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Post by jmuscara on Jun 3, 2018 7:08:54 GMT -5
Houston's Da Camera just finished its 30th anniversary season. We are subscribers to the jazz concerts, and this season (2017 - 2018) we saw Robert Glasper Experiment Tiempo Libre Songs of Freedom:A Tribute to Abbey Lincoln, Joni Mitchell and Nina Simone Featuring René Marie, Theo Bleckmann and Alicia Olatuja Charles Lloyd and The Marvels Mingus Big Band featuring Helen Sung, piano Brad Mehldau Trio and Friday night, it finished with the show that I'm officially starting this thread with, Dianne Reeves, who was simply amazing. We also saw Bria Skonberg in March, though she was here via a different promoter. Interestingly, we didn't go to terribly much local live jazz in the past year for some reason, though Robert Glasper and Helen Sung are both Houston natives. We should rectify that. What live jazz have you seen? Include links if you can if they're local or regional acts.
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Post by JamesP on Jun 3, 2018 9:45:03 GMT -5
Not lately, but Dennis Reaser orchestra still performs at the Greenbrier in West Virginia
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Post by jmuscara on Jun 24, 2018 7:07:13 GMT -5
Saw her last night. It was a great show, and her easy-going nature was very appealing. She admitted to a few mistakes throughout the show, not knowing the lyrics, wrong chords, but it was all good, as they say. I've been spinning her latest album since it came out, and recommend that as well.
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Post by jmuscara on Jul 10, 2018 6:13:58 GMT -5
I forgot - the other week we went to see my old piano teacher's new gig that he started last winter. There's a core band of him (Paul English) on piano, Brennen Nase on bass, Tim Solook on drums, and David Casares on sax. For this gig, they had a singer, Cecila Duarte. They have a few singers they bring in, as well as other guests. It's at an okay (IMO) restaurant but they have a nice piano in there that's being kept up. These are local cats but they've been around and are really good!
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Post by jmuscara on Oct 28, 2018 6:39:22 GMT -5
Back on 10/12 we saw Aaron Diehl performing "Blues and the Spanish Tinge," which was an exploration of the early evolution of American piano and the essential ingredients in the creation of jazz.
Last night, we saw Jon Batiste, band leader of the Late Show with Stephen Colbert. It was an intimate show, with the 9' Steinway set up on a small stage in the middle of the room! We were all around him. If you can catch him doing this, you must go.
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Post by jmuscara on Nov 5, 2018 7:11:40 GMT -5
November 3 - DeJohnette*Coltrane*Garrison - These guys were incredible. I can't say much more than that, but they really pushed the boundaries and it was amazing.
This show was a replacement for Dr. Lonnie Smith. I am really disappointed he had to cancel "due to health reasons." I hear he is doing well, though. But I've been wanting to see him live and he's come to New Orleans and Austin in the past few years, but not Houston. This was to be my chance.
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Post by jmuscara on Dec 3, 2018 7:21:54 GMT -5
Saturday night - Pedrito Martinez Group - Fun Afro-Cuban jazz with other South American bits mixed in
Sunday afternoon - Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis doing holiday tunes! That was some swinging stuff!
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Post by jmuscara on Jan 20, 2019 8:32:52 GMT -5
We saw Jazzmeia Horn last night. Incredible! This young lady (27) is a rising star of jazz for good reason. I highly recommend her album A Social Call as well.
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Post by bebop on Feb 3, 2019 21:08:19 GMT -5
Thursday, Wallace Roney with special guest Gary Bartz, Bartz doing a great job with material that he seemed unfamiliar with (sitting in). Curtis Lundy sounded great, great, great. Ronnie Burrage. Oscar Williams sounded good and got more space than anyone else in the rhythm section. Emilio Modeste on tenor I'm not sure about yet, but he's young. Still pretty deep in Wayne's modal bag.
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Post by jmuscara on Feb 9, 2019 8:02:11 GMT -5
Chucho Valdez - Jazz Batá
I was unfamiliar with Sr. Valdez' piano-playing abilities until last night. He can play anything, and he quotes lots of other tunes while he solos, often in a humorous way.
