kh1958 Posted December 7, 2023 Report Share Posted December 7, 2023 Jazz: Charles McPherson Quintet, Smoke, NYC Makaya McCraven In These Times, Big Ears Festival, Knoxville Nicholas Payton/Mono Neon/Corey Fonville, New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, New Orleans Jason Marsalis and Warren Wolf, New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, New Orleans Vijay Iyer/Linda Oh/Tyshawn Sorey, Big Ears Festival, Knoxville Chucho Valdes Quartet, Riverfront Jazz Festival, Dallas Trio Imagination (David Virelles, Reggie Workman, Andrew Cyrille), Big Ears Festival, Knoxville Charlie Gabriel and Roger Lewis Quintet, New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, New Orleans Charles Lloyd Chapel Trio, Big Ears Festival, Knoxville Kent Jordan, Marlon Jordan, Stephanie Jordan, Rachel Jordan, Family Tribute to Kidd Jordan, New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, New Orleans Wadada Leo Smith, Big Ears Festival, Knoxville Helen Gillet and Brian Haas, Virgin Hotel, New Orleans African: Sona Jobarteh, Big Ears Festival, Knoxville Bassekou Kouyate and N'goni Ba, Big Ears Festival, Knoxville Mdou Moctar, New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, New Orleans Brazilian: Vinicius Cantuaria, Big Ears Festival, Knoxville Gabriel de Rosa, 3 Keys, New Orleans Blues: Deak Harp, Six Springs Live, Dallas Tutu Jones, The Goat, Dallas Shemekia Copeland, Riverfront Jazz Festival, Dallas Jackie Venson, African American Roots Music Festival, Fort Worth Buddy Guy Farewell Tour, Majestic Theater, Dallas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Reynolds Posted December 7, 2023 Report Share Posted December 7, 2023 (edited) Too many to count for sure top sets: Crispell, Dresser & Hemingway / hard to say but probably the best most amazing show I’ve seen in quite some time. BassDrumBone with Anderson, Helias & Hemingway Zoh Amba, gabby fluke-mogul, Steve Gunn & Ryan Sawyer Chuck Roth solo electric guitar three times plus a duo with Chloe Sobek. Plus duo with James McKain. Chuck Roth is the best young improvising young guitarist on the planet as far as I’ve heard. Watch out!!!! Larry Ochs, Nels Cline & Gerald Cleaver all sets with Joelle Leandre at Vision Fest / especially the larger group that ended the night. With Ingrid Laubrock, Steve Swell, Mat Maneri, Fred Lonberg-Holm, Joe Morris etc. Mat Maneri Quartet 4 concerts/ the best was second set at Jazz Gallery with Lucian Ban, Brandon Lopez & Randy Peterson Michael Foster, Brandon Lopez & Joey Sullivan Michael Foster, Brandon Lopez & Greg Kelley Signe Emmuleth, James McKain, Brandon Lopez & a drummer I forgot her name Tim Berne’s Sun of Goldfinger twice Tim Berne, David Torn, Trevor Dunn & Tom Rainey about 8-10 other Berne sets were also very good to excellent Gerald Cleaver’s Black Host Jones Jones: Larry Ochs, Mark Dresser & Vladimir Tarasov Thumbscrew with Mary Halvorson, Michael Formanek & Tomas Fujiwara Brandon Lopez, Gerald Cleaver & Fred Moten Fred Frith & Zeena Parkins Michael Attias, Kenneth Jiminez & Randy Peterson Hery Paz, Joe Morris & Tom Rainey Marta Warelis solo piano Chris Cochrane band Zoh Amba, Forbes Graham, Luke Stewart & gabby fluke-mogul Fred Frith, Nava Dunkelman, Carla Kihlstedt & Theresa Wong Ches Smith quartet with Mary Halvorson, Mat Maneri & Craig Taborn Tomeka Reid quartet with Mary Halvorson, Jason Roebke & Tomas Fujiwara Edited December 7, 2023 by Steve Reynolds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kh1958 Posted December 7, 2023 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, Steve Reynolds said: Tomeka Reid quartet with Mary Halvorson, Jason Roebke & Tomas Fujiwara A similar group is appearing at Big Ears 2024; hopefully will get to see them. Edited December 7, 2023 by kh1958 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlhoots Posted December 7, 2023 Report Share Posted