tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2388372310825018152023-12-27T14:15:50.897-05:00Terri's Music BlogUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1376125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238837231082501815.post-17422042257630199572013-08-13T11:10:00.000-04:002013-08-13T11:10:42.542-04:00Kimock/Worrll/Ingram/Hess @ City Winery 8/10/13Sure, if i were able to deal with a huge crowd I would be at Brooklyn Bowl that night for Mike Dillon Band and then Galactic, but this was a good and fun runner up. Bernie Worrell and Andy Hess especially drew me in and I ended up enjoying all of them. Steve did spend a lot of time talking in between each piece, but probably because he had to tune up whatever he was playing each time. He did a lot of switching around. I liked when he played the pedal steel guitar. It was also awesome I wasn't the only dancer. Is NYC getting good again? All of us dancers around the place weren't in anyone's way and having fun. I did get cold after a while and decided to sit at the bar, but it was still fun.<br />
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<a href="http://www.citywinery.com/newyork/steve-kimock-featuring-bernie-worrell-wally-ingram-andy-hess-8-10.html">http://www.citywinery.com/newyork/steve-kimock-featuring-bernie-worrell-wally-ingram-andy-hess-8-10.html</a><br />Steve Kimock featuring Bernie Worrell, Wally Ingram, Andy Hess, and more! - 8/10<br />
Kimock’s ability to articulate tone, melody and emotion into music
combined with technical brilliance has earned Kimock the title “Guitar
Monk”( Relix Magazine) for his commitment to guitar, and his ability to
make it speak with its own original voice.<br />
His variegated brand of guitar, alternately subdued and vibrant,
defies easy categorization. At times prog rock/jazz-inflected and at
others gypsy-straightaway, his crystal clear tone has been captivating
audiences for more than thirty years.<br />
Kimock co-founded the Jazz/Rock fusion band Zero in the 80’s, KVHW in
the 90’s and now tours under his own name. He is widely embraced by
fans as one who carries the free-form torch of improvisation, through an
extensive catalog of original material in his own bands, as well as
through live performances with so many esteemed musicians. Kimock has
performed alongside the likes of Bruce Hornsby (and can be heard on two
of Hornsby’s releases), John Cipollina Jerry Garcia and all members of
the Grateful Dead, as well as Peter Frampton, Bonnie Raitt, The Allman
Brothers, Buddy Miles, Buddy Cage, Screamin’ Jay Hawkins, Bobby Vega,
Martin Fierro , Joe Satriani, Baaba Maal, Angelique Kidjo, Elvin Bishop,
George Porter Jr., Steve Winwood, Derek Trucks, Ivan Neville, Grace
Slick, Papa John Creach, Norton Buffalo, Amos Garrett, Warren Haynes,
Hadi Al Sadoon, Stephen Perkins, Nicky Hopkins, Freddie Roulette, and
many more.<br />
A relentless innovator as well as player, Kimock's focus leads to
guitar & amp craftsmanship. Over the past few years, he collaborated
on a series of highly collected custom Two-Rock “Kimock Amplifiers” as
well as a coveted ergonomic Scott Walker brand guitar - built in stereo.<br />
His passion and devotion to performing live improvisation is
matchless, and his unparalleled ability to embrace and capture a theater
musically is the stuff of legends.<br />
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238837231082501815.post-54044214590505523462013-08-10T07:06:00.003-04:002013-08-10T07:06:39.567-04:00No BS! Brass Band @ Damrosch Park Bandshell 8/8/13We were told at the beginning of the Butler, Bernstein & The Hot 9 that No BS! Brass Band wasn't able to make it to the earlier show they were scheduled for due to travel problems. I believe that's when it was raining as well, so who knows how many made it. It was nice that they were around and played in the VIP tent, which is outside and right next to the stage. It was a good idea to have a brass band play for a little while they get the stage ready for the dancers and orchestra. They had about 3 or 4 trombones, 4 trumpets and a tuba. It's hard to say much in a couple of songs with no mics in a large space. It was fun to get a little more dancing in and I was impressed that the guy had a tuba instead of a sousaphone. I've seen too many amazing brass bands from New Orleans, I have incredibly high standards.<br />
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<a href="http://www.lcoutofdoors.org/no-bs?show_date=2013-08-08%2018:30:00">http://www.lcoutofdoors.org/no-bs?show_date=2013-08-08%2018:30:00</a><br />
