I remembered how much I loved it, and couldn't wait to see it again. But, that was all just a concept. It was way way better than whatever I had stored in my memory bank. I was blown away.
They started with a Coltrane tune. Ribot acknowledged it wasn't really a Blues tune it did go with the theme. It was phenomenally fantastic.
They then proceeded to do many phenomenal Blues tunes and blew me away in each and every single moment. I really love that Cooper-Moore is in this. I also love how we often get the practice show right before the tour. It was awesome for me. Sometime, I think they should start and end the tour in NYC, so we can see how it develops.
Marc Ribot (guitar)
Brad Jones (bass)
Cooper-Moore (keys)
JT Lewis (drums
http://www.marcribot.com/reallytheblues.html
Monday, March 5, 2012
Sunday, March 4, 2012
Billy Martin/Will Blades Duo @ Brooklyn Bowl 2/26/12
Now, even though I rated the earlier band a little higher, I certainly enjoyed this new duo a lot. I love anything Billy does. I loved all of the drum solos. They do have some great chemistry together. Will Bernard sat in for two, the 2nd of which also included Jon Cowherd on wurlitzer. Will Blades was still up for that one. It was a fabulous night of music and definitely beat the academy awards.
http://www.brooklynbowl.com/event/94985/
With a steady base as one-third of the renowned experimental jazz trio Medeski, Martin, & Wood, drummer Billy Martin has become one of the most forward-thinking, innovative, and influential percussionists in the music world. His ultra-sensitive, hyper-melodic drumming -- which explores the ideas of jazz, hip-hop, electronica, African music, and other genres -- has an organic feel to it, filled with soft, natural edges and fluid energies. When not performing with Medeski Martin & Wood, Martin continues to collaborate with other musicians in improvisational projects, many of which are documented on his own Amulet Records imprint, which he founded in 1995.
Blades, a native Chicagoan, has become the San Francisco Bay Area's first call organist and is rapidly gaining momentum throughout the world. For several years, he has been named in the Downbeat critics poll under "Rising Star" for organ. Wil has kept the traditional sounds of Jimmy Smith, Larry Young, and "Groove" Holmes alive, while creating a more personal, modern sound. Wil has performed and recorded with John Lee Hooker, Dr. Lonnie Smith, Melvin Sparks, Idris Muhammad, Joe Louis Walker, Don Braden, Donald Harrison, Karl Denson, Will Bernard, Charlie Hunter, Stanton Moore, Anders Osborne Scott Amendola and many others.
http://www.brooklynbowl.com/event/94985/
Billy Martin and Wil Blades Duo
Drummer Billy Martin of Medeski, Martin and Wood and up and coming organist Wil Blades come together for a new duo project. After two highly successful shows in San Francisco and New Orleans, Martin and Blades are taking the show on the road. The duo's music is at once danceable and highly improvisational. With a steady base as one-third of the renowned experimental jazz trio Medeski, Martin, & Wood, drummer Billy Martin has become one of the most forward-thinking, innovative, and influential percussionists in the music world. His ultra-sensitive, hyper-melodic drumming -- which explores the ideas of jazz, hip-hop, electronica, African music, and other genres -- has an organic feel to it, filled with soft, natural edges and fluid energies. When not performing with Medeski Martin & Wood, Martin continues to collaborate with other musicians in improvisational projects, many of which are documented on his own Amulet Records imprint, which he founded in 1995.
Blades, a native Chicagoan, has become the San Francisco Bay Area's first call organist and is rapidly gaining momentum throughout the world. For several years, he has been named in the Downbeat critics poll under "Rising Star" for organ. Wil has kept the traditional sounds of Jimmy Smith, Larry Young, and "Groove" Holmes alive, while creating a more personal, modern sound. Wil has performed and recorded with John Lee Hooker, Dr. Lonnie Smith, Melvin Sparks, Idris Muhammad, Joe Louis Walker, Don Braden, Donald Harrison, Karl Denson, Will Bernard, Charlie Hunter, Stanton Moore, Anders Osborne Scott Amendola and many others.
