Rolling Jazz Thread 2019

https://soundcloud.com/musicismysanctuary/exclusive-premiere-ethinic-heritage-ensemble-pharoah

just been blasting out latest Ethnic Heritage Ensemble album - it's good afro-jazz stuff.

bluesy afro-jazz i should said.

The JD Allen Trio show at Bar Bayeux (where fellow saxophonist Jerome Sabbagh is putting on shows in August, September, and October; someone else is booking July) was really good. His new drummer, Nic Cacioppo, is much more aggressive than Rudy Royston; he took a solo that was somewhere between Buddy Rich and Billy Cobham, while dressed like a member of the Fania All-Stars.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D-CJpOOXkAA1dmw.jpg

Apparently, Nubya Garcia was in town last night, too, at Nublu - I'm sorry I missed that show.

News for anyone who's got a spare hundred bucks lying around - Triple Point Records has just released Duets 1992, a 2LP of previously unreleased studio material by Bill Dixon and Cecil Taylor, recorded in Italy. $94 plus shipping. The music's incredible, of course, I just wish it was within a normal person's price range.

bluesy afro-jazz i should said.

heh!

Would've loved to be at that concert, Sund4r. All involved are amazing.

So lovely! I had to miss Brad Mehldau and Mary Halvorson (in Illegal Crowns) last night.:(

Dizzy Gillespie playing tennis in his pants while smoking a cigar. This level of not giving a shit is definitely something to aspire to. pic.twitter.com/AYjcs1SQSw

— Andymack (@Andymack) June 29, 2019

um he appears to NOT be wearing pants there...

those are pants if you're in the UK

I saw Makaya McCraven last night at the Montreal Jazz Festival. He was amazing--probably a banal thing to say, but he is an astonishingly good drummer. The whole band was great, not that I caught their names (all Chicago locals, no ringers; I couldn't catch Nubya Garcia earlier in the day and I'm missing Theon Cross tonight, so I was a little bummed he mentioned both of them), and the pianist was especially good. When it ended, I was disappointed it was only like 45 minutes...turns out it was 90.

i'm double booked for his brooklyn show and sweating it

I feel like I already posted this here, but I was peeved the festival managed to book Garcia, McCraven, Christian Scott, and Theon Cross in four shows on two nights of a 10-day festival. Seeing Scott tonight though

RIP clever pozar

some nice words from adam lore:

Cleve Pozar, brilliant percussionist, inventor/builder/fixer, scholar, teacher, jokester, & dear friend to many of us, has passed. Born Robert Frank Pozar on August 8, 1941, Cleve had a long & vibrant life in music, from playing western swing behind chicken wire in rowdy Arizona honky-tonks as a teenager, to playing works of avant-garde classical composers at the ONCE Festivals in Ann Arbor, being key to Bob James’ early (far out) trio & Bill Dixon’s seminal Intents & Purposes, crafting his visionary Cleve Solo Percussion album, playing Latin & funk on electronic drum kits that he built to his exacting standards, executing the bata / oru (usually played by 3 percussionists) as a soloist, to finally revisiting the "cartoon music" of his youth. & that's the short version.

I learned of Cleve via his friend & collaborator Cooper-Moore, who spoke highly of his musicianship, ingenuity, & resourcefulness. Somehow Cleve’s Tata found out I was looking for him, vetted me, & put us in touch. We first met so I could trade him a copy of his Good Golly Miss Nancy album on Savoy for his self-released Cleve Solo Percussion LP. I am so thankful that it was the first of many hangs, which were invariably fun & headspinning trips for me. He was always enthused by something he was working on or learning about, eager to describe it in way-over-my-head detail. He was intense, focused, cantankerous, & hilarious. Once Cleve mentioned how people often told him, "Oh, you worked so hard and came up with your own unique sound..."; he looked at me incredulously & declared, "That's the deal, man!" He knew no other way.

In his last years he had many physical struggles, but his spirit was resolute. Many times he spoke of his dream to present a concert where he played all the different styles of percussion that he had learned over the course of his life. Perhaps inevitably, the time was never right for this; there was always a new challenge he had to meet. The last time I spoke with him a few months ago, he said that it seemed like he wasn't going to be able to live that dream. Ever looking forward, he then said, "That just means I have to find a new dream." Amen, my friend.

Deepest thanks, Cleve; I'll be seeing you.

more on cleve here: http://www.furious.com/perfect/clevepozar.html

i've posted this before, i'm posting it again:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fO-hBKHuLJ0

like the new Jamie Saft Quartet album (w/D Liebman/H Drake). It's his 2nd good album of the year.

I really like that too, thanks. Also it sounds great (which I think is typical of Jamie Saft and atypical for jazz records).

he seems on a bit of a roll as well as far i've noticed .. can think of 4 good albums in 2 years now.