<span>The go-to horn players for bands from Bon Iver to The Wailers, Richmond, Virginia’s <strong>No BS! Brass Band</strong>
firmly believes that jazz is for dancing and that pop songs sound best
on brass. No BS! pays tribute to greats like Mingus and Michael Jackson,
and tackles prog-rock favorites like Rush’s “Tom Sawyer” and ear candy
like a-ha’s “Take On Me” with “sternum-rattling...hot, irrepressible
blast[s] of brass and canyon-like grooves” (<em>Spin</em>).</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238837231082501815.post-77747688602193693742013-08-10T06:57:00.000-04:002013-08-10T06:57:08.086-04:00Butler, Bernstein & The Hot 9 @ Damrosch Park Bandshell 8/8/13This was phenomenal. We found out at the end that it's actually a new band that intends to record. Yippee! It's basically pieces of 2 of my favorite bands merging into one. Millennial Territory Orchestra or MTO meets Henry Butler and whoever he wants to add. The 9 included Matt Munisteri on guitar, Brad Cole on bass, Doug Weiselman on clarinet and saxes, Erik Lawrence on saxes, Peter Apfelbaum on saxes, Charlie Burnham on violin who I am all very familiar with and want to see every time they play anything. Then there was a great drummer Herlin Riley from New Orleans who I didn't know before but he fit right in. I don't know who the trombone player is. The entire show was great. It was also awesome that there were a decent amount of dancers and no one was giving us a hard time for it. It was slightly dripping and the seats were all wet from earlier rain, but the majority of the crowd found ways to sit. However, there was no problem to them this time if others got up and danced. There were also some really fun dancers on the side that were fun to watch get down at times. Excellent show!<br />
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<a href="http://www.lcoutofdoors.org/dance-heginbotham?show_date=2013-08-08%2019:30:00">http://www.lcoutofdoors.org/dance-heginbotham?show_date=2013-08-08%2019:30:00</a><br />
<span>A premier exponent of New Orleans piano, the adventurous virtuoso <strong>Henry Butler</strong> teams up with crack arranger <strong>Steven Bernstein</strong>
(Sex Mob, Millennial Territory Orchestra) to dive into the roots of
jazz. Butler’s elegant vocals and driving improvisations and Bernstein’s
inventive trumpet power a fresh, forward-looking sound. With master
drummer <strong>Herlin Riley</strong>, bassist <strong>Brad Jones</strong>, and members of the MTO, the newly formed<strong> The Hot 9</strong>
reframes the deep regional pedigree of classics by Bessie Smith and
Fats Waller alongside Butler’s gleefully exploratory originals.</span><br />
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<span>I did see Henry play with MTO at Jazz Standard a couple of times last year. I'm so glad they are forming their own band and recording something:</span><br />
<span><a href="http://terrismusicblog.blogspot.com/2012/09/mto-w-henry-butler-jazz-standard-82612.html" target="_blank">http://terrismusicblog.blogspot.com/2012/09/mto-w-henry-butler-jazz-standard-82612.html </a></span><br />
<span><a href="http://terrismusicblog.blogspot.com/2012/08/mto-w-henry-butler-jazz-standard-82312.html">http://terrismusicblog.blogspot.com/2012/08/mto-w-henry-butler-jazz-standard-82312.html</a></span><br />
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<span>I did a search on my blog for Steven Bernstein and there's quite a few posts on him:</span><br />
<a href="http://terrismusicblog.blogspot.com/search?q=Steven+Bernstein"><span>http://terrismusicblog.blogspot.com/search?q=Steven+Bernstein</span></a><br />
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<span>Henry isn't too shabby on the blog either:</span><br />
<span><a href="http://terrismusicblog.blogspot.com/search?q=Henry+Butler">http://terrismusicblog.blogspot.com/search?q=Henry+Butler</a></span><br />
<span> </span><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238837231082501815.post-7101333757991311632013-08-01T07:02:00.003-04:002013-08-01T07:02:38.739-04:00Ellery Eskelin Trio @ Cornelia St Cafe 7/26/13I had a great time first having dinner upstairs and then going down to have the great music. I didn't know the drummer before but he was fun. I like how Ellery is so versatile and keeps it all so fresh. We all had a lot of fun and really enjoyed the music. <br />
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9:00PM & 10:30PM ELLERY ESKELIN - TRIO NEW YORK CD RELEASE - Ellery <br />
