3/1: Keefe Jackson, Luke Stewart, Mikel Patrick Avery @ Tubby's Kingston

[clifford_thornton]

If you are in the Hudson Valley, I'd like to alert you to the 30th installment of "So, What Do You Think?" at Tubby's in Kingston, New York on Sunday, March 1. This concert presents the music of Chicago-based saxophonist / clarinetist Keefe Jackson with bassist Luke Stewart (Irreversible Entanglements, SILT Trio, Blacks' Myths) and percussionist Mikel Patrick Avery (Natural Information Society, BASIC). This will be a powerful evening of improvised music that is not to be missed.

Doors at 7pm, concert at 8pm

$20 at the door or in advance. (ticket link to follow)

 

I might also play records before/after if there's time!

 

Band bios attached for your perusal. We look forward to seeing you out there!

Keefe Jackson Trio bio.pdf

[mjazzg]

Nice lineup.

If I leave now I might get there in time...or you could do a Café Oto takekover

Edited January 29 by mjazzg

[clifford_thornton]

ha, if they asked, I would! The Oto scene appears to be excellent. Last time I was in London was probably around the time it opened, so definitely overdue...

[mjazzg]

Yes, Oto maintains a really high standard of programming and has done really since it opened.

I would love to hear Keefe Jackson live, lovely player. I realise I've seen the other two at, yes you guessed it, Oto. Not together though.

Edited January 29 by mjazzg

[clifford_thornton]

I think he emerged around the time I left Chicago, or maybe a little after, though I believe I did see him once (struggling to remember the exact context & it was probably in NYC). Excellent player indeed.

[T.D.]

Will be there weather permitting.

A snowstorm prevented me from getting anywhere near the last Tubby's event. 😢

[clifford_thornton]

oh yeah, the snowstorms this winter have been relentless!

Ticket link: https://link.dice.fm/kdfWJeFFk0b?sharer_id=6137982a13edab0001504bc8

(extra fee goes to the app, not to Tubby's, but Dice is useful if you want to reserve a spot)

[clifford_thornton]

I wanted to take a moment to update you on the Keefe Jackson "Trio" concert taking place next Sunday, March 1, at Tubby's Kingston, as you may have seen the flyers around town or online. We billed it as a trio because the fourth member of the group had to first be able to get into the country unscathed. Now that he's here, we can officially let you know that this will be a rare US concert of These Things Happen, which joins Keefe, Luke, and Mikel with Dutch pianist Oscar Jan Hoogland (he'll be playing an electric keyboard for this appearance). I was very impressed upon hearing their Astral Spirits debut a few years ago; they are touring in support of their latest, A Gentle Reminder, forthcoming on Chicago imprint Corbett vs. Dempsey.

 

Keefe has this to say: "The music of These Things Happen lives in the spaces between Chicago and Amsterdam, composition and improvisation, sobriety and wild abandon, playfulness and innocence. Starting with classic pieces and originals from the Dutch and American jazz traditions, the group will digress, covering new ground: discover and ignore, grab and release, create and let go. While the Chicago musician comes to jazz naturally, the Dutch approach to this music has often been that of respectful game and play. With These Things Happen this contrast is one of sincere joy. The compositions of Misha Mengelberg stand next to those of Thelonious Monk, Herbie Nichols and originals."

 

As before, doors are at 7 and the show starts at 8, $20 either at the door or in advance. I'll play records before and after as well.

 

If you know someone who might want to attend, please feel free to forward this email. The more the merrier! And if you are unable to join us, please listen to and buy the musicians' work either via Bandcamp/online marketplaces or your local brick-and-mortar record store.