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The best jazz concert you have been 2
What is the best Jazz concert that you have ever been 2. I would like to hear from other members on who the artist was, the time and place and what made it so special.
The Best concert that I have the privilage to experience was with George Duke, Kirk Whalum and Rachell Farrel. It was in Houston at the Arena Theatre, and what made it so special was those 3 and the performance that they put on. The setting was cool with the rotating stage but they really put themselves into the show.
The Best concert that I have the privilage to experience was with George Duke, Kirk Whalum and Rachell Farrel. It was in Houston at the Arena Theatre, and what made it so special was those 3 and the performance that they put on. The setting was cool with the rotating stage but they really put themselves into the show.
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Permalink Reply by Soul Sister on -
JAZZ TODAY: The Vocalists.......
#1 ~ Best "Jazz" Concerts I ever attended was "all" of Jimmy Scott's Concerts, he will touch you and take you to a place you never been, lol!!!
#2 ~ Best Jazz: Nancy Wilson singing at the National Endowment of the Arts Awards Show. "Old Men", "Miss Otis Regrets", & "Guess Who I Saw Today" (mm mm mm) blew it away!
SOUL 1960'S: Old School Showmen.......
#1 ~ Best "Soul" Concert I ever attended was "all" of James Brown's Revues mid to late 1960's, Mr. Dynamite tore the house down. Hardest working man in show biz, Soul Brother #1!!!
#2 ~ Best Soul: Jackie Wilson vocal range, stage routines, oozing sex apeal, lol!
ALL OVER THE Chitlin' Circut.......
Best Soul Groups onstage: 1960's: The Manhattans with "Smitty" on lead driving the audiences wild!!
The O'Jays with "Eddie" on lead raw and soulful!
Best Kiddie Group: "The Five Stairsteps"!
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Permalink Reply by Nora McCarthy on -
Miles Davis, Cleveland Ohio...'86
Betty Carter, Cleveland State University '85
Wayne Shorter - Peabody's DownUnder, Cleveland, OH
Carmen McRae - Peabodys DownUnder, Cleveland, OH
McCoy Tyner - Peabodys DownUnder, Cleveland, OH
Jimm Scott, Tavern on the Green, NYC, 1995, Flushing Town Hall and Iridium..
Nancy Wilson, Blue Note, 1997
Jackie MclCean - Blue Note - 1999
Ornette Coleman, Carnegie Hall, 2006
Elvin Jones, Blue Note, 1999
Sweet Honey In The Rock, Carnegie Hall, 2007
Abbey Lincoln, Blue Note, 1998
A little fuzzy on the some of the dates....as all of time is a continuum for me, but the moments...unforgetable
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Permalink Reply by Nick Costa on -
Live Under The Sky, Denen Chofu Coliseum, Tokyo, July 1977. 3 nights in a row of Tony Williams, with an electric band, the Great Jazz Trio, McCoy Tyner and Herbie Hancock) plus Roy Haynes and Bill Cobham. Great musicians, great music, and the weather was nice too.
That was the first time I'd seen Tony. Not sure I've quite recovered yet.
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Permalink Reply by Greg Randolph on -
Wow, that's a tough one. I've been privileged to see some greats in my life. The single most "moving" concert I ever saw was Herbie Hancock and Wayne Shorter on the 1+ 1 tour. It was in a wonderful venue with great acoustics, and the gig was Herbie on grand piano and Wayne on soprano only. This was not long after Wayne's wife Ana Maria had passed in the TWA Plane Crash and to me, the album and concert has/had so much depth of emotion as in an elegy to her, and his niece who passed away also. I also think it was deeper than just that. I think it was the magic of Herbie + Wayne (1+ 1) that has always been, and still remains there today. (River: The Joni Letters attests to this.) It was a very avant garde concert with soaring highs on soprano by Wayne and some indescribable playing by Herbie. I'll never forget it.
Other close seconds would be Michael Brecker's Quartet supporting "Tales From the Hudson", David Liebman at Birdland on an ALL tenor set, Clark Terry at the Village Vanguard, Joe Lovano at The Irdiium, and the original Joshua Redman Quartet with Brad Mehldau, Christian McBride and Brian Blade. It's so hard to rate them but the one with Wayne and Herbie will always be the one that moved me to tears.