Eskelin, tenor sax; Gary Versace, organ; Jochen Rueckert- drums - $20 <br />
cover includes a drink - <br />
home.earthlink.net/~eskelin/Site/Ellery%20Eskelin.htmlUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238837231082501815.post-44438955391797038872013-07-21T20:47:00.001-04:002013-07-21T20:47:24.187-04:00Henry Butler @ Joe's Pub 7/21/13This was an awesome solo show. We sat right behind him at the front of the stage and could see all of his moves. He really went around the repotoire. He started with some spiritual and then went to Jelly Roll and then WC Handy and lots of other phenomenal stuff. Every single thing he did was stellar. It was so much fun.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238837231082501815.post-81028937670394026442013-05-25T04:14:00.000-04:002013-05-25T04:14:39.500-04:00The M & Ms: Medeski, Mali, Mercurio, Moore @ LPR 5/23/13I had high expectations for this show. A new amalgamation of people I love, and I loved who was in it. I did end up having a great time and it was a good show. However, it was also quite lacking in what it could have been. It's all about the expectation. It was free for me because I'm a member. I didn't even have to wait in the long line to get in. <br />
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It was listed as doors at 10, show at 10:30, but ended up having delays getting people in. I was in early, and at some point there as a 13 yo kid on stage impromptu opening for us. I was a little bored and conserved my energy by sitting over in one of those big cushy chairs by the photo-booth bathroom area with some friends.<br />
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I enjoyed the band when they came on. Anything Medeski touches is worthwhile. He was doing it for me as always. The music in general was nice and worth coming out. Then, toward the end of the 2nd set, the 13 yo kid came out and it got great. It brought intense Stanton out, and it really went somewhere. I wanted that kid to stay the rest of the show and give us something to reminisce about. The kid was much better then. I think part of it was Papa Mali was lacking. I've seen that guy in so many guises and he's unbelievably talented and oozes with soul. But, that night and when I recently saw him in NOLA, things were lacking. I presume he's just having a little dip and I send him good vibes for the return of that mojo that I know still exists in him. I will say people were calling that kid the next Derek Trucks. I would say he was quite good at that sit in, but Derek Trucks is a whole other thing. We were just really happy to get that show.<br />
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After that, they were finishing up the 1st set. The music was still good, I just realized it was time for me to go home, happy to have attended.<br />
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<br />
Equifunk & Nolafunk Present<br />
The M & Ms:<br />
Medeski, Mali, Mercurio, Moore<br />
<br />
M&Ms melt in your mind, not in your hands.<br />
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John Medeski (Medeski Martin & Wood)<br />
Papa Mali (7 Walkers)<br />
Rob Mercurio (Galactic)<br />
Stanton MooreUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238837231082501815.post-50238699365524386592013-05-20T02:48:00.001-04:002013-05-20T02:48:21.855-04:00Stephane Wrembel @ Barbes 5/19/13Sephane Wrembel is awesome. He plays in the style of Django Reinhardt. He's very talented. His band evolves over time. It's always good. I liked his intense drummer last night. <br />
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He plays at Barbes almost every Sun night, 2 sets. It's only $10 and a wonderful tiny space. It's very easy to get to on the F Train. I highly recommend you see him anywhere he plays.<br />
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It looks like these Barbes gigs aren't on his website. You can find them on Barbes' website. Actually, you can go to any set at Barbes and see anything and get a great World music show.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238837231082501815.post-68597611210245767002013-05-20T02:41:00.002-04:002013-05-20T02:41:58.985-04:00Leni Stern @ Barbes 5/19/13It was an awesome African trio. I always like seeing Leni Stern's
band. She is originally from Munich, Germany and she's based in NYC. She plays with a wonderful bass
player, , and drummer. I think they are both from Mali, but I'm not 100% sure. Leni sings in English and their
African language. She also plays this cool dome-shaped Moroccan instrument.
