16 – Bob Dylan / Willie Nelson 07/15 – Dungen 07/19 – Cecil Taylor 07/20 – Elvis Costello W/ Emmylou Harris 10/08 – Roscoe Mitchell & Muhal Richard Abrams 10/08 – Tortoise & Daniel Lanois 10/13 – Fiery Furnaces / Man Man 10/20 – Acid Mothers Temple / Bardo Pond / The Occasion 10/29 – Von Freeman (Micky Roker) 11/04 – Anthony Braxton Sextet 11/17 – Ye Ren (Gary Hassay, Toshi Makihara, William Parker) 12/03 – Wadada Leo Smith (Nasheet Waits, Vijay Iyer, John Lindberg ) Wow. Keeping track of things! Yeah, working in a library has given me a slight case of OCD Quote
ep1str0phy Posted January 5, 2006 Report Posted January 5, 2006 Billy Harper and Charles Tolliver at Iridium The Harper/Tolliver engagement at Yoshi's (with John Hicks, Dwayne Burno, and Roy McCurdy) was unbelievable. Tremendous playing, excellent repertoire, all that jazz... Other mentions: Gerald Wilson Orchestra (a local LA gig), Haden's Liberation Music Orchestra, and Myra Melford's new Bay Area quartet. Looking forward to McCoy Tyner's two-week residency at Yoshi's (in a few weeks). You're so lucky to live in an area that has so many options.. The closest area to me is Chicago, almost 4 hrs from where I live in good weather.. When I lived in Oakland there were always places to go almost any day of the week.. Seriously. I'm in Berkeley most of the year, and it's a surprisingly fertile environment for improvised music (not just jazz). I keep telling myself I'll get more active in the Bay Area, but I've been sidelined (as of late)--fortunately, there's enough music to see. Quote
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