Just looking now. David Murray at the Vanguard, maybe? Haven’t seen him in ages myself.
― The Gate of Angels Laundromat (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 16 January 2023 23:33 (one year ago) link
Or maybe The Houston Person Quintet at The Birdland Theater.
― The Gate of Angels Laundromat (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 16 January 2023 23:35 (one year ago) link
Or even Al Foster Quartet 80th Birthday Celebration at Smoke.
― The Gate of Angels Laundromat (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 16 January 2023 23:39 (one year ago) link
Those three in roughly increasing order of preference for me.
― The Gate of Angels Laundromat (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 16 January 2023 23:41 (one year ago) link
forksclovetofu - great report, thank you. You mentioned a few intriguing performers that I haven’t heard before. I’m gonna check out Julius Rodriguez first. Then probably Brandee Younger.
― Skrot Montague, Tuesday, 17 January 2023 00:01 (one year ago) link
That new David Murray band - Marta Sanchez on piano, Luke Stewart on bass, Kassa Overall on drums - promises to be pretty great. Murray's usual thing is to take a band to the stage before bringing them into the studio, so I hope there'll be an album down the road.
― but also fuck you (unperson), Tuesday, 17 January 2023 00:28 (one year ago) link
I can’t see going uptown— Murray might be it, Saturday late show. Need to do a bit of coordinating before I commit tho—! I’ll be in Chinatown area from around 330-onward. Thanks for the advice!tbh yr preferences are mine, too, but I like Murray and have never seen him live.
― Goose Bigelow, Fowl Gigolo (the table is the table), Tuesday, 17 January 2023 00:35 (one year ago) link
Cool, sounds like a plan!
― The Gate of Angels Laundromat (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 17 January 2023 01:12 (one year ago) link
Meaning, enjoy yourself! I doubt that I myself will be there.
― The Gate of Angels Laundromat (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 17 January 2023 01:21 (one year ago) link
Excerpts of this new Kenny Barron album are so damn good that I haven't yet caught many of Kevin Whitehead's words, though I gather that he likes it too:https://www.npr.org/2023/01/16/1149021094/nea-jazz-master-kenny-barron-shines-playing-solo-on-the-sourc
― dow, Tuesday, 17 January 2023 02:01 (one year ago) link
Friday - Fucking astonishing lineup: https://roulette.org/event/improv-nights-a-tribute-to-derek-bailey-2/Saturday - Shara Lunon (vocals, electronics) Jennifer Choi (violin) Nate Wooley (trumpet) James Brandon Lewis (tenor sax) Oscar Noriega (clarinets) Shahzad Ismaily (bass and electronics) Ches Smith (drums, vibraphone, electronics) at The Stone
For Julius Rodriguez, tryhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5bsH3DjCjaA
For Brandee, tryhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCNqhzkSk58
― POLIZISTEN VERSINKEN IM SCHLAMM (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 17 January 2023 02:14 (one year ago) link
That Roulette set lineup btw is:John Zorn saxBill Frisell guitarJim Staley tromboneDave Taylor bass tromboneLaurie Anderson voice, violin, electronicsMary Halvorson guitarIkue Mori electronicsCraig Taborn pianoJoel Ross vibesBrian Marsella piano, synthBrandon Lopez bassKate Gentile drums
― POLIZISTEN VERSINKEN IM SCHLAMM (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 17 January 2023 02:15 (one year ago) link
$25 ticket!
― POLIZISTEN VERSINKEN IM SCHLAMM (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 17 January 2023 02:16 (one year ago) link
hooooly shit
― Goose Bigelow, Fowl Gigolo (the table is the table), Tuesday, 17 January 2023 02:52 (one year ago) link
Wow
― The Gate of Angels Laundromat (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 17 January 2023 03:01 (one year ago) link
it's like going to Big Ears but in pill form
― POLIZISTEN VERSINKEN IM SCHLAMM (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 17 January 2023 03:08 (one year ago) link
my bad, that's the Thursday line up. Here's friday and saturday. I'm likely going saturday.