She has a little bit of percussion as well. It was a very nice 1 hour
set.<br />
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<a href="http://www.lenistern.com/home/leni/bio/bio.html" target="_blank">http://www.lenistern.com/home/leni/bio/bio.html </a><br />
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<a href="http://www.lenistern.com/home/index.html" target="_blank">http://www.lenistern.com/home/index.html</a><br />
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Video:<br />
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<b>03|13|2013 - The Blues Comes Home to Africa </b><br />
<a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/nfr2b5p831yx7bf/LeniStern_LastSongBeforeTheWar.mov?n=63303063">http://www.youtube.com/watch?list=UUuJwXV8Ondd52FgxbEDg4bQ&feature=player_embedded&v=A7T5Cc6gdbQ#!</a><br />Mamadou Kone, bass<br />
Haruna Samake, drums <br />
<br />
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238837231082501815.post-21593994853622714062013-05-19T13:55:00.002-04:002013-05-19T13:55:51.068-04:00Secret Chiefs3 @ Union Hall 5/18/13I went out for the brief white robe set. It was phenomenal. I love the space, too. It reminds me a lot of <a href="http://terrismusicblog.blogspot.com/2011/07/secret-chiefs-3-glazart-paris-7711.html" target="_blank">when I saw them in Paris.</a> The performance space is in a back room. There's a nice outside area to hang before the space. There's also a large inside space before before the outside space. It's an awesome venue. This Brooklyn space wasn't hot but, it was going to get much more crowded for the next set. The next set would also be more intense and my kind of thing. It just wasn't going to happen for me last night.<br />
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There are still more gigs for them coming up soon. I probably won't be able to make The Stone, but I've seen them there before and they should be amazing. I would line up early if you want to get in. It only fits about 50 people.<br />
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<a href="http://www.webofmimicry.com/label.php?band=sc3">http://www.webofmimicry.com/label.php?band=sc3</a><br />
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<table border="0" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="2" class="mimicry" style="width: 100%px;"><tbody>
<tr bgcolor="#333333"><td><span style="color: #cccccc;"><b>ate</b></span></td>
<td><span style="color: #cccccc;"><b>venue</b></span></td>
<td><span style="color: #cccccc;"><b>location</b></span></td>
<td><span style="color: #cccccc;"><b>details</b></span></td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
<td valign="top"><span style="color: black;"> May 17, 2013</span></td>
<td valign="top"><span style="color: black;">Mercury Lounge</span></td>
<td valign="top"><span style="color: black;">New York NY</span></td>
<td valign="top"><br /></td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
<td valign="top"><span style="color: black;"> May 18, 2013</span></td>
<td valign="top"><span style="color: black;">Union Pool</span></td>
<td valign="top"><span style="color: black;">Brooklyn NY</span></td>
<td valign="top"><br /></td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
<td valign="top"><span style="color: black;"> May 19, 2013</span></td>
<td valign="top"><span style="color: black;">Union Pool</span></td>
<td valign="top"><span style="color: black;">Brooklyn NY</span></td>
<td valign="top"><br /></td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
<td valign="top"><span style="color: black;"> May 21, 2013</span></td>
<td valign="top"><span style="color: black;">Schubas Tavern</span></td>
<td valign="top"><span style="color: black;">Chicago IL</span></td>
<td valign="top"><br /></td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
<td valign="top"><span style="color: black;"> May 22, 2013</span></td>
<td valign="top"><span style="color: black;">Beat Kitchen</span></td>
<td valign="top"><span style="color: black;">Chicago IL</span></td>
<td valign="top"><br /></td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
<td valign="top"><span style="color: black;"> May 24, 2013</span></td>
<td valign="top"><span style="color: black;">The Drake</span></td>
<td valign="top"><span style="color: black;">Toronto ON</span></td>
<td valign="top"><br /></td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
<td valign="top"><span style="color: black;"> May 25, 2013</span></td>
<td valign="top"><span style="color: black;">The Drake</span></td>
<td valign="top"><span style="color: black;">Toronto ON</span></td>
<td valign="top"><br /></td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
<td valign="top"><span style="color: black;"> May 28, 2013</span></td>
<td valign="top"><span style="color: black;">The Stone NYC</span></td>
<td valign="top"><span style="color: black;">New York NY</span></td>
