August 30, 2011 | Posted in So Forth
8 pm Ches Smith and These Arches Ches Smith, drums; Tim Berne, alto sax; Nels Cline and Mary Halvorson, guitars; Andrea Parkins, accordion. Remarkable evening - both sets were jam-packed full with a very different audience for each show. Before …
August 30, 2011 | Posted in So Forth
The first day and a half the weather held out so which meant swimming in her pool and sitting outside or in the sunroom. Then, you know, Irene. It was not so bad on Sunday morning but there was enough …
August 25, 2011 | Posted in So Forth
This ensemble performs music composed during the last ten years and doesn’t provide program notes. This concert there were three tiny exceptions - 2 pieces composed in 2000 and program notes provided only after the concert. The concert was held …
August 24, 2011 | Posted in So Forth
A great celebration at Diego’s restaurant in Brooklyn. As is wont to happen, this man and I began to just chit chat on the subway and through music talk realized that we were both going to Randy and Kathy’s party. …
August 23, 2011 | Posted in So Forth
This was a surprise. I often go to concerts with no idea what to expect and this one was right on target for the unknown. Jed introduced himself and Jung Lin announcing they would play four-hand piano (looked more like …
August 22, 2011 | Posted in So Forth
A night of favorites: two friends, one restaurant, one street. Mary Rowell, Eve Beglarian and I met for dinner at Favela Cubana which is on La Guardia St. between Bleecker and 3rd St. On a lovely tree lined street, Favela …
August 21, 2011 | Posted in So Forth
Steve, alto sax, performed with David Gilmore and Miles Okazaki on electric guitars. Neither of the guitarists had performed together before and it was fascinating to see how they listened to each other, smiled when some particular music struck them. …
August 20, 2011 | Posted in So Forth
This performance received a huge review with large photos in the NYTimes today and I purposely did not read it until after I saw the performance. I have seen his performances a few times before and sometimes I have loved …
August 19, 2011 | Posted in So Forth
The fourth and last of the Stravinsky/Beethoven series for me. This concert consisted of Stravinsky’s “Symphony in C” (1938-40) and Beethoven’s “Piano Concert No. 4 in G major, Op. 58 (1804-06). These were both gorgeous. The pianist, Nelson Freire, was …
August 18, 2011 | Posted in So Forth
After dinner with a friend at NoHo Star, we sauntered down Bleecker St. and came across a new place at 9 Bleecker St. We just missed Thurman Barker and Marc Edwards, drummer, was performing. I just popped in for a …