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Neuerwerb: KTU – 8 armed monkey
Es kommt nicht häufig vor, dass man sich eine CD kauft und mit offen stehendem Mund dann vor seiner Anlage sitzt und sich fragt: Was treiben die da?
Bildergalerie John Zorn und Bill Laswell
Bei Frank Schindelbeck, einem deutschen Jazzfotographen, gibt es eine Fotogalerie der beiden Ausnahmemusiker John Zorn und Bill Laswell.
Mir persönlich gefallen die Bilder ausgesprochen gut!
Tony Lakatos Quintet im Jazzkeller
Gestern war es dann mal wieder so weit: Wir waren mal wieder im Jazzkeller. Diesmal sollte das Tony Lakatos Quintet unserer Ohren erfreuen. Entgegen der Ankündigung war kein Trompeter dabei, sondern Martin Scales an der Gitarre, der seit kurzem der Gitarrist der hr-Bigband ist.
Tony und seine Crew spielten sehr frisch auf und stellten einen bunten Mix aus Eigenkompositionen und Klassikern zusammen. Auffällig war, wie gut die Kombo gerade beim Rhythmus zusammen harmonierte – und Tony Lakatos glänzte mit genialem Saxophonspiel. So genossen wir einen wirklich sehr guten Abend im Jazzkeller, der mit EUR 12 Eintritt wieder seinesgleichen suchte – für so wenig Geld gab’s absolute Ausnahmemusiker zu hören.
Once again: a night to remember
It was so cool. A funky night at the Jazzkeller.
A night to remember: Wesley G. & Friends
Yesterday there was a very nice concert at Jazzkeller in Frankfurt. The Jazzkeller is one of the most known Jazzclubs in Europe. It was founded in 1952 and has seen all the great stars in Jazz. To say it with their own words:
… Johnny Hodges drew his own beer form our tap. Louis Armstrong spilled red wine all over his tuxedo, trying to maneuver through the crowd. Dizzy Gillespie had some difficulty blowing his horn after we provided too many complimentary drinks…
You see: It’s nice, comfy and has an atmosphere like the Village Vanguard in NY. Yesterday evening there were Wesley G (Guitar), Alberto Menendez (Sax) and Rudi Engel (Bass). They played a wonderful set full of well known Standards. Sometimes in very rare moments it happens right out of the box: The air is filled with magic thus happened yesterday. They played very smooth and relaxed. Their interpretation of “In a sentimental mood” and the title music of the Flintstones were absolutely stunning.
Wesley G. is well known in Frankfurt and a regular performer at the Jazzkeller. He plays every Saturday throughout August. Next chance to see him: 26th of August.
Village Vanguard of Frankfurt
The Jazzkeller in Frankfurt is my famous Jazzclub at all. I’ve seen clubs in London and New York, but he is still the best. Right now there’s a well known Guitarist accompanied by bass and Sax. It’s unbelievable. More to follow…
Musikethos.org
At http://www.musikethos.org/ you’ll find a lot of MP3 files, all legal to download without paying a Penny. All files are from artists and composers which died a long time ago and where the rights are “public” right now – or from living artists/composers that agreed to the downloads.
It’s worth a try because you’ll find a lot of fine titles there which are unknown to a broad public (did you know that Claude Debussy made a Raphsody for alto sax and piano?).