<td valign="top"><span style="color: black;">8 and 10pm shows</span></td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
<td valign="top"><span style="color: black;"> May 29, 2013</span></td>
<td valign="top"><span style="color: black;">The Stone NYC</span></td>
<td valign="top"><span style="color: black;">New York NY</span></td>
<td valign="top"><span style="color: black;">8 and 10pm shows</span></td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
<td valign="top"><span style="color: black;"> May 30, 2013</span></td>
<td valign="top"><span style="color: black;">The Stone NYC</span></td>
<td valign="top"><span style="color: black;">New York NY</span></td>
<td valign="top"><span style="color: black;">8 and 10pm shows</span></td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
<td valign="top"><span style="color: black;"> May 31, 2013</span></td>
<td valign="top"><span style="color: black;">The Stone NYC</span></td>
<td valign="top"><span style="color: black;">New York NY</span></td>
<td valign="top"><span style="color: black;">8 and 10pm shows</span></td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
<td valign="top"><span style="color: black;"> Jun 01, 2013</span></td>
<td valign="top"><span style="color: black;">The Stone NYC</span></td>
<td valign="top"><span style="color: black;">New York NY</span></td>
<td valign="top"><span style="color: black;">8 and 10pm shows</span></td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
<td valign="top"><span style="color: black;"> Jun 02, 2013</span></td>
<td valign="top"><span style="color: black;">The Stone NYC</span></td>
<td valign="top"><span style="color: black;">New York NY</span></td>
<td valign="top"><span style="color: black;">8 and 10pm shows</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238837231082501815.post-19620169430066590962013-05-19T13:17:00.002-04:002013-05-19T13:17:42.928-04:00Allison Miller's Boom Tic Boom @ 92YTribeca 5/9/13The band is completely different and still stellar. I got a CD for that I'm looking forward to listening to as well.<br />
<br />
Here's the show on NPR:<br />
<a href="http://www.npr.org/event/music/180354037/boom-tic-boom-live-from-92y-tribeca" target="_blank">http://www.npr.org/event/music/180354037/boom-tic-boom-live-from-92y-tribeca</a><br />
Boom Tic Boom: Live From 92Y Tribeca <br />May 9, 2013A go-to choice for jazz heavies and arena-level singer-songwriters alike, drummer Allison Miller made time to cultivate her own working band in the past few years. Fresh off the band's second studio album, and a tour to support it, she leads her singular quartet in a New York homecoming. <br />
<br />
Look at the amazing lineup:<br />
<ul>
<li class="first">Allison Miller, drums</li>
<li>Kirk Knuffke, cornet</li>
<li>Myra Melford, piano</li>
<li>Todd Sickafoose, bass</li>
<li class="last">Rachel Friedman, voice (one song)</li>
</ul>
<a href="http://www.wnyc.org/npr_articles/2013/may/09/sexmob-boom-tic-boom-live-from-92y-tribeca/" target="_blank">http://www.wnyc.org/npr_articles/2013/may/09/sexmob-boom-tic-boom-live-from-92y-tribeca/ </a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238837231082501815.post-14246921841086212302013-05-19T13:11:00.003-04:002013-05-19T13:12:30.326-04:00SexMob @ 92YTribeca 5/9/13I love this band! They were phenomenal! I'm looking to hearing the new album. I purchased it, but I don't have a way to listen to it right now. Well, I have an older computer and Google Drive, so I could listen to it on my new MacBook Air, I just haven't gone there yet. It looks like I see an external disk drive in my near future. <br />
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<a href="http://www.stevenbernstein.net/sm-news" target="_blank">http://www.stevenbernstein.net/sm-news</a><br />
Sexmob celebrates the release of “Cinema, Circus and Spaghetti: Sexmob plays the music of Nino Rota” on May 8 at 92Y Tribeca.<br />
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This is the link to the actual show, check it out:<br />
<a href="http://www.npr.org/event/music/182462927/sexmob-live-from-92y-tribeca" target="_blank">http://www.npr.org/event/music/182462927/sexmob-live-from-92y-tribeca </a><br />
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Sexmob: Live From 92Y Tribeca <br />
May 9, 2013The quartet specializes in a distinct strain of deconstructionist improvised music: jazz that aims at fun by bouncing off the walls. Led by slide trumpeter Steven Bernstein, the band parties to the themes of spaghetti western film composer Nino Rota.</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238837231082501815.post-30732043730422742472013-05-19T11:04:00.001-04:002013-05-19T11:04:12.668-04:00Woazoa Ochestra @ Allways Lounge 5/4/13It was a good show. I stayed as long as I could, but the cold was too much for me. I did enjoy what I got.<br />
<br />
Here's a description of the project from here site. I don't know who the actual musicians that night were. I enjoyed each of them. <br />
