Tagged with: New Orleans Contemporary Music
Much interesting music lined up for you tonight with:
Joe Cabral- bass/vocals
Doug Garrison-drums
Come on over. We know what to do. The food is great and there's a great Sake selection. The movies on the wall are really something too!
Here is a clip that Reynard Rochon posted to FB.
Ugly Beauty by Thelonious Monk. Was a pleasure of an evening...
James Singleton-bass
Justin Peake-drums/Electronics
Brad Walker-saxes
Rex Gregory-reeds
Playing Tuesday 10th of February at Open Ears with Dan Oestreicher's outfit. Groove creative under the fiery drive of Dan- in town for a bit from endless touring with Trombone shorty. Dan has put together a group some of the most interesting and distinguished musicians from across a couple of scenes.
The lineup is:
Dan Oestreicher- bass and bari saxophones (trombone shorty)
Roger Lewis-Baritone, soprano saxes
Steve Glenn-Tuba
Oops-Bass drum(soul rebels)
Doug Garrison-drums/percussion
Jonathan Freilich-guitar
The show is upstairs at the Blue Nile. For more info on the open ears music series...
I'm looking forward to this greatly! You'd be nuts to miss this, one week out from carnival and all that!
The Naked Orchestra will play again at the site of the band's recent return to action. Another very solid lineup of some of the finest in New Orleans. "Not to be missed!" exclaimed a previous audience before loosening it all up and heading out into the streets.
So far the lineup is as follows:
James Walsh-conductor
Janna Saslaw-Flute
Chris Kohl-Clarinet
Steve Bertram-Bassoon
Martin Krusche-soprano sax
Ray Moore-Alto sax
Brad Walker- Tenor sax
Jason Mingeldorff-Baritone sax
Scott Frock-trumpet
Jeff Albert-trombone/ electronics
Devon Taylor-tuba
Carl LeBlanc-guitar
Jonathan Freilich-guitar/director
Robin Sherman-bass
Marcello Bennetti-drums
feat. Alex McMurray-vocals
Naked Orchestra at Istanbul Sept. 2014
Long overdue- the penultimate section of interview by New Orleanian, Geoffrey Douville, pictured below with the banjo marching with Egg Yolk Jubilee.
Geoff goes on to describe the relationship and impact of his film practices to his musical thinking. This segment goes very heavily into things he likes in film creativity. it's on the interviews page, here...
Jeff Douville marching with Egg Yolk Jubilee
In this segment, Geoff goes on to discuss his involvements with film, more on Danny Barker, New Orleans Rhythm and Blues performer/ audience relationships in music and a handful of other interesting subjects.
Take a listen- get involved in some more sides of the New Orleans music world of today and the past!
The Interview can be found on the interviews page, here...
The interviews are back after a long layoff. Find out about a great local musical artist and one of the whackier bands from the 90s. Also, films, politics and bar-owning.
Geoff Douville is an interesting and alive mind. I went to talk with him using the Egg Yolk Jubilee as a jumping off point. Egg Yolk showed up on my radar in the early 90's and they had a mad frantic style and were composed of some very expressive locals and, of course, featured Jeff playing electric guitar in a style not so commonly heard in the directions that they seemed to be headed. Then I found out about his fascinating film work with Paul Grass. He's also an owner of the Lost Love Lounge in the Marigny neighborhood in New Orleans.
Jeff is very good at elucidating opinions and he is one of the few folks amidst the list of interviewees that is really from New Orleans, not transplanted. There is an interesting long view about the city, and its art and music world that seems to emerge from that perspective.
Part 1 of the interview is here...
Dave Capello, Helen Gillet, my Chip Wilson seven string at open ears
I'll be playing with the Dave Capello Trio this Tuesday the 14th of October at 10pm upstairs at The Blue Nile at 532 Frenchmen St. New Orleans. COME OUT AND CHECK IT OUT!
Dave Capello is one of the most unusual drummers in town. There is a reason; a background of very interesting radical theater and music situations in New York and Kansas City before his move to New Orleans 20 years ago. I interviewed Dave a few years ago. Surprising stuff. If you are interested in music ideas and where they come from and whether your ears are as open as you hoped you can check out the interview here...
Jeff Albert's Open Ears series has really become an event, over the years, for those still driven by music and sound. The fact that it goes on amidst the grotesque and never ending cheapening of Frenchmen St. makes it even more of a diamond in the rough.
This show will feature songs from the bassist, Cecile and Dave is trying to get me to do the same. She has a wild and varied background on the Chicago music scene including long stints with Fred Anderson and Famodou Don Moye (Legends everybody- google it- get involved in what goes in your ears! Ditch the complacent attitude!)) She sings really nice.
Oh yes- improvisation will occur for those of you enraptured by this central of all music language developments. There will be also elements of some other lines in music thinking.
Tonight at Siberia with a wild lineup. The Fool Moon people!!!
Sadly, a major loss to the New Orleans music community happened a few weeks ago with the passing of saxophonist Tim Green. He was to be on this show!
So come out, tomorrow night- Sept. 27th at Snug Harbor on Frenchmen St. 2 Shows 8 &10pm!
Tim was so important to my own musical development early on that kit is hard to put into words. There are luckily recordings of him playing with myself as well as all the others on this show at snug harbor.
This promises to be a great sunday evening of music.
Johnny Vidacovich-drums
Rex Gregory-woodwinds
James Singleton-bass
Jonathan Freilich-guitar
Jazzfest-Our musical offerings for start tomorrow, Friday April 25th. 2:50pm at the Fais do-do stage. A great slot for hot klezmer fun in the sun!
Following that-we will be at The Hi Ho lounge on St. Claude Ave. The show starts at 10pm and it's a double bill with the unperturbable Iguanas. They have a new record and we have a new item for your digital devices as well.
our sets will feature the following local/global all-stars:
Ben Ellman-sax
Dave Rebeck-violin
Glenn Hartman-accordion
Joe Cabral-bass
Matt Perrine- trombone
Stanton Moore- drums
Jonathan Freilich- guitar
Tonight. after your linen has been truly gallery dirtied. get over to three muses- nola. great songs played at a high level. no sacrifice of essential humanity involved. you will beam and easily grab a fine wine at the same time!
Alex Mcmurray-guitar/vocals
James Singleton-bass
Joe Cabral-saxophone
Jonathan Freilich
Tonight 7/17 will be a special Naked On The Floor show at Cafe Istanbul- in the Marigny.
The lineup will be-
Rick Trolsen- Trombone
Jeff Albert- Bass Trombone
Tim Green- Tenor Sax
James Singleton-Bass
Jonathan Freilich Guitar
Paul Thibodeaux- drums
New arrangements, compositions, and band personnel.
Support for this great varietal of improvised, sociable music is critical and your presence is the provider. The playing will be spiked with musical titillation to show our gratitude for your attention.
You also get to be helping, by default, a great club that is showcasing many more varieties of worthy, novel , soulful expression.