What Jazz are you listening lately?

[mr monty]

Originally Posted by ld111134

And he likes Dee and Claudio Acuna.

Claudio Acuna at the Jazz Kitchen in Indianapolis (Sept 2009)

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Dee Alexander at the Velvet Lounge in Chicago (2009). One of today's top five female jazz
singers.

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[ld111134]

Originally Posted by mr monty

Claudio Acuna at the Jazz Kitchen in Indianapolis (Sept 2009)

[/IMG] Dee Alexander at the Velvet Lounge in Chicago (2009). One of today's top five female jazz singers.

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A buddy of mine and I went to a Dee show at the Green Mill a while back and her trio was warming up the crowd for the beginning of the second set. I had a long day and started to nod off...I felt a nudge and turned around...it was Dee grinning at me and laughing. Great photos, BTW, Monty.

 

[mack11211]

Clark Terry: Color Changes

 

[mr monty]

US FIVE Joe Lovanao 's band (w/Esperanza Spalding on bass) Sat night @ Chicago's Jazz Showcase. I joined some fellow SFs for a nice time with good music, good drinks, and nice company.

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[ld111134]

Originally Posted by mr monty

US FIVE Joe Lovanao 's band (w/Esperanza Spalding on bass) Sat night @ Chicago's Jazz Showcase. I joined some fellow SFs for a nice time with good music, good drinks, and nice company.

Great time, Monty! I really like the photos (much better than my crummy iPhone shots. LOL).

The Mrs. and I enjoyed meeting you. She told me that I can't wear a porkpie like Joe's.

 

[Brogued]

Originally Posted by ld111134

Great time, Monty! I really like the photos (much better than my crummy iPhone shots. LOL).

The Mrs. and I enjoyed meeting you. She told me that I can't wear a porkpie like Joe's.



I think she's wrong about that. A trilby or pork pie would look great with your new manly jackets.

 

[Brogued]

I would avoid Esperanza's hat, though.

 

[ld111134]

Originally Posted by Brogued

I would avoid Esperanza's hat, though.


I agree. Unfortunately, Esperanza's hat made me think of this atrocity:

 

[mr monty]

OUT FRONT is a nice CD and worth buying. I had a chance hear his trio playing live a few weeks ago in Indianapolis. They did a few songs from OUT FRONT and I had to have that cd

http://www.motema.com/artist/rufus-reid

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Steve Allee (from Indianapolis)

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[ld111134]

Originally Posted by mr monty

OUT FRONT is a nice CD and worth buying. I had a chance hear his trio playing live a few weeks ago in Indianapolis. They did a few songs from OUT FRONT and I had to have that cd

http://www.motema.com/artist/rufus-reid

They were at the Jazz Showcase too, Monty. Instead I went to the Velvet Lounge to see Rob Mazurek's Exploding Star Orchestra (sorry for the crappy iPhone photos):

An all-star aggregation - Nicole Mitchell on flute, Rob Mazurek on cornet, Jeb Bishop on trombone, Jeff Parker (from Tortoise) on guitar, John Herndon (from Tortoise) and Mike Reed (who books the Pitchfork Music Festival) both on drums, Josh Abrams on bass and two guys from Sao Paulo (whose names I don't recall) on sampler, some kind of small Brazilian ukelele and percussion.

A terrific show - they performed one extended hybrid composed/improvised piece per set.

 

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[mr monty]

Originally Posted by ld111134

They were at the Jazz Showcase too, Monty. Instead I went to the Velvet Lounge to see Rob Mazurek's Exploding Star Orchestra (sorry for the crappy iPhone photos):

An all-star aggregation - Nicole Mitchell on flute, Rob Mazurek on cornet, Jeb Bishop on trombone, Jeff Parker (from Tortoise) on guitar, John Herndon (from Tortoise) and Mike Reed (who books the Pitchfork Music Festival) both on drums, Josh Abrams on bass and two guys from Sao Paulo (whose names I don't recall) on sampler, some kind of small Brazilian ukelele and percussion.

A terrific show - they performed one extended hybrid composed/improvised piece per set.

I wanted to go to the Velvet Lounge after the Sonny Rollins show, but i got too sleepy