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<a href="http://helen.masterplanfoundation.com/upcoming-projects/" target="_blank">http://helen.masterplanfoundation.com/upcoming-projects/</a><br />
<strong>Helen Gillet’s Wazozo Zorchestra<br />
</strong>This is a sequal album to Wazozo’s first 2009 album “Newton
Circus.” Jon Gross (sousaphone), Doug Garrison (drums), Chris Kohl
(clarinet), and other suprise guests join Gregory Good (acoustic and
electric guitar), Daron Douglas (violin), Luke Brechtlesbauer (harp),
and Helen Gillet (cello, loop pedal, effects and voice) for an album of
all french chansons.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238837231082501815.post-53855742889702943752013-05-19T10:59:00.001-04:002013-05-19T10:59:13.564-04:00Helen Gillet @ Always Lounge 5/4/13Helen played about 25 minutes of exceelent solo cello set. Then Mazz Swift
play about 30 minutes or so of violin. It was good, even though it was cold in the
venue.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238837231082501815.post-76855837549002833052013-05-19T10:52:00.000-04:002013-05-19T10:52:35.896-04:00Wimbish @ Blue Nile Balcony Room NOLA 5/4/13That was a fun show. It's also a lot of fun to bounce back and forth between 2 shows. Everyone was excited for when Vernon Reid would come on a play a few. It got me thrilled that I'm spoiled that I have so many more opportunities to see him in my own hood. I've seen the Wimbish the show at least 3 times over the years. It still feels fresh. I did get to the see the entire part with Vernon and enjoyed it a lot.<br />
<br />Khris Royal - Wimbash Ft. Dark Matter And Doug Wimbish, W Ill Calhoun, Vernon Reid And More<br />
<br />
Khris Royal & Dark Matter with Doug Wimbish & Corey Glover Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238837231082501815.post-69801328230740973042013-05-19T10:40:00.001-04:002013-05-19T10:40:18.020-04:00Royal Potato Family Allstars @ Blue Nile NOLA 5/4/12It had it's moments. Marco played that happy song too way too many times. Skerik mentioned since Marco is a founding member of Royal Potato Family he could play whatever he wanted that night. I wish they wish they retire that
song once and for all. I haven't been a fan of it in a long time. <br />
<br />
Now don't get me wrong, the show did have some great moments, too.<br />
<br />In addition, it sparked me to also buy a ticket to the show upstairs. I enjoyed that show and I could escape this one when they were taking it places I wasn't interested in. It was perfect.<br />
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<a href="http://www.jazzfestgrids.com/artist/Skerik/">Skerik</a> <br /> <a href="http://www.jazzfestgrids.com/artist/Marco%20Benevento/">Marco Benevento</a> <br /> <a href="http://www.jazzfestgrids.com/artist/Robert%20Walter/">Robert Walter</a> <br /> <a href="http://www.jazzfestgrids.com/artist/Mike%20Dillon/">Mike Dillon</a> <br /> <a href="http://www.jazzfestgrids.com/artist/Reed%20Mathis/">Reed Mathis</a> <br />and <br /> <a href="http://www.jazzfestgrids.com/artist/John%20Speice/">John Speice</a> <br /><br /> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238837231082501815.post-10817360478046431882013-05-19T10:34:00.000-04:002013-05-19T10:34:47.570-04:00Papa Mali @ Old US Mint NOLA 5/3/13That was a fun show show. I enjoyed it. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238837231082501815.post-75142436098094273832013-05-19T10:10:00.002-04:002013-05-19T10:10:35.876-04:00Cheick Hamala Diabate Band @ Old US Mint NOLA 5/3/13It's a mint museum in which they sometimes have events. I enjoyed it. I was able to dance close in the middle of the room and I love Nola-African stuff.<br />
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<a href="http://cheickhamala.com/" target="_blank">http://cheickhamala.com/</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238837231082501815.post-20591692568235359372013-05-19T10:08:00.001-04:002013-05-19T10:08:13.749-04:00Astral Project @ Fairgrounds 5/3/13I was there for a few hours before I founded music I liked. I still enjoyed walking aroud and eating and hanging. I did enjoy Astral Project. Then I decided I was happy and wanted to hang out elsewhere after that, so I traveled back.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238837231082501815.post-75112676801537496762013-05-19T06:21:00.000-04:002013-05-19T06:21:10.936-04:00Jazzfest 5/2/13I had sketchy notes and not much memory. Are you sitting down? It looks like I'm ready for a Jazzfest hiatus. Last year, I just started feeling like it was getting old. This was my 12th year. I went for the entire thing for the 1st 5 years. My tastes have changed and some things about jazzfest got old and stale for me. I noticed this is certainly not the case for all. I see the usual thrilled faces on the regulars. Jazzfest really is amazing and you should go check it out for yourself. I remember my first fest, I had a brass pass. That means I had access to the radio station WWOZ's tent. I meant a man from Tuscaloosa, AL. He kept commenting on my glow. He said there's nothing like your first fest. It had been 2002 and he'd been coming since 1987. <br />
