cliffpeterson Posted November 15, 2017 Report Share Posted November 15, 2017 Mars Williams Presents An Ayler Xmas in December Grammy-nominated saxophonist, composer and bandleader Mars Williams presents An Ayler Xmas — The Music of Albert Ayler & Songs of Christmas on Saturday, December 2 at 8 PM at Atlas Studios, located at 11 Spring Street in Newburgh, NY. This concert will be a co-production of Elysium Furnace Works in collaboration with Jazz at Atlas. General admission will be $20 at the door. Ample onsite parking is available. For the last two of years, along with the annual Chicago performances, Williams has experimented by performing “An Ayler Xmas” in New Orleans, using local musicians. Building on their success this year, Williams expands his project by bringing it to select cities in the US and Europe featuring local improvisers from each host city. The tour will include the following citiies: Dec. 1 – Holyoke, MA Dec. 2 – Newburgh, NY Dec. 4 – New York Dec. 8 – New OrleansDec.10 – ChicagoDec.15 – ViennaDec.16 – Wells, AustriaDec.17 – ParisDec.20 – AntwerpDec.23 – Amsterdam For the Newburgh performance (and Holyoke -see link below), the musicians performing will include: Mars Williams – Saxophones, Toy InstrumentsJoe McPhee – Trumpets, Saxophones Joe Morris – Guitar Hilliard Greene – BassChris Corsano – Drums More information about the Holyoke concert: http://jazzshares.org/?p=977#more-977 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Bresnahan Posted November 15, 2017 Report Share Posted November 15, 2017 (edited) Wow - my old hometown of Holyoke, MA makes the list? That's pretty amazing considering the non-existent Jazz scene there. Edited November 15, 2017 by Kevin Bresnahan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjazzg Posted November 15, 2017 Report Share Posted November 15, 2017 I'm just hoping the gaps between Paris, Antwerp and Amsterdam allow for a visit to London Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
relyles Posted November 15, 2017 Report Share Posted November 15, 2017 3 hours ago, Kevin Bresnahan said: Wow - my old hometown of Holyoke, MA makes the list? That's pretty amazing considering the non-existent Jazz scene there. It's part of the Pioneer Valley Jazz Shares series which presents a lot of concerts in Western, MA. I may catch the Holyoke or Newburgh show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Reynolds Posted November 15, 2017 Report Share Posted November 15, 2017 I’ll should be at the Newburgh show. Nice venue. I was at the Tim Berne Snakeoil show a couple of months ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted November 15, 2017 Report Share Posted November 15, 2017 We caught the Chicago event last year. It was a blast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OliverM Posted November 15, 2017 Report Share Posted November 15, 2017 Thanks for the notice, will be looking out for info on the Paris date. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlhoots Posted November 15, 2017 Report Share Posted November 15, 2017 I'd go to that - BUT they'll never even get close to where I am. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Ayers Posted November 16, 2017 Report Share Posted November 16, 2017 16 hours ago, jlhoots said: I'd go to that - BUT they'll never even get close to where I am. You need to grow your carbon footprint! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Late Posted November 16, 2017 Report Share Posted November 16, 2017 Man, I wish Ayler would have recorded a Christmas album! Just imagine his rendition of "Silent Night." I'd go to Williams' show ... if he came to the West Coast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlhoots Posted November 16, 2017 Report Share Posted November 16, 2017 There's a CD of this stuff. Just ordered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Late Posted November 22, 2017 Report Share Posted November 22, 2017 On 11/16/2017 at 3:46 PM, jlhoots said: There's a CD of this stuff. Sound samples here. Christmas melodies and Ayler are actually a very logical fit! In places, Williams sounds amazingly close to Ayler. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cliffpeterson Posted December 2, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2017 Went to the Holyoke concert last night. one 90 minute set. Great show. the first 40 minutes or so followed in order the tunes on the cd. Everybody sight reading the material (other than Williams). Probably better later in the tour but last night was more than pretty good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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