JANUARY 20John Zorn saxBill Frisell guitarMatana Roberts saxCaroline Davis saxMary Halvorson guitarWendy Eisenberg guitarCraig Taborn pianoBrian Marsella piano, synthPatricia Brennan vibesHenry Fraser bassBrandon Lopez bassKate Gentile drums
JANUARY 21John Zorn saxBill Frisell guitarCaroline Davis saxImmanuel Wilkins saxJim Staley tromboneAmir Elsaffar trumpetWendy Eisenberg guitarArturo O’Farrill pianoPatricia Brennan vibesHenry Fraser bassJorge Roeder bassFrancisco Mela drums
― POLIZISTEN VERSINKEN IM SCHLAMM (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 17 January 2023 03:10 (one year ago) link
I like that Saturday line-up. Haven’t seen Jorge in ages, outside of the occasional Julian Lage video. I guess he still lives in Brooklyn though.
― The Gate of Angels Laundromat (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 17 January 2023 03:27 (one year ago) link
Nate Chinen's take on jazzfest, looks like his journeys were similar to minehttps://www.wrti.org/arts-desk/2023-01-17/past-is-prologue-thrillingly-as-the-winter-jazzfest-marks-its-return
― POLIZISTEN VERSINKEN IM SCHLAMM (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 17 January 2023 20:45 (one year ago) link
shoulda woulda coulda done this nublu set but ya gotta pace yourselfhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eepvgiUj9Bo
― POLIZISTEN VERSINKEN IM SCHLAMM (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 17 January 2023 20:47 (one year ago) link
Shouldn't admit this but I've yet to make it to Nublu.
― The Gate of Angels Laundromat (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 17 January 2023 20:50 (one year ago) link
it's a nice space, good a/v, lots of room to move around and see the set from various viewpoints, artists clearly like being there, vibe has always been positive
― POLIZISTEN VERSINKEN IM SCHLAMM (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 17 January 2023 20:51 (one year ago) link
I've always heard good things about it but ... I don't go to Brooklyn.
― The Gate of Angels Laundromat (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 17 January 2023 21:07 (one year ago) link
...or the LES, anymore.
― The Gate of Angels Laundromat (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 17 January 2023 21:08 (one year ago) link
lol, it's in manhattan!http://nublu.net/
― POLIZISTEN VERSINKEN IM SCHLAMM (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 17 January 2023 21:08 (one year ago) link
what's wrong with the lower east side exactly other than everything that still shouldn't stop you?you don't do anthology any more fer instance?
― POLIZISTEN VERSINKEN IM SCHLAMM (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 17 January 2023 21:09 (one year ago) link
But I probably will again, this year, I hope. Fellas, it's a new day!
― The Gate of Angels Laundromat (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 17 January 2023 21:10 (one year ago) link
Last time I went to Anthology Susan Sontag was still alive for me to see her there.
― The Gate of Angels Laundromat (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 17 January 2023 21:12 (one year ago) link
And Michael Musto was standing across the street. Hope I didn't end up in any blind listicle.
― The Gate of Angels Laundromat (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 17 January 2023 21:13 (one year ago) link
Which ILX0r etc etc etc?
What kept me away? Parenthood then pandemic. When I used to run into Morbius I would sheepishly sort of apologize that I couldn't keep up wiith his rate of filmgoing (anymore). He would smile and say "I can imagine, I can imagine."
― The Gate of Angels Laundromat (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 17 January 2023 21:14 (one year ago) link
Actually I went to the not-so-lower East Side a few months ago to use that week's MUBI GO ticket.
― The Gate of Angels Laundromat (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 17 January 2023 21:15 (one year ago) link
I was confusing it with National Sawdust, which I also have yet to visit.
