Anthony Braxton at the Iridium

[robviti]

I guess I'm rather surprised to see this listing at the Iridium, of all places. Looks great.

ANTHONY BRAXTON

Thursday, March 29 - Sunday, April 1

Iridium

$30

featuring:

Stephen Lehman (alto & sopranino saxes)

James Fei (alto sax & bass clarinet)

Taylor Ho Bynum (cornet, flugelhorn, trumpbone)

Jessica Pavone (viola, violin)

Jay Rozen (tuba, euphonium)

Carl Testa (bass, bass clarinet)

Aaron Siegel (percussion, vibraphone)

Andrew Raffo Dewar (soprano and c-melody sax,clarinet)

Reut Regev (trombone, flugelbone)

Sara Schoenbeck (bassoon, shenai)

Nicole Mitchell (flutes)

Mary Halvorson (guitar)

[J Larsen]

Seems like a lot of musicians to fit on the Iridium's stage...

[Adam]

He played last year at Iridium with about 12 musicians. It was a crowded stage!

[7/4]

He played last year at Iridium with about 12 musicians. It was a crowded stage!

And I hear it's getting released as a box set next year.

[J Larsen]

He played last year at Iridium with about 12 musicians. It was a crowded stage!

This may be a dumb question, but was it a good show?

[Adam]

I enjoyed it, but it's Braxton and not for all tastes.

[Alexander Hawkins]

He played last year at Iridium with about 12 musicians. It was a crowded stage!

And I hear it's getting released as a box set next year.

Yep - I've been lucky enough to hear some of the music, and it's really wonderful. I couldn't recommend what I heard highly enough.

[kh1958]

Seems like a lot of musicians to fit on the Iridium's stage...

There are 14 musicians in the Mingus Big Band, who play there every Tuesday.

[ghost of miles]

I keep amalgamating this thread title with the Lee Morgan one above it in the Discography forum and thinking that I see Anthony Braxton--Live at the Lighthouse.

[jasonguthartz]

Actually, the group this March at Iridium will be a septet (or Sextet+1) - the lineup:

Anthony Braxton (reeds)

Taylor Ho Bynum

(brass)

Jessica Pavone

(viola)

Jay Rozen (tuba)

Carl Testa

(bass)

Aaron Siegel

(percussion)

Mary Halvorson

(guitar)

And here's the press release for the box set 9 Compositions (Iridium) 2006 (for which I've contributed the DVD).

[GregK]

I am starting to save for this box set right now

[sheldonm]

Seems like a lot of musicians to fit on the Iridium's stage...

...not really much worse than the Mingus bands....but tight indeed!

m~