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Of course, I still had a good time. I just decided to sell my tickets for Sat and Sun, even though the weather was going to be better. I just wanted to have fun in NOLA on those days and just wasn't feeling the fest. <br />
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The 2 days I did go, there was some rain. It wasn't a big deal. It was really weird how cool it was for this time of year. I had the right attire, and I don't really remember that much about it. Oh, now I remember at first it was somewhat cold and rainy, but there was good music in the jazz tent and room to sit. I was happy.<br />
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I had a great poncho. I went to the organ woodshed in the jazz tent. It was great, especially the beg and end.<br />
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Woodshed: Hammond B3 (Jazz)</div>
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Two experienced organ players, Kyle Roussel and Joe Ashlar, will give the audience a course on the Hammond B3 organs.</div>
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They will perform in a variety of genres, including funk, gospel, and jazz.</div>
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Then, Kidd Jordan was up in the jazz tent. That was as great as always. He informed us that they are true improvisers. He talked about John Coltrane a little. He had some very interesting things to say about his approach, but I can't remember them. Lucky for me, Nola.com captured it for us. <br />
<a href="http://www.nola.com/jazzfest/index.ssf/2013/05/kidd_jordan_preaches_free_jazz.html" target="_blank">http://www.nola.com/jazzfest/index.ssf/2013/05/kidd_jordan_preaches_free_jazz.html </a><br />
I was very happy to be there and very happy with the set.<br />
Kidd Jordan, sax <br />
William Parker, bass <br />
Alvin Fielder, drums <br />
Joel Futterman, piano <br />
Maynard Chatters Jr, piano<br /><br />I went to a little of Henry Butler. Fabulous. I love Henry.<br /><br />I saw Gravy before leaving at Lagniappe. I liked them. It was nice to find something new. <br />
<a href="http://lineup.nojazzfest.com/band/gravy" target="_blank">http://lineup.nojazzfest.com/band/gravy</a><br />
Infusing musical aspects from all walks of life, Gravy’s brand of
progressive funk rock has garnered a solid fan base, firmly cementing
the band as a fixture in the New Orleans music scene. Touring
consistently since their inception, Gravy has established itself as one
of the Southeast’s rising acts.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238837231082501815.post-31184619711796129662013-05-19T03:36:00.002-04:002013-05-19T03:36:38.324-04:00The Midnight Disturbers @ Howlin Wolf NOLA 5/1/13This was great, but I was still elated from GAT and actually didn't need it. I wasn't there when this was created. My memory is that Stanton Moore and 1 or 2 other horn leaders were hanging out one day and came up with the idea to create a brass band full of stellar leaders. Making that work is impressive given how in demand they all are. They made up shirts with the name of a great that plays their instrument. Very awesome concept. And, of course the music is amazing. Very intense very alive and beyond great. It's of course very rare to even be able to see it. In the past, the Megalomaniacs Ball culminated with GAT. It's nice how they keep doing things to keep the Ball different.<br />
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It was a great show, but I was tired and so satisfied after GAT. I don't think I stayed that long, but I enjoyed it.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238837231082501815.post-3332314562455171752013-05-19T03:30:00.000-04:002013-05-19T03:30:00.771-04:00Original Garage a Trois @ Howlin Wolf NOLA 5/1/13This was worth the entire trip to New Orleans. Charlie Hunter is an original member of the band. He's a phenomenal guitar player who was playing the 8-string guitar back at the time. That means he had 2 bass strings on his guitar. One of Charlie's approaches to keep his music fresh is to continue to change his musical partners. A few years or so after Garage a Trois (GAT), Charlie changed to the 7-string guitar, so now he has 1 bass string instead of 2. I really like this version. I suspect it's more because I appreciate him even more than ever before as I've grown in my musical tastes.<br />