― The Gate of Angels Laundromat (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 17 January 2023 21:18 (one year ago) link
NS can put on a great showlet's get you out this year
― POLIZISTEN VERSINKEN IM SCHLAMM (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 17 January 2023 21:19 (one year ago) link
Something to look forward to. I'm in!
― The Gate of Angels Laundromat (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 17 January 2023 21:25 (one year ago) link
Probably should follow some of these places on social media.
― The Gate of Angels Laundromat (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 17 January 2023 21:34 (one year ago) link
I did sometimes get out to Barbès and especially to Shapeshifter, both of which I should also follow, I guess. And to my friend's Tuesday night jam session that is now at...Bar Bayeux...but used to be...somewhere else.
― The Gate of Angels Laundromat (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 17 January 2023 21:38 (one year ago) link
Halyards
― The Gate of Angels Laundromat (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 17 January 2023 21:42 (one year ago) link
And before that, Fifth Estate.
Part of me wants to say that the last time I was there was exactly seven years ago, so I could ask Ben Monder about Bowie and Tony V, but I probably went a few times after that.
― The Gate of Angels Laundromat (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 17 January 2023 21:43 (one year ago) link
Okay I'm done.We now return this thread to its regularly scheduled content.
I went to Nublu once or twice; saw the Hedvig Mollestad Trio there about seven or eight years ago, probably.
― but also fuck you (unperson), Wednesday, 18 January 2023 00:36 (one year ago) link
they've remodeled
― POLIZISTEN VERSINKEN IM SCHLAMM (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 18 January 2023 04:34 (one year ago) link
I admit that I find the name “NuBlu” so off putting that I would have a hard time walking into the place. Why that stupid name!
― Goose Bigelow, Fowl Gigolo (the table is the table), Wednesday, 18 January 2023 12:32 (one year ago) link
OTM. Sounds like a bespoke vodka brand.
― The Gate of Angels Laundromat (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 18 January 2023 13:06 (one year ago) link
it's a stupid name but it's a cool spot as i remember!
― budo jeru, Thursday, 19 January 2023 04:07 (one year ago) link
Anybody check out David Murray's new quartet at the Village Vanguard this past week? I was going to go this weekend, but the shows sold out before I could commit to a time. On paper it looks really interesting: Marta Sanchez – Piano, Luke Stewart – Bass, Kassa Overall – Drums
― birdistheword, Monday, 23 January 2023 19:08 (one year ago) link
I almost never go to vanguard? Convince me I am wrong.The aforementioned Saturday roulette set was a fairly epic free jazz hootenanny. My poor partner was expecting something slightly more melodic and was shell shocked by the whole experience. It was apparently her first time hearing Zorn. When we heard sirens on the way home she exclaimed “he’s following us!”
― POLIZISTEN VERSINKEN IM SCHLAMM (forksclovetofu), Monday, 23 January 2023 19:27 (one year ago) link
Is there a reason to avoid it? FWIW, I've seen a few Zorn shows at the Vanguard as well.
― birdistheword, Monday, 23 January 2023 19:35 (one year ago) link
over the weekend i was able to catch alain gomis's "rewind & play", which is made up of concert and interview footage of thelonious monk on french TV in '69. what makes it particularly interesting is the outtakes footage. highly recommended!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0lvlXQQIG0
― budo jeru, Monday, 23 January 2023 19:58 (one year ago) link
Yeah, it's a really good record.
― Tahuti Watches L&O:SVU Reruns Without His Ape (unperson), Friday, 29 December 2023 19:44 (three months ago) link
Heh glad you like it, I wasn't sure.
Also, I'd been ignoring these Youtube recommendations for a "StickPeople" podcast, but it turns out it's Lenny White + Mike Clark + David Garibaldi + Michael Shrieve + Greg Errico all interviewing another musician, which is really cool.
Also this Paul Motian documentary is on Youtube in full:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9DkKTbyobA
― Jordan s/t (Jordan), Friday, 29 December 2023 19:55 (three months ago) link