Steve Reynolds Posted March 20, 2015 Report Posted March 20, 2015 Two sets: 9:00 & 10:30 Third time the quintet is playing at the venue. Nasheet Waits was scheduled to be playing with the quintet for the first time. Previous drummers I saw were Gerald Cleaver & Billy Mintz. Nasheet no longer listed BUT there is ONLY one drummer I would rather see with the band and his name is listed below: Mat Maneri - viola Lucien Ban - piano Tony Malaby - tenor saxophone (maybe soprano as well?) Bob Stewart - tuba RANDY PETERSON - drums As great as Nasheet is (especially live as his power in a little room is nothing short of mind boggling), Randy Peterson live with Mat & friends has always been a very unique experience beyond the words I have. Get Ready to Receive Yourself Quote
Steve Reynolds Posted March 21, 2015 Author Report Posted March 21, 2015 Met 4/5ths of the band on the corner... First in line and fired up.... Quote
Steve Reynolds Posted March 22, 2015 Author Report Posted March 22, 2015 My wife says Randy Peterson is on the EDGE!! Almost tipped over Tom drums did tip over Thought the cymbals might levitate I'm recovering Quote
Steve Reynolds Posted March 22, 2015 Author Report Posted March 22, 2015 "Start with the tuba with a groove on non-groove" "That's it" The *great* Bob Stewart pushed to the edge - doesn't quite tip over Malaby plays soprano in a manner and on a level that I've never heard before. Mat takes the band leading shit real fucking serious. The combination of his and Lucien's compositions with a drum driven band teetering on the edge of combustion made for a perfect first set and a shorter second set that almost matched it. Stunning Quote
mjazzg Posted March 22, 2015 Report Posted March 22, 2015 Hey Steve, the next time you're talking to them suggest a transatlantic visit will you? I'd love to see Stewart and Maneri in the same band. Oto awaits! Quote
Steve Reynolds Posted March 22, 2015 Author Report Posted March 22, 2015 Mat would love to. Maybe if a few people bought a few CDs that he had Fwiw - full house both sets. Crowd young, old, in between. Seems like everyone loved it. Even Randy when he knocked two of the Tom drums half way off their stands. Quote
Steve Reynolds Posted March 22, 2015 Author Report Posted March 22, 2015 A few more random thoughts if anyone is interested..... Nine tunes split between Mat's & Lucien's. For sure some different compositions and some the same as the previous two shows. Tiltles like Lime(closed the night), Ed, Number One,to some cool title with the word Demons in it (opened the night). Band is a fine mix between composition, collective improvisation, solos, duos and trios with little sense of where they will go next. I wonder how planned or unplanned these excursions into obliquess or incredible power and energy are. Impressively exciting, invigorating, confusing and life affirming. Regarding Peterson, Mat told my wife after the second set ended that 'one has to be willing to listen to Randy in order to hear him'. Paraphrased but I have an idea where he do coming from. His approach can initially seem like a bull in a china shop, when the reality to my ears that he is always in an improvisation mode and he refuses to not be himself. Comparing (as I do way too often) the band with Peterson as compared to Cleaver or Mintz is easy. Totally different sound. For those who have *heard* Randy, you might have an idea. Quote
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