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Anyway, we all love GAT w/ Charlie. Soon after Charlie decided to move on, GAT was using different guests to fill out the band. I remember the jazzfest time with John Medeski on keyboards. I don't remember who else they might have played with, but I think they quickly ended up with Marco Benevento on keyboards. That meant we still had a phenomenal band even though most of us preferred how it went with Charlie. <br />
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They do this Megalomaics Ball every year at Howlin Wolf on the Wed before 2nd weekend of jazzfest. Last year, they shared the show doing the first half with Charlie and the 2nd half with Marco. This year, they did the show with Charlie and had Marco in for most of the 2nd set. Phenomenal! They had Mike Dillon the percussionist come in and out. The original was Charlie, Skerik and Stanton. Mike was added after 1-3 years I think. This show was very awesome for me.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238837231082501815.post-73515334956571932272013-05-19T00:08:00.003-04:002013-05-19T00:08:51.979-04:00The Mike Dillon Band @ Howlin Wolf NOLA 5/1/13It was good and fun, which is expected. It did seem some like most of the shows I've seen of them were a little higher level. It was still really good. It was awesome when Charlie Hunter sat in. Marco Benevento then sat in until the end and it got super wonderful. I loved seeing Marco in a different capacity. He was intense, dark, really fit in perfectly with this band. I knew he already had this in him, I just hadn't seen it in forever. The very last piece had Stanton Moore and Marco Benevento sitting in.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238837231082501815.post-60643785726977370962013-05-18T23:55:00.001-04:002013-05-18T23:55:06.081-04:00Magolia Beacon @ Hi /Ho Lounge NOLA 5/1/13I was feeling a desire to change it up this year at <a href="http://www.nojazzfest.com/" target="_blank">Jazzfest</a>. I knew I'd end up at Megalomaniacs Ball, but wanted to try something else first. I saw Helen Gillet was listed on the <a href="http://www.jazzfestgrids.com/" target="_blank">jazzfest grids</a>, but when I got up to Allways Lounge, I found out something had changed since then. I ended up across the street at Hi Ho Lounge for people I didn't know anything about. <br />
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I only stayed for the first band, Magnolia Beacon. I enjoyed it. It was a string quartet with singing and everything. They sounded good.<br />
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I could quickly tell that the next band's style wasn't going to be for me, so I made my way over to Howlin Wolf.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238837231082501815.post-52888091857256430782013-04-21T18:17:00.002-04:002013-04-21T18:17:25.973-04:00Kong Nay, Ben Allison, Marc Ribot, Rudy Royston @ Asia Museum 4/19/13It was a wonderful event. It was about an hour in total. The first 1/2 was a Kong Nay solo. It was wonderful. He plays a Chapei Dong Veng. Something like a guitar and it sounds awesome. Here's some <a href="http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL548739F325D3A1C1" target="_blank">youtube</a> stuff. His voice is great, too. He sings about everything things. He does one giving to thanks to spiritual leaders. Then one praising Mothers. Then one about a bird. It very beautiful.<br />
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Then we got jazz trio improvised piece which was awesome. I presume it was to give Kong Nay a little break. We all loved it. Then Kong Nay came back out. I believe the trio was still improvising, but having Kong Nay take the lead. They did 3 first about how great music is. Then they took a bow and then did an encore called "Dance for a Soulmate". <br />
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The one thing was beautiful and wonderful.<br />
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<a href="http://asiasociety.org/blog/asia/video-exclusive-song-kong-nay-master-mekong-delta-blues%27" target="_blank">http://asiasociety.org/blog/asia/video-exclusive-song-kong-nay-master-mekong-delta-blues'</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238837231082501815.post-32443969981329525562013-04-21T17:58:00.000-04:002013-04-21T17:58:08.819-04:00Tomas Fujiwara's Red Carpet @ I-Beam 4/18/13Now that I go to Shapeshifter Lab so much, I feel like I can go any where. I-Beam is a great place but it does a feel out of the way - probably because I'm used to so much people around. It also took me about a 45 min to get they are 35 min to get back. I got to 30 minutes of the show and it was phenomenal and worth it. It is one of the things stops from going more often. I'm spoiled, I admit it. <br />
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Loren Stillman, sax<br />
Matt Pavolka, bass<br />
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Tomas Fujiwara, drums<br />
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It was awesome. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0