Saturday, March 3, 2012
Bakers Dozen @ Brooklyn Bowl 2/26/12
This is some new band! I loved it even more than the headliner. It's so nice to see Jon Cowherd more. It's also so different from the Fellowship. I would say the music is reminiscent of surf rock. Will and Jon kept blowing me away. The bass and drums were awesome. Apparently, it wasn't the usual drummer for the new band, he couldn't make it. Will Blades sat in for a couple, but leaving Jon up there on Wurlitzer. Way cool.
I'll be looking out for this band again.
http://www.brooklynbowl.com/event/94985/
Baker's Dozen is comprised of Will Bernard - Guitar, Tim Luntzel - bass, Andrew Borger - drums and Jon Cowherd - keyboards.
For the Brooklyn Bowl on Feb. 26 Dan Reiser will fill in for Andrew Borger
Baker's Dozen is a band dreamed up by drummer Andy Borger and guitarist Will Bernard in a hotel room in Live Oak Florida. The idea came to them while they were watching the 1977 B horror movie "The Car". Filling out the rest of the band was easy. Bassist Tim Luntzel and keyboardist John Cowherd immediately came to mind as the obvious choices for their musicality and humor.
The material the band plays starts with the cult classic 1959 record by Guitarist Mickey Baker called "The Wildest guitar". Mickey who is known by most for his jazz guitar instructional books and his Mickey and Sylvia hit "Love is strange" also had an approach during this period that could be described as a surf and R n B style of playing blues and standards. Mickey's style lends itself to a modern interpretation that can work on or off the dance floor.
I'll be looking out for this band again.
http://www.brooklynbowl.com/event/94985/
Baker's Dozen is comprised of Will Bernard - Guitar, Tim Luntzel - bass, Andrew Borger - drums and Jon Cowherd - keyboards.
For the Brooklyn Bowl on Feb. 26 Dan Reiser will fill in for Andrew Borger
Baker's Dozen is a band dreamed up by drummer Andy Borger and guitarist Will Bernard in a hotel room in Live Oak Florida. The idea came to them while they were watching the 1977 B horror movie "The Car". Filling out the rest of the band was easy. Bassist Tim Luntzel and keyboardist John Cowherd immediately came to mind as the obvious choices for their musicality and humor.
The material the band plays starts with the cult classic 1959 record by Guitarist Mickey Baker called "The Wildest guitar". Mickey who is known by most for his jazz guitar instructional books and his Mickey and Sylvia hit "Love is strange" also had an approach during this period that could be described as a surf and R n B style of playing blues and standards. Mickey's style lends itself to a modern interpretation that can work on or off the dance floor.
Soul Rebels Brass Band @ Lucille's 2/25/12
I got there at around 1:10am and they were onstage, but they probably just went on. The main space at BBs was a nightclub with a whole other atmosphere. If you were going to Lucille's you didn't have to line up or get your bag checked. There were a good amount of people on the dance floor and over by the bar but it wasn't too crowded. Lucille's does lack the "seeing a band late night feel". It was still a great show and a lot of fun. Apparently there was a tweet that night about the backstage discussion at Galactic "who would you rather see Michael Jackson or Stevie Wonder?". There's no discussion for me, I never had any desire to see MJ. I do like The Jackson 5. pparently, at least the sax in Soul Rebels loves MJ and they played a few covers. I found it interesting how some of the crowd made it a priority to get up front for that yet they weren't into the earlier Smoke on the Water tease.
I enjoyed it, stayed til the end which was just before 3. I went to purchase the new CD and was asked if I wanted the studio or the live version of the same music or both. Live please.
I enjoyed it, stayed til the end which was just before 3. I went to purchase the new CD and was asked if I wanted the studio or the live version of the same music or both. Live please.
Rashied Ali Tribute Band @ Drom 2/25/12
It wasn't Galactic but it was a good pre-cursor to the late night Soul Rebels show. I just don't like Terminal 5, so I opted out of the Galactic show even though it looked great.
Anyway, I enjoyed this band. Eric McPherson was on drums. I love him from Aethereal Bace among other things. Ali was into many soloists around a rhythm section and they definitely paid tribute. I enjoyed the long solos a lot. The drums had me going.
