I just realised there's a big jazz festival here this weekend, but I don't know much about anyone who's playing. The main lineup is:
riday, August 31, 2007 5:00-5:50pm - Robert Irving III: "The Works of Thelonious Monk" 6:00-6:55pm - Michele Rosewoman and Quintessence plus Guests 7:10-8:10pm - The Latin All Stars: "A Tribute to Hilton Ruiz" 8:30-9:30pm - Medeski, Scofield, Martin and Wood
Saturday, September 1, 2007 5:00-5:50pm - Dan Trudell's B3 Bombers 6:00-6:55pm - The Cookers featuring Eddie Henderson, James Spaulding, Billy Harper, George Cables, Cecil McBee, David Weiss and Gene Jackson 7:10-8:10pm - Ernestine Anderson and Frank Wess 8:30-9:30pm - Charlie Haden and the Liberation Music Orchestra
Sunday, September 2, 2007 5:00-5:50pm - "Revisiting the Apex Club" with Kim Cusack and John Otto 6:00-6:55pm - Bill Dixon 7:10-8:10pm - Bobby Watson’s Horizon featuring Jeremy Pelt, Ed Simon, Essiet Essiet and Victor Lewis 8:30-9:30pm - Mingus Big Band
― toby, Thursday, 30 August 2007 13:42 (eighteen years ago)
Aargh I clearly hit return when I thought I'd hit backspace - I didn't realise this one had posted :-(
― toby, Thursday, 30 August 2007 13:49 (eighteen years ago)
I'd be way into the Liberation Music Orchestra, Bobby Watson's band (because of Victor Lewis and Jeremy Pelt), and the Mingus Big Band.
Also I've got a slightly guilty thing for Scofield + MMW.
― Jordan, Thursday, 30 August 2007 13:57 (eighteen years ago)
Depends what you like. Charlie Haden is a good bet. Mingus Big Band also. Medeski Martin Wood Scofield is a jammy funk organ thing - I like them ok but prefer them without Scofield. I like what I've heard of Bill Dixon. The Cookers sounds like a bunch of pretty good players but it could just be a wanky bebop blowing session kind of deal, which I don't care for too much.
Frank Wess is solid. I don't know what Bobby Watson's deal is but I'm guessing it's pretty straight ahead if Victor Lewis is playing drums
I've never heard of the guy doing the Monk tribute. Could be great or just mediocre.
The Hilton Ruiz tribute will probably be very standard latin jazz with good musicians so if you like latin jazz you'll like it.
― Hurting 2, Thursday, 30 August 2007 13:58 (eighteen years ago)
I am most excited about this:
7:10-8:10pm - Ernestine Anderson and Frank Wess 8:30-9:30pm - Charlie Haden and the Liberation Music Orchestra
Never seen Charlie Haden before!! super psyched.
Also, on Sunday the Bill Dixon thing is not to be missed. He's actually playing with Rob Mazurak's group, which oughta be interesting as Mazurak's Underground ORchestra stuff more or less takes its sound from Dixon. I will probably stick around to see the start of the Mingus BB, but I'm gonna skedaddle early over to the Velvet Lounge for 8 Bold Souls with Kidd Jordan..
― Stormy Davis, Thursday, 30 August 2007 14:06 (eighteen years ago)
Apparently the Monk guy played on such albums as
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― Jordan, Thursday, 30 August 2007 14:07 (eighteen years ago)
I didn't notice that band with Cecil McBee and Gene Jackson at first, that could be cool, but yr right "the Cookers" sounds like blowing on standards.
― Jordan, Thursday, 30 August 2007 14:09 (eighteen years ago)
yeah, Robert Irving III is cool, I saw him a bunch of times playing with Malachi Thompson's (R.I.P.) groups
― Stormy Davis, Thursday, 30 August 2007 14:26 (eighteen years ago)
there's also this:
Dee Palmer Woodtor (Main) Stage Schedule subject to change FRIDAY Aug 31 5:30 PM SPIRIT 6:30 PM Jimi Heath Big Band 8:30 PM Frédéric Yonnet 8:50 PM Goapele SATURDAY Sept 1 2:00 PM Big Chief Bo Dollis & the Wild Magnolias 4:30 PM Leela James 6:00 PM Randy Weston 8:00 PM United We Funk Dazz Band, Con Funk Shun & barkays SUNDAY Sep 2 2:00 PM Sueno Con Cuba Ensemble 3:00 PM Poncho Sanchez 5:00 PM Hugh Masekela 7:00 PM George Johnson (Brothers Johnson), Sir Nose, Switch, Slave & Mary Jane Girls MONDAY Sep 3 1:45 PM Trinity 3:00 PM Phil Cohran & The Circle of Sound Reunion 5:00 PM Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars 7:00 PM MUNTU Dance Theare 8:00 PM Dwele, Stylistics & Cameo
FRIDAY Aug 31 -"New School/True School" 5:00 PM Sam the Basket Case 5:30 PM Carl "KING" Lewis 6:00 PM Lisa Lust 6:30 PM Sam I Am 6:45 PM Dutch Devillian 7:15 PM No.Try.Do Sincere 7:35 PM SB 8:00 PM Naughty By Nature SATURDAY Sept 1 -"Celebrating Women in HipHop" 3:45 PM M'rald & Verbal Balance 4:15 PM Amina 4:45 PM NuSense 5:15 PM Ang 13 5:45 PM Teefa 6:15 PM Monie Love 6:50 PM Yo Yo 7:30 PM MC Lyte SUNDAY Sep 2 - "Chicago HipHop: A Labor of Love" 1:00 PM Urbanized Music 1:45 PM Longshott 2:15 PM The Molemen Family 3:00 PM Triple Darkness featuring Drama Ward 3:45 PM Primeridian 4:05 PM Pugzlee Adams 4:25 PM Poetree Chicago 4:45 PM Mike Flo 5:05 PM Dr. Groove 5:35 PM Jitu the Jugganot 6:05 PM GLC 6:35 PM JUICE 7:00 PM All Natural, Inc. MONDAY Sep 3 - "Classic Material" 2:15 PM Lord Shrewd 3:00 PM Discussion with Master P sponsored by Say It Loud! 3:45 PM Team All City featuring Joe Grande 4:15 PM Dat Boy Hot 2 Def 4:35 PM N. E. S. 5:00 PM Que Billah 5:30 PM Twone Gabbz featuring DJ B-Syde 6:00 PM Mikkey 6:30 PM EPMD 7:30 PM Kurtis Blow
― deej, Thursday, 30 August 2007 14:41 (eighteen years ago)
sorry about the formatting
http://www.africainternationalhouse.org/
― deej, Thursday, 30 August 2007 14:42 (eighteen years ago)
lol me 2
― dan m, Thursday, 30 August 2007 15:29 (eighteen years ago)
6:15 PM Monie Love 6:50 PM Yo Yo 7:30 PM MC Lyte
Whoa.
― jaymc, Thursday, 30 August 2007 15:34 (eighteen years ago)
^Wild Magnolias are fun
― Jordan, Thursday, 30 August 2007 15:35 (eighteen years ago)
Dude! Philip Cohran is playing!?!
Bill Dixon seconded, and I'd probably check out that Cookers set because I have a huge weak spot for Eddie Henderson.
― unperson, Thursday, 30 August 2007 16:00 (eighteen years ago)
Phil Cohran plays around here fairly often. well, often for someone of his age, but yeah.
― Stormy Davis, Thursday, 30 August 2007 16:24 (eighteen years ago)