I'm catching his brother Wynton with the Lincoln Center Orchestra / Tribute to Duke Ellington at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam next month. Needless to say I am pretty excited!
I am taking my son (bassist for his high school jazz band) to see Branford in April at a place I've never been to before outside Toronto.
The theater they're playing has a "youth in arts" program for elementary and high school kids - his ticket price (with high school ID) was $9.75 after service fees. He decided he wanted to try box seats for it - with all due respect to piano players, he didn't want us to grab front row seats only to have the piano block his view of the upright bass.
90 min show with one encore. One of the best shows I have seen in a couple of years. The jams were out of bounds and Justin Faulkner is one of the best drummers I have ever seen live.
What a fun night with my Mother-in-law, she said she won't be able to sleep tonight.
The best part of the night was no phones, video recorders or talkers. I love old people.
Feel very Privileged to have seen the 1st 3 shoes he played w/ the GD (3/29/90, 12/31/90, 9/10/91) & when he guested w/ Phil @ the Beacon in April '00. I was into jazz @ the time of those first gigs and had some idea of his and his brother's careers, but hadn't seen him live on his own yet. Even more incredible was reading fairly recently that he basically stepped onstage @ that 1st gig (Nassau 3/29/90) having never rehearsed with them or learned the songs. Seen him many times since those days, he always throws in a Dark Star or Slipknot tease.
>>>>>>> I'm sure it wasn't too hard for him to figure out.
Contrast Branford with this show, where Clarence Clemons (who had guested w/the GD @ least a half dozen times during their '87-'88 Top 40 era) is left completely in the dust with his doors blown off during the Playin' in the Band psychedelic meltdown. They don't show him any mercy the rest of the set either, he basically sounds like a bar band Wanker whenever he tries to join back in on the mostly psychedelic fare. Healy had the good sense to basically turn him off during Morning Dew (wish he still had that good sense when Steve Miller guested in summer '92). Finally they throw him the bone of a JB Goode Encore on which he played along competently. Wisely enough, he confined his guesting to JGB after this show:
I was at the above show among others w Clarence as well as w JGB a few times. I think Clarence Clemons was more a distraction than an addition to the sound but I do love The Aiko Aiko from the above show.
A year and 4 days later w Branford opening and then sitting in for The NYE show was INCREDIBLE!
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Tim Wheres My Flashbacks
on Tuesday, January 9, 2018 – 10:31 am
https://www.youtube.com/watch
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8LQoV-uUW0
Here is a smooth link for a rainy day.
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on Tuesday, January 9, 2018 – 10:51 am
Nice!
Nice!
The Branford sit in @ Red Rocks with Furthur could be my all time favorite post Jerry set.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: eastcoastneil VTGDF/NFA
on Tuesday, January 9, 2018 – 10:59 am
marsalis? or the Furthur set
marsalis? or the