Lawrence Clark – Tenor
Josh Evans – Trumpet
Greg Murphy – Piano
Joris Teepe – Bass
Eric McPherson - Drums
http://www.dromnyc.com/events/1445/rashied-ali-tribute-band
Obvious to many, John Coltrane played a major and invaluable role both musically and personally in Rashied Ali’s life. Rashied polished and refined his "multidirectional" style of drumming alongside Coltrane. Those who were fortunate enough to have performed with Rashied recognized his genius and his important contributions and innovations to the jazz art form. Rashied’s mission was to "push the music forward" and to "make a difference." With this in mind, he formed the latest edition of the Rashied Ali Quintet in 2003 (Rashied Ali – Drums, Lawrence Clark – Tenor Saxophone, Jumaane Smith – Trumpet (later replaced by
Josh Evans), Greg Murphy – Piano and Joris Teepe – Bass).
The Quintet (in which Ali found a combination of musicians that really understood his artistic vision) released two CDs – Judgment Day Vol. 1 and Judgment Day Vol. 2 in 2005, both of which received significant national airplay and volumes of critical acclaim. In 2009, Rashied’s last recording as a leader - Live In Europe - was released on the Survival Records label. This group, which Jazz Times critic Bill Milkowski calls “… one of the more potent working quintets in jazz today,” developed a style that combined modern post-bop with Ali's trademark free jazz. They toured frequently, with their final performances taking place at The Art of Jazz festival in Toronto in June and at the Zinc Bar in NYC in July of 2009.
Greg Murphy recalls, “I remember Rashied’s Widow Patricia telling me ‘now YOU gotta keep the music alive’.” With several performances under their belt, the Rashied Ali Tribute Band is doing just that…playing Rashied’s original music and some of the other tunes he loved to play. The Quintet is now a "Collective," and the powerful music is pushing boundaries, just like it was during the many years with the Rashied Ali Quintet. They hope to continue carrying on the tradition and legacy that Rashied brought to the musical world.
Anyway, I enjoyed this band. Eric McPherson was on drums. I love him from Aethereal Bace among other things. Ali was into many soloists around a rhythm section and they definitely paid tribute. I enjoyed the long solos a lot. The drums had me going.
Lawrence Clark – Tenor
Josh Evans – Trumpet
Greg Murphy – Piano
Joris Teepe – Bass
Eric McPherson - Drums
http://www.dromnyc.com/events/1445/rashied-ali-tribute-band
Obvious to many, John Coltrane played a major and invaluable role both musically and personally in Rashied Ali’s life. Rashied polished and refined his "multidirectional" style of drumming alongside Coltrane. Those who were fortunate enough to have performed with Rashied recognized his genius and his important contributions and innovations to the jazz art form. Rashied’s mission was to "push the music forward" and to "make a difference." With this in mind, he formed the latest edition of the Rashied Ali Quintet in 2003 (Rashied Ali – Drums, Lawrence Clark – Tenor Saxophone, Jumaane Smith – Trumpet (later replaced by
Josh Evans), Greg Murphy – Piano and Joris Teepe – Bass).
The Quintet (in which Ali found a combination of musicians that really understood his artistic vision) released two CDs – Judgment Day Vol. 1 and Judgment Day Vol. 2 in 2005, both of which received significant national airplay and volumes of critical acclaim. In 2009, Rashied’s last recording as a leader - Live In Europe - was released on the Survival Records label. This group, which Jazz Times critic Bill Milkowski calls “… one of the more potent working quintets in jazz today,” developed a style that combined modern post-bop with Ali's trademark free jazz. They toured frequently, with their final performances taking place at The Art of Jazz festival in Toronto in June and at the Zinc Bar in NYC in July of 2009.
Greg Murphy recalls, “I remember Rashied’s Widow Patricia telling me ‘now YOU gotta keep the music alive’.” With several performances under their belt, the Rashied Ali Tribute Band is doing just that…playing Rashied’s original music and some of the other tunes he loved to play. The Quintet is now a "Collective," and the powerful music is pushing boundaries, just like it was during the many years with the Rashied Ali Quintet. They hope to continue carrying on the tradition and legacy that Rashied brought to the musical world.
The London Souls @ Brooklyn Bowl 2/23/12
The name alone was enough to get me interested in checking them out. When I added in how much they play Brooklyn Bowl and the opening band, while I'm not a Nigel Hall fan, says I might like the headliner.
