NWR: Jazz and "jazz"

Yes, love for Roscoe. Everything from his swinging stuff to his abstract stuff.

While we're at it, how about Stockhausen? At least worth a mention....

 
Last night we saw Joe Lovano at the Village Vanguard with the cutie Esperanza Spaulding on double bass and then went over to see Mike Stern at the 55 Bar. It was a good night, from freeish bebop to heavy metal bebop.
 
Nice evening...the purist in me leans more towards Joe but the teenager in me can appreciate Mike...plus he's really no slouch either.
 
Today's expedition to the music shop resulted in The Advocate, duets between Derek Bailey and Tony Oxley. Very much in the Webernish style I was seeking (and I just read that Bailey had a fixation with Webern early in his career). And I also became acquainted with Szilárd Mezei, a Hungarian minority Serbian viola player who seems to have some nice compositions.
 
originally posted by Oswaldo Costa:
Bebop-a-lulaLast night we saw Joe Lovano at the Village Vanguard with the cutie Esperanza Spaulding on double bass and then went over to see Mike Stern at the 55 Bar. It was a good night, from freeish bebop to heavy metal bebop.
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Cool night! Joe Lovano and the cutie Esperanza -- who's not just a cutie (with a hot cd of her own) but was playing bass on the Christian Scott cd ("Anthem") i was listening to this evening.

Oswaldo, I've very much enjoyed reading the account of your trip.
 
Thanks! Marcia later researched Esperanza's youtube videos and found this, played in front of Obama at the White House. She's lamentably dolled up in it, but such is her charisma that it's still amazing to watch. The self-confidence in such a setting is astounding for someone 23 years old (today; probably 5% younger then).

Today we arrived in Albuquerque. Wiki tells me that one the possible origins of the name is alba quercus, or white oak. I'm already borderline quercophobic, hope a week here doesn't make me Albuquercophobic.
 
Wow, that is something. Not at all easy to play bass and sing at the same time, but she raised the bar several notches with that performance. Wow again...lucky you to see her live.

As for Albuquercophobes, just choose your locations which are around 12.5%, right?
 
originally posted by Joel Stewart:
Wow, that is something. Not at all easy to play bass and sing at the same time, but she raised the bar several notches with that performance. Wow again...lucky you to see her live.

As for Albuquercophobes, just choose your locations which are around 12.5%, right?
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Yes, amazing the abandon with which she plays the instrument. In our concert, she was pure bass, no vocals, with several Ron Carterish solos, one of them amazing, none of them flashy, just deeply musical. She had a red bandanna through which the afro hair spiraled up just so, and when she smiled it lit up the room.

In San Diego I saw an unknown California pinot that was 12.5%. But it was only $15 and I hate to admit it but I thought, well, how good could this be...

Jeff, I wasn't going to visit Gruet because I thought they were bubblies only, but saw a few varietals at an excellently stocked Whole Foods today (one could live here on the basis of this store alone), so will go, for sure.
 
originally posted by Oswaldo Costa:

Jeff, I wasn't going to visit Gruet because I thought they were bubblies only, but saw a few varietals at an excellently stocked Whole Foods today (one could live here on the basis of this store alone), so will go, for sure.
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You should, Oswaldo: it's quite a trip to visit there. When we were there, it was set in an industrial park. The still Pinot Noir was quite interesting for a New World PN. They also have a greater selection of sparkling wines than we'd realized. More to the point, you can then tell your friends that visited a winery in a desert. What fun!

Mark Lipton
 
I spent a sabbatical in Albuquerque six years ago. I agree with Mark that Gruet is worth a visit to see their production facilities and to taste through their wines, still and sparkling. Of the local wines I tasted, I thought the most interesting were made by Milagro. Anasazi makes dry fruit wines, and the couple I tried were good. I never visited either winery, though. Milagro is in Corrales across the river and a little to the north; Anasazi is farther out of town.
 
originally posted by Steve Guattery:
I spent a sabbatical in Albuquerque six years ago. I agree with Mark that Gruet is worth a visit to see their production facilities and to taste through their wines, still and sparkling. Of the local wines I tasted, I thought the most interesting were made by Milagro. Anasazi makes dry fruit wines, and the couple I tried were good. I never visited either winery, though. Milagro is in Corrales across the river and a little to the north; Anasazi is farther out of town.
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And I thought, when I saw your reply, you'd be posting about spalding or lovano.

What do you think about visiting Taos pueblo? Too touristy and weird? I found it fascinating, in a way I didn't expect.
 
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And I thought, when I saw your reply, you'd be posting about spalding or lovano.
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I certainly would post about Lovano (Spaulding is new to me, I must regretfully admit), but I'm still bummed that I lost my chance to hear him locally. He was going to play on 12/30 with his wife, judi Silvano, at the Elk Creek Cafe in Millheim, PA, of all places. He was in the area playing with John Scofield, but apparently the promoter of that gig invoked a clause in the contract that said the performers couldn't book another gig within X hundred miles. Oh, well, they're trying to get him to play in June. In the mean time, Dave Liebman will be at Elk Creek on Saturday.

What do you think about visiting Taos pueblo? Too touristy and weird? I found it fascinating, in a way I didn't expect.
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I never made it to Taos, unfortunately. I love pueblos and other old dwellings - the one I really regret not getting to is Mesa Verde.
 
Steve, thanks for the tip on Milagro. In Corrales, I was thinking of visiting Matheson and the eponymous Corrales Winery; didn't feel keen on Milagro because their lineup is Chard, Zin, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Merlot, so I presumed they had no imagination. I am SO prejudiced... OK, Gruet is in, even though they make bubblies.
 
originally posted by Oswaldo Costa:
Jeff, I wasn't going to visit Gruet because I thought they were bubblies only, but saw a few varietals at an excellently stocked Whole Foods today (one could live here on the basis of this store alone), so will go, for sure.
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I thought their still chardonnay was quite nice. Most of their wines are good QPR, too.
 
originally posted by Oswaldo Costa:
Steve, thanks for the tip on Milagro. In Corrales, I was thinking of visiting Matheson and the eponymous Corrales Winery; didn't feel keen on Milagro because their lineup is Chard, Zin, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Merlot, so I presumed they had no imagination. I am SO prejudiced... OK, Gruet is in, even though they make bubblies.
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I"ll look forward to your notes. I don't know Matheson. I enjoyed talking to the Milagro winemaker at the tasting I attended, but I'll warn you that he's a pragmatist. Based on some of your expressed preferences, you may not approve of everything he does (e.g., I recall discussing wild fermentations with him, and he innoculates).
 
I called, left a message asking for an appointment, and they didn't call back. But we managed to visit three wineries, and I'll post something soon about what I learned. Some interesting stuff about the difficulties they face. Several nights below freezing every winter would kill any red European vinifera vines, so central New Mexico wineries have to buy such grapes from further south. But I am getting ahead of myself...
 
originally posted by Oswaldo Costa:
Thanks! Marcia later researched Esperanza's youtube videos and found this....
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Edgar Meyer was suggested to me the same day I saw your Esperanza clip, Oswaldo. Looking thru his work on youtube I had to ask myself, "Where have I been?" Here, he plays a couple of sweet and powerful bowed solos...but apparently he can play the hell out of Bach too.

More obliquely, but certainly relatedly geekly, is Bela's middle name (Anton)....after Weber himself.

(Now...if we can just hook Bela and Edgar up with Roscoe Mitchell and the ghost of Derek Bailey. Barring that, Meyer's Bach work might sustain in the interim.)
 
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