Dana. Posted January 10, 2010 Share Posted January 10, 2010 Did anyone else go to the 2010 NYC Winter Jazzfest this weekend? For $35, I got to see the following last night at venues within a two-block radius: Gretchen Parlato Linda Oh Jenny Scheinman & Jason Moran Vijay Iyer Trio Ambrose Akinmusire Quintet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mate stubb Posted January 10, 2010 Share Posted January 10, 2010 Well, NYC, whadda ya expect? It's pretty dead out here on the snow covered plains. Moe --- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazz+ Posted January 10, 2010 Share Posted January 10, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/08/arts/music/08jazzfest.html?ref=music Harry was the Technical Editor of Mark Levine's "The Jazz Theory Book" and helped develop "The Jazz Piano Book." Find 800 of Harry's solo piano arrangements and tutorials at https://www.patreon.com/HarryLikas These arrangements are for teaching solo piano chording using Harry's 2+2 harmony method. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazz+ Posted January 10, 2010 Share Posted January 10, 2010 I remember just 8 years ago when I could see Jenny Scheinman, Vijay Iyer Trio, Will Bernard, Todd Sickafoose and Ambrose Akinmusire every other night for free at the local pub. What a difference moving to NY has made for them. Harry was the Technical Editor of Mark Levine's "The Jazz Theory Book" and helped develop "The Jazz Piano Book." Find 800 of Harry's solo piano arrangements and tutorials at https://www.patreon.com/HarryLikas These arrangements are for teaching solo piano chording using Harry's 2+2 harmony method. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dana. Posted January 10, 2010 Author Share Posted January 10, 2010 J+, where was this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewImprov Posted January 10, 2010 Share Posted January 10, 2010 How was Vijay Iyer? I love his records and really want to see him live sometime. Turn up the speaker Hop, flop, squawk It's a keeper -Captain Beefheart, Ice Cream for Crow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dana. Posted January 10, 2010 Author Share Posted January 10, 2010 I thought Vijay was good, though I wasn't blown away. I'm also not that familiar with his music, so I may have been at a disadvantage in that regard. He played "Galang," the M.I.A. cover, for the first time in public, and it killed. He said the end of the song gives him tendonitis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewImprov Posted January 10, 2010 Share Posted January 10, 2010 Yeah, I think some of his (Iyer's) stuff is kind of hyper-intellectual, so it can be hard to relate to. I like it best when he breaks through that. I love his take on "Galang" on his last album, so it'd be cool to see where he takes it live. Thanks for the report. Turn up the speaker Hop, flop, squawk It's a keeper -Captain Beefheart, Ice Cream for Crow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Zeger Posted January 10, 2010 Share Posted January 10, 2010 Ambrose Akinmusire Quintet Big Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dana. Posted January 10, 2010 Author Share Posted January 10, 2010 I should've done a little gear report... Taylor Eigsti played Rhodes on a RD-700GX with Gretchen and Ambrose. The RD sounded quite good. Vijay and Jason both played a Yamaha grand (same piano/venue). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazz+ Posted January 11, 2010 Share Posted January 11, 2010 NYC Winter Jazzfest occupied the center of Greenwich Village on Friday and Saturday nights, holding down five clubs in a two-block radius, imposing its thoughtful ruckus on the normal Bleecker Street weekend: Long Island girls in microminis, corner dope dealers, 40-year-old boys taking in the Jets-Bengals game at a sports bar and then communing with Skynyrd covers over at the Back Fence. Continued: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/11/arts/music/11jazzfest.html?ref=music Harry was the Technical Editor of Mark Levine's "The Jazz Theory Book" and helped develop "The Jazz Piano Book." Find 800 of Harry's solo piano arrangements and tutorials at https://www.patreon.com/HarryLikas These arrangements are for teaching solo piano chording using Harry's 2+2 harmony method. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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