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Post by JamesP on Feb 14, 2019 13:33:04 GMT -5
Ghost-Note Announces Special-Guest-Filled ‘Swagism’ Show At Jazz Fest
GHOST-NOTE PLAYS SWAGISM LIVE
5/4/19 @ ONE EYED JACKS Ghost-Note has announced a special late-night show during the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival that will see the funk-fusion group recreate their critically-acclaimed 2018 album, Swagism.
Swagism features a massive list of guests from across the funk, jazz, and r&b spectrums, and the exciting young band is bringing these guests back together for a one-time-only performance of the album at One Eyed Jacks on Saturday, May 4th. The show will be recorded and filmed for future release.
Special Guests: Nigel Hall (Lettuce) Bobby Sparks II – Grammy Award Winning Musician and Producer Weedie Braimah Alvin Ford Jr. (Pretty Lights, Dumpstaphunk, Trombone Shorty) Brandon “Taz” Niederauer So So Topic Terrace Martin (Herbie Hancock, Kendrick Lamar, Stevie Wonder) Prudence TheAuset Elise Testone (American Idol) Eric “Benny” Bloom (Lettuce)
Ghost-Note Lineup: Robert Sput Searight – Drums (Snarky Puppy, Herbie Hancock, Kendrick Lamar) Nate Werth – Percussion (Snarky Puppy) MonoNeon – Bass (Prince) Dominique Xavier Taplin – Sax (Prince, Toto) Vaughn “V.Keys” Henry – Keyboards Peter Knudsen – Guitar Sylvester Onyejiaka – Baritone Sax, Tenor Sax, Flute (Prince, Quantic) Jonathan Mones – Alto Sax, Slute (Funky Knuckles, RC & The Gritz) Mike Jelani Brooks – Tenor Sax, Flute (Kirk Franklin, RC & The Gritz)
Ghost-Note is the explosive brainchild of Snarky Puppy alumni, drummer Robert Sput Searight and percussionist Nate Werth. The band is made up of a supremely talented group of musicians, featuring enigmatic bass master MonoNeon, former Prince saxophonists Sylvester Onyejiaka and Dominique Xavier Taplin, RC & The Gritz members Jonathan Mones and Mike Jelani Brooks, as well as Vaughn “V. Keys” Henry and Peter Knudsen on keys and guitar.
The extensive list of special guests scheduled to take the stage for Swagism (Live) is impressive. Nigel Hall and Eric “Benny” Bloom of Lettuce will both join Ghost-Note, as will guitar prodigy and Swagismstandout, Brandon “Taz” Niederauer”. Terrace Martin, keyboardist for Herbie Hancock and Stevie Wonder and co-writer on Kendrick Lamar‘s landmark To Pimp A Butterfly record will make an appearance, as will GRAMMY award-winning musician and producer, Bobby Sparks II. Pretty Lights and Dumpstaphunk drummer Alvin Ford Jr. will also be on hand, as well as the wildly talented percussionist Weddie Braimah. American Idol runner-up Elise Testone, the MC So So Topic and the poet Prudence TheAuset round out the list of guests on the lineup.
A few more surprise special guests from the album (blurred out from the event poster) will also be on hand to cap off the special night.
The band will record the show to commemorate this unique gathering of musicians. Sput told L4LM: “We’re looking forward to revisiting Swagism in its entirety with all the band members but even more excited about recording it live with most of our friends and family featured on the record.”
Date: Saturday, May 4th, 2019 Show: Live For Live Music Presents: Ghost-Note Plays Swagism (Live) Featuring Special Guests From The Album Artists: Ghost-Note w/ Nigel Hall, Bobby Sparks, Weedie Braimah, Alvin Ford Jr, Brandon “Taz” Niederauer, So So Topic, Terrace Martin, Prudence Theauset Sneed, Elise Testone, Eric “Benny” Bloom & More Surprise Guests From The Album Venue: One Eyed Jacks – 615 Toulouse St, New Orleans, LA 70130
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