It was a good rock trio. The singing wasn't bad but it wasn't great, either. Now that I've seen the development in Jessica Lurie's singing, and knowing all of my professional singer friends take lessons, I think all singers in a band need to take regular lessons from a good teacher. Anyway, this show was great instrumentally and a lot of fun. I was dancing, which means I was into it and could feel it. There was some kind of reunion party going on in the audience, so there were a lot of talkers. The music was loud enough that it didn't matter, though.
http://www.bricartsmedia.org/events/the-heavy-with-the-london-souls-and-superhuman-happiness
The London Soul’s unique reinterpretation of classic hard-hitting rock and roll trio channels, “the best bits of your old man’s dusty vinyl collection.”(Relix) The band – guitarist Tash Neal, bassist Kiyoshi Matsuyama, and drummer Christ Saint – collaborate on vocals and have built a fervent New York City fan base since hitting the scene in 2008.
http://www.brooklynbowl.com/event/97541/
It was a good rock trio. The singing wasn't bad but it wasn't great, either. Now that I've seen the development in Jessica Lurie's singing, and knowing all of my professional singer friends take lessons, I think all singers in a band need to take regular lessons from a good teacher. Anyway, this show was great instrumentally and a lot of fun. I was dancing, which means I was into it and could feel it. There was some kind of reunion party going on in the audience, so there were a lot of talkers. The music was loud enough that it didn't matter, though.
http://www.bricartsmedia.org/events/the-heavy-with-the-london-souls-and-superhuman-happiness
The London Soul’s unique reinterpretation of classic hard-hitting rock and roll trio channels, “the best bits of your old man’s dusty vinyl collection.”(Relix) The band – guitarist Tash Neal, bassist Kiyoshi Matsuyama, and drummer Christ Saint – collaborate on vocals and have built a fervent New York City fan base since hitting the scene in 2008.
http://www.brooklynbowl.com/event/97541/
The London Souls
Praised by former Idolator editor-in-chief Maura Johnston as “amazingly tight… swampy rock music that should make any lazy rock radio programmer rethink the word ‘grunge’” and credited as “an absolute must-see” by The Tripwire, The London Souls’ unique reinterpretation of classic hard-hitting rock and roll formulae recalls elements of the past with an ever-present boundless energy, fit to cement their place in the future.
Tash and Chris have been nothing short of a best-kept-secret among New York City concertgoers since the band’s formation in 2008, building a fervent and dynamic fan base leveraged by their ever-substantiated reputation for consistently well-rehearsed and impassioned, explosive live performances. The band’s celebrated sound and spirit draws significant influence from the driving force of British rock pioneers Cream and Led Zeppelin, to billowing and bouncing funk and soul, to the layered harmonies and memorable hooks of The Beatles and The Hollies, to the contemporary psychedelia of My Morning Jacket among many more.
Tash and Chris have been nothing short of a best-kept-secret among New York City concertgoers since the band’s formation in 2008, building a fervent and dynamic fan base leveraged by their ever-substantiated reputation for consistently well-rehearsed and impassioned, explosive live performances. The band’s celebrated sound and spirit draws significant influence from the driving force of British rock pioneers Cream and Led Zeppelin, to billowing and bouncing funk and soul, to the layered harmonies and memorable hooks of The Beatles and The Hollies, to the contemporary psychedelia of My Morning Jacket among many more.
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Brian Mitchell @ Rodeo Bar 2/21/12
I've got a lot going on at work so I planned to go home right after the Jazz Standard set. However, when I was reminded it was Mardi Gras and there was a gig down the street at Rodeo Bar I couldn't resist stopping by. It was a lot of fun and good. Jamie Mclean on guitar, Shawn Pelton on drums, Clark Gayton trombone, brian played piano and accordion, awesome percussionist. I think there may have been 1 or 2 others. There was a washboard sit-in. I especially enjoyed the accordion parts and drum solos but it was all good.
I somehow didn't even notice it was Andy Hess up there on bass. I spent some time looking for the listing and all I could get was from Andy's site.
From Andy Hess's website: BRIAN MITCHELL Band with Shawn Pelton, Clark Gayton & Fred Walcott
I somehow didn't even notice it was Andy Hess up there on bass. I spent some time looking for the listing and all I could get was from Andy's site.
From Andy Hess's website: BRIAN MITCHELL Band with Shawn Pelton, Clark Gayton & Fred Walcott
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