Turnout was way too small for William Parker so I'm making a push:
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For the second year in a row, "Home Field Advantage – Experimental Jazz in Jersey City" will present Jersey City-based musicians performing cutting-edge improvised music in their hometown every Friday in May. The festival -- organized by Jersey City resident and musician James Keepnews -- will take place at Toy Eaters Studio (one flight downstairs from the festival's venue last year, Lex Leonard Gallery), located at 143 Christopher Columbus Drive in Jersey City, one block west of the Grove St. PATH station. The concerts will begin each night at 8 PM. Tickets will be $12 general admission and $10 students and seniors, available the door each performance evening.
The festival's concert schedule this year will be:
5/2 - Tony Malaby's Tamarindo -- with William Parker and Nasheet Waits
5/9 - People's Revolutionary Party -- debut of an avant-garde big band organized by James Keepnews, with Daniel Carter, Ras Moshe, Matt Lavelle and many others
5/16 - Bryan Beninghove -- featuring Eyal Maoz and special guests
5/23 - Damian Catera -- with Michael Lopez and G. E. Schwartz
5/30 - Nate Wooley -- with Chris Speed, Reuben Radding and Harris Eisenstadt
More details will be posted separately to the JCList calendar for each group and performance in May. For further information regarding "Home Field Advantage," please contact James Keepnews at 212.353.6971, or at jameskeepn✧✧✧@ya✧✧✧.c✧✧. For more information about Toy Eaters Studio, go to http://www.myspace.com/toyeaters.
― Hurting 2, Sunday, 4 May 2008 01:27 (seventeen years ago)
The room is small, intimate and sounds very good. And I think there's free wine offered.
― Hurting 2, Sunday, 4 May 2008 01:28 (seventeen years ago)
I only know a few of these names, but sounds good to me.
From, like, 2500 miles away.
― Oilyrags, Thursday, 8 May 2008 17:49 (seventeen years ago)
This should be great! Too bad I'm in Massachusetts.
Who's James Keepnews, Orrin's son? If so, interesting...
Daniel Carter's always great to see. Ras Moshe and Matt Lavelle deserve more attention. Lavelle especially can kick it out.
― Usual Channels, Friday, 9 May 2008 15:02 (seventeen years ago)
Nephew, apparently. I actually don't know his stuff, but he organized this thing and I volunteered to help him out a little. Looking forward to seeing him play.
― Hurting 2, Friday, 9 May 2008 16:35 (seventeen years ago)
Man, I haven't been able to find a decent avant jazz scene here in LA—in Ann Arbor, at least Chris Speed was playing there all the time.
At least I'll email James Ilgenfritz and tell him to go to your show. He's back in NY/Jersey.
― I eat cannibals, Friday, 9 May 2008 17:13 (seventeen years ago)
I feel like there is energy in the scene in NYC right now. Maybe the energy never left and I just wasn't paying attention as much before. But there seem to be a lot of good shows going on. Anyway, no one took me up on the offer for the Malaby/Parker/Cleaver (replaced Waits) set recording. E-mail me if you want it. It's good.
― Hurting 2, Friday, 9 May 2008 17:18 (seventeen years ago)
Bump. Tonight is Eyal Maoz (Tzadik artist) featuring the fine saxophone work of local jazz dude Brian Benninghove and some other Jersey City/New York guys.
Not going to make it, but I would like to check out Damian Catera and DEFINITELY the last show with Nate Wooley and Chris Speed.
― Hurting 2, Friday, 16 May 2008 17:36 (seventeen years ago)
Bump for the last show this Friday. Hope it doesn't tire me out for the Bang on a Can marathon.
― Hurting 2, Monday, 26 May 2008 14:46 (seventeen years ago)
Shit, I read the thread title as "Slow Spam", and was hoping that was a band name.
― dell, Monday, 26 May 2008 14:47 (seventeen years ago)