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MarcNebo Jan 24 2024 at 11:30 PM |
Last night I saw my first live jazz show for 2024, the Branford Marsalis Quartet. I think I have seen this lineup at least six times and I enjoyed this show the most. Fourteen years together has made them an extremely tight band and they are all excellent musicians. Instead of writing a thousand words for me to explain how great the band and show was, try to catch their current tour. Last night was the first of many shows. If you can’t make it to their show pickup any of their current records. My Favorite is "FOUR MFs PLAYIN’ TUNES" from 2012 or a close second "THE SECRET BETWEEN THE SHADOW AND THE SOUL" from 2019. Both have everything from ballads to burners and are very well recorded. Every instrument can be clearly heard. |
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MarcNebo Apr 04 2024 at 11:37 AM |
Last night I caught the John Scofield Trio at SPACE (Evanston IL). Excellent trio and show with Vicente Archer
(acoustic bass) and Bill Stewart (drums). I saw Bill Stewart last week with the Goldings, Bernstein, Stewart Organ
Trio. Bill is one of my favorite drummers and is excellent at adjusting his style for whomever he is performing with.
I loved the Pat trio that he was in (Trio 99>00). Scofield played a wide variety of music from The Grateful Dead to
Carla Bley and more. Very appreciative audience for two sold-out shows. If the trio is in your area check them out.
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MarcNebo Mar 28 2024 at 9:39 PM |
Anyone else at the AG going to any shows this year? I am also surprised that there aren’t more US Dream Box
reviews being posted. Lots of activity live jazz-wise in Chicago.
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MarcNebo Mar 28 2024 at 12:05 AM |
Sunday I caught the Eric Alexander Quartet at the Jazz Showcase (Chicago). Excellent and one of my favorite tenor
saxophonists joined by his pianist Mike LeDonne and local bassist and drummer Excellent shows (4;00 & 8:00).
Last night I saw Larry Goldings, Peter Bernstein, Bill Stewart Organ Trio at nearby venue. They have been together for
thirty years so it is a very tight band. An excellent show marred by a bad organ that Larry Goldings, the organ player
tried to fix. Peter Bernstein is a very good guitarist that I can’t compare to anyone else. Bill Stewart has played with
Pat, John Scofield, Maceo Parker and many more bands. Up next John Scofield Trio next Wednesday.
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MarcNebo Mar 20 2024 at 11:11 PM |
Next week I will report on two shows, one this Sunday and another on Tuesday. It looks like June will be a very busy
month for me with five shows already in one week. There is a chance it might end up six days that week. A venue a
half mile from my condominium has become my favorite place for live jazz. Previous years I typically saw two or
three shows. This year I already have tickets for five shows from March thru June. I am sure they will have more TBA
for the rest of the year.
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MarcNebo Feb 18 2024 at 12:06 AM |
Last night I caught Ron Carter’s Golden Striker Trio at the Chicago Symphony Center. Russell Malone (guitar) and
Donald Vega (piano). Excellent show by an excellent band with a very appreciative audience. Ron mentioned
several times that he was giddy to see that it was a full-house (2500 seats). Ron’s solo was amazing with great
playing a dropping quotes from other songs frequently. I was disappointed by the act that followed in the double-
bill, The Blue Note Quintet. It was led by pianist Gerald Clayton and featured to you Jazz musicians getting a lot of
critical acclaim, alto saxophonist Immanuel Wilkins and vibraphonist Joel Ross. Kendrick Scott was the drummer
and Matt Brewer was on bass. I expect more and the music didn’t knock me out. Seeing the legendary Mr. Carter
made it an unforgettable night, so I was very glad I made it. Ron just got back from a several night gig in Tokyo
playing with Pat and Joe Dyson.
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MarcNebo Feb 01 2024 at 11:34 AM |
Here in Chicago there are a lot of great Jazz shows being announced. I already have six shows scheduled in March
and April, the John Scofield Trio, Emmet Cohen Trio, Joshua Redman Group, Vijay Iyer Trio, Eric Alexander Quartet
and Goldings, Bernstein, Stewart Organ Trio. I am sure more to come and all the big venues will be announcing their
2024/2025 Jazz Series (October-June) in the next three months. Looks like it’s going to be a good year for live music,
but I will still go for quality over quantity this year.
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MarcNebo Jan 26 2024 at 11:55 PM |
djangocat: I saw the quartet back in June in 2023 and rated my sixth favorite show of the year. I closely follow the
annual Downbeat Critics Poll and use it for another one of my concert files (Bands & Musicians. In the 2023 edition
the BMQ was voted #5 Jazz Group, Branford was #4 Soprano Sax and #6 Tenor Sax, Eric Revis #15 Acoustic Bass (I
would rate him in the 10 or higher) and Justin Faulkner was #2 Rising Star Drummer (agreed by me). I was very
disappointed that the pianist Joey Calderazzo was not on the list (he would be in my top ten list. The band is one
of my favorites and I would probably rate them fifth.
Like I said in my post above it was an excellent show and probably end up in my Top Ten list for 2024. So far I have
a lot of great bands on my calendar. Up next the Ron Carter Golden Striker Trio with Russell Malone (guitar) and
Donald Vega (piano). I have seen this band several times and expect it to make it to my Top Ten list.
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djangocat Jan 26 2024 at 10:02 AM |
It’s been awhile, but both both times I’ve seen Branford, I’ve been impressed with how good he and his band mates
were.
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