Peace and Jazz
Grega
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Permalink Reply by Linda Jones on -
Richard Bona with guests Esperanza Spalding and Meshell Ndegeocello at Montreal Jazz Festival 2007
Mark Murphy at Jazz at Pearls, San Francisco 2005
Joe Williams at Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild, Pittsburgh, late 90s
Each of these performances was very powerful and very special in their own unique way. The vocalists immediately connected with the audience by creating a very intimate, very warm rapport, and followed up with the most incredible music and musicians.
Also! Pat Metheny with Antonio Sanchez and Christian McBride – Byham Theater, Pittsburgh 2005 and Trio da Paz with Kenny Barron – Jazz Standard, NYC 2006 – both unforgettable performances!
LJ
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Permalink Reply by jazzbone555 on -
I'm from Rochester and very proud to say that waaaay back I was in a Quintet with Steve Gadd. He still makes his home here in Eastman city. He did a Benefit concert a few years ago for the benefit of saving a very old and valuable piano at the Little Theatre in Rochester. Joe Romano, another very gifted Sax player from Rochester was featured.
They played straight-ahead jazz and it was fantastic ! I will also never forget the first time I heard Al Jarreau and Pat Metheney at seperrate concerts in the Rochester area......
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Permalink Reply by WILL on -
I don't know if I would catagorize it as a Jazz concert but the one of the best shows I've ever attended was SADE at the Theater at the GARDEN. At the time I wasn't a SADE fan and someone I know was managing the opening act and wanted me to attend the show so.. I went. At first I sat there saying here we go I know this song then she sang another one and I said "I like this song" and the rest of the night got progressively better to the point where I found myself at the Foot of the stage awaiting what she would do next I was hooked to say the least. Her Vibe is like nothing i've ever seen or felt before, vocally she's no Rachelle Ferrelle but shes got that thing that thang that thang. OH MY.... And she's not bad lookin either.lol!!!
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Permalink Reply by T's Tunes on -
: ) A real Guy, keeping it Real, Thanks for the candor Will...I have seen the DVD of SADE's concert and it has got to be one of the best LIVE concert DVD's EVER. Everyone that has seen that concert in person says that it is ALL That, I will not miss the chance to see her LIVE when she comes around again. Yes, SADE is One of a kind..
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Permalink Reply by Tamara on -
Gotta go with EWF back in the day...followed by an Al Jarreau/Chaka Khan concert on the Pier in NYC... but I sure would have liked to have been to the one you described above... big fan of all 3 of them, especially George Duke who I still listen to just about every day... :)
Tamara
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Permalink Reply by peter boothman on -
Dave Liebman and Richie Bierach duo at a small steakhouse restaurant at Surry Hills in Sydney Australia in the 1970s. It was one of those magical evenings....
Also Bill Evans trio at the 1976 bi-centennial concert at Carnegie Hall NY City.
Plus Horace Silver's band at the same concert series.
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Permalink Reply by Trumpeter Carlos Redman on -
I was 18. Nicholas Payton- Dear Louis Tribute in Armstrong Park in New Orleans. Three encore performances at the end... Then, went to Sweet Lorrains for the afterparty... Who shows up? Joshua "Redman". Needless to say I was baptised in Jazz that night. No turning back.
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Permalink Reply by Stephen Baron on -
Joe Zawinal at the La, Mar de Musicas festival in Cartagena, Spain June 2005.
I have seen Joe five times before, including with Weather Report twice, and while the Jaco days were sensational, there was something about this occasion that raised it above the rest. The venue was next to a castle high on a hill above the city.
The Syndicate didn’t get on stage until well after midnight, typical for Spain, and the audience were “up for it”. The Band? Pounding with world rhythms like nothing before. Believe me, all of Cartagena heard them. Like all great gigs you could feel the joy in the performance. The audience danced all night, and most of the way home. It was jazz, jazz that changed the meaning of the word, in the same way that “I sing the body electric” did back in 1972.
Thanks Joe, you are greatly missed.
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