December 7, 2023 Immanuel Wilkins Quartet Kirk Knuffke Trio Lakecia Benjamin Quartet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted December 7, 2023 Report Share Posted December 7, 2023 (edited) Norma Winstone/Mark Lockheart/Nicky Illes Trio (Swanage, July) Ron Carter Quartet (London, Nov) The Cookers (London, Nov) Edited December 7, 2023 by sidewinder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Reynolds Posted December 7, 2023 Report Share Posted December 7, 2023 3 hours ago, kh1958 said: A similar group is appearing at Big Ears 2024; hopefully will get to see them. Hopefully you see them. I saw them at The Stone about 6-7 feet from Mary:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Reynolds Posted December 15, 2023 Report Share Posted December 15, 2023 Adding Pavement in October from the rail Yo La Tengo from last week from 3 rows standing from the stage then last night Ikue Mori, Craig Taborn, Lotte Anker & Ches Smith saw Lotte 4 nights in 5 days. As great an improvising alto & soprano saxophonist as I’ve seen in quite some time. also forgot about John Zorn’s Cobra from early Fall. Top 5 show of the year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felser Posted December 15, 2023 Report Share Posted December 15, 2023 I went to one concert the entire year: Al Stewart at Upper Merion Concerts Under the Stars. Outdoors, 2 blocks from my house. It was excellent. He is still in fine form, and an amazing storyteller as well as gifted musician. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tranemonk Posted December 16, 2023 Report Share Posted December 16, 2023 Charles McPherson @ Newport Jazz Festival, Immanuel Wilkins Quartet @ Regattabar, Cambridge, and surprisingly Diana Krall at Newport Jazz Festival. I hadn't seen her in a decade and forgot how different she sounds from most other singers today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gheorghe Posted December 16, 2023 Report Share Posted December 16, 2023 https://www.qartetoulilangthaler.at/uli-langthler/ I mostly go and listen to what fellow musicians are doin´ . My favourite bassist with his quartet featuring Austrian Star Percussionist Andi Steirer at Jazzforum Modling in octombrie 2023 Such a great group, and some highlights were a composition written by the leader´s daughter : "Ama´s Blues", and an absolutly outstanding version of Charlie Parker´s "Ah-Leu-Cha". And them there actual CD is great ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kh1958 Posted December 16, 2023 Author Report Share Posted December 16, 2023 15 hours ago, felser said: I went to one concert the entire year: 65 this year for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjazzg Posted December 16, 2023 Report Share Posted December 16, 2023 My concert going has necessarily and unfortunately dwindled considerably over recent years but in 2023 I enjoyed Tyshawn Sorey - solo piano The Necks Charles Lloyd Ocean Trio Makaya McCraven playing In Our Times Peter Brotzmann Trio, his last concert. RIP Nik Bartsch Sophie Agnel Nubya Garcia playing Focus Matthew Halsall And away from the Jazz/Improv world... Jim Ghedi Alva Noto Works of Gerard Grisey Jeremiah Chiu Works of Gyorgy Ligeti The John Martyn Project Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Reynolds Posted December 16, 2023 Report Share Posted December 16, 2023 (edited) 56 minutes ago, kh1958 said: 65 this year for me. I wish I kept track. More than 65 this year. Probably close to a hundred sets or more. Best concert attending year for me ever. It’s been incredibly satisfying. The music in the areas that I love is better than ever. Golden Age. I never take for granted what was lost to the pandemic. Nothing like live music played by the greatest improvisers on the planet. I’m very fortunate to be at maybe the epicenter of the whole thing with great respect to London, Berlin & Chicago. Throw in Portugal, Warsaw and various other places around the world. But the downtown NYC and Brooklyn scenes are smoking hot and vibrant. The amount of amazing young musicians and the young people attending is very invigorating. Edited December 16, 2023 by Steve Reynolds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjazzg Posted December 16, 2023 Report Share Posted December 16, 2023 2 hours ago, mjazzg said: My concert going has necessarily and unfortunately dwindled considerably over recent years but in 2023 I enjoyed Tyshawn Sorey - solo piano The Necks Charles Lloyd Ocean Trio Makaya McCraven playing In Our Times Peter Brotzmann Trio, his last concert. RIP Nik Bartsch Sophie Agnel Nubya Garcia playing Focus Matthew Halsall And away from the Jazz/Improv world... Jim Ghedi Alva Noto Works of Gerard Grisey Jeremiah Chiu Works of Gyorgy Ligeti The John Martyn Project And how did I forgot The Balimaya Project. Possibly concert of the year alongside the Brotzmann Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted December 16, 2023 Report Share Posted December 16, 2023 Thinking about it, I would probably also add the following: Rebecca Nash Group 'Redefining Element 78' Corrie Dick Quintet Both at the Swanage Jazz Festival and both interesting projects. Also at Swanage - Tony Kofi and Dennis Rollins' excellent 70s Adderley Brothers Tribute. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Reynolds Posted December 18, 2023 Report Share Posted December 18, 2023 On 12/7/2023 at 10:01 AM, Steve Reynolds said: Too many to count for sure top sets: Crispell, Dresser & Hemingway / hard to say but probably the best most amazing show I’ve seen in quite some time. BassDrumBone with Anderson, Helias & Hemingway Zoh Amba, gabby fluke-mogul, Steve Gunn & Ryan Sawyer Chuck Roth solo electric guitar three times plus a duo with Chloe Sobek. Plus duo with James McKain. Chuck Roth is the best young improvising young guitarist on the planet as far as I’ve heard. Watch out!!!! Larry Ochs, Nels Cline & Gerald Cleaver all sets with Joelle Leandre at Vision Fest / especially the larger group that ended the night. With Ingrid Laubrock, Steve Swell, Mat Maneri, Fred Lonberg-Holm, Joe Morris etc. Mat Maneri Quartet 4 concerts/ the best was second set at Jazz Gallery with Lucian Ban, Brandon Lopez & Randy Peterson Michael Foster, Brandon Lopez & Joey Sullivan Michael Foster, Brandon Lopez & Greg Kelley Signe Emmuleth, James McKain, Brandon Lopez & a drummer I forgot her name Tim Berne’s Sun of Goldfinger twice Tim Berne, David Torn, Trevor Dunn & Tom Rainey about 8-10 other Berne sets were also very good to excellent Gerald Cleaver’s Black Host Jones Jones: Larry Ochs, Mark Dresser & Vladimir Tarasov Thumbscrew with Mary Halvorson, Michael Formanek & Tomas Fujiwara Brandon Lopez, Gerald Cleaver & Fred Moten Fred Frith & Zeena Parkins Michael Attias, Kenneth Jiminez & Randy Peterson Hery Paz, Joe Morris & Tom Rainey Marta Warelis solo piano Chris Cochrane band Zoh Amba, Forbes Graham, Luke Stewart & gabby fluke-mogul Fred Frith, Nava Dunkelman, Carla Kihlstedt & Theresa Wong Ches Smith quartet with Mary Halvorson, Mat Maneri & Craig Taborn Tomeka Reid quartet with Mary Halvorson, Jason Roebke & Tomas Fujiwara Drummer was Sofia Borges with Signe, James & Brandon add the 2 large ensemble sets from Ikue Mori from last night included Ches Smith, Sylvie, Satako Fujii, Erik Friedlander, Charmaine Lee, David Watson, Zeena Parkins and more. Composed pieces with incredibly exciting grooves & improvised madness. Brilliant genius level stuff. Top 5 show of 2023. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlhoots Posted December 18, 2023 Report Share Posted December 18, 2023 Steve Earle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_forumlogo.png.a607ef20a6e0c299ab2aa6443aa1f32e.png)
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.