"Also it sounds great (which I think is typical of Jamie Saft and atypical for jazz records)"

yeah lol, this as well!

so happy to see jamie saft getting love here he's been a favorite for years and years now ever since breadcrumb sins (2002!)

digging this SEED Ensemble album which is a few months old but i didn't see it mentioned here - from the "London scene"

wow, Bob James in the early 60's was quite different from the stuff I know him from

Yeah just ‘Blue Dream’ by Jamie Saft quartet...sounds great...will definitely check the new one...also the new Douglas/Caine/Cyrille is on my list

they are both A+ imo.

Francis of Anthony off the new Dave Douglas one is so moving and I can't get the melody out of my head.

Very much enjoying Mobilisation Generale, a compilation of 70's spiritual and free jazz from France, mostly played by members of communes, anarchist collectives, etc. Almost every track features some spoken word declamation on top of it and I'm sure many of them must be super cringey but while I speak ok French I can easily tune them out.

― Daniel_Rf, Wednesday, June 19, 2019 7:52 AM (two weeks ago) bookmarkflaglink

boy, you weren't kidding about the vocals on this thing. Ruins the entire comp for me, sadly

does anybody own (or has anybody ever had a look at) the 92-page book that comes with this ESP anthology ?

https://img.discogs.com/Lpl9mZeaJDwESlenVIJdzUX6tKo=/fit-in/442x600/filters:strip_icc():format(jpeg):mode_rgb():quality(90)/discogs-images/R-4432875-1365695849-4227.jpeg.jpg

who is wu ming 1 ? i wouldn't be ordering this for the CD, so i'm just curious if there is good / exclusive info in that book

Daniel_Rf at 4:25 3 Jul 19

wow, Bob James in the early 60's was quite different from the stuff I know him from

haha I love this phenomenon, I have some John Klemmer stuff that's kinda free-ish...the jazz equivalent of how every new wave UK haircut band member used to be in some low level punk band

The liner notes to that box are on Wu Ming's website.

Wu Ming 1's real name is Roberto Bui; he's part of the Wu Ming Foundation, an artistic collective.

thanks !

This is good, Chicago violin/bass/drums trio (Brock/Ulery/Dietmyer) -
https://mattulerywoolgathering.bandcamp.com/album/wonderment

ezra collective tour announced!

Went to the Dave Douglas ‘Engage’ gig at the Jazz Cafe tonight...really nice...interesting line-up...reminded me at times of Henry Cow...love his playing...

Just listened to Rhonda Hamilton's farewell party on WBGO and feeling a little stirred up. Stumbled upon Cat Russell performing live on the Dizzy's feed which is taking the edge off.

Her band is up to the task.

Guitar player is great for this stuff, Matt Munisteri. Hope they stream the next set.

https://jamesbrandonlewis.bandcamp.com/releases

missed that there was a new james brandon lewis record earlier this year

Just learned about Danish guitarist Henrik Andersen recently. His new Soundcloud release WTF Variations consists of pretty interesting and intricate knotty solo acoustic guitar jams. 12 tracks here, not organized into a playlist: https://soundcloud.com/henrik-andersen-612974251

http://henrikandersenmusic.com/____impro/1/onewebmedia/Solo%20Cowboy.jpg?etag=%2221d4ab-54830a4e%22&sourceContentType=image%2Fjpeg&ignoreAspectRatio&resize=266%2B365&extract=3%2B0%2B262%2B365&quality=85

he's a really fine player, but what on earth is that thing!

Ten more strings but one less neck than Metheny's Pikasso (by the same luthier I believe): http://www.oddmusic.com/gallery/pikasso1.jpg

Turns out the new album is completely notated, which makes sense.

Tbh, I wasn't sure if it belonged more here or in the acoustic fingerpicking thread but dude seems to mostly be considered a jazz player.

NPR filmed Sons of Kemet's performance at this year's Big Ears festival:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_a4fgVKpMiw

I'm kind of amazed to be saying this, but the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra is putting out some really good records lately. Swing Symphony, which came out a month ago or so, and Jazz and Art, which came out today, are both really interesting and worth hearing.

loving this new Nérija album

I interviewed guitarist Shirley Tetteh, who's in Nérija, Maisha, and the SEED Ensemble, for Bandcamp.

for those that don't know nubya garcia is also in nerija

unperson have u heard this yet? https://thevinylfactory.com/product/untitled/ looks good - i wanted to see if nubya + shabaka had collaborated on anything and this came up but i don't think they actually play together on the album. have they actually played together on anything that u know of?

Yeah, I reviewed that for The Wire an issue or two back.

Garcia guests on one track on the last Sons of Kemet album; I forget which one. And they played together on the Maisha track that opens the We Out Here compilation - Hutchings is on bass clarinet.

sons of kemet live are a trip

best show i've seen this year was comet is coming

i love the theon cross too - nubya garcia is on the opener of that ("activate" w/ moses boyd too)

Likewise xp

These guys really need to tour my hemisphere. Australia would be good but i’d Gladly sell a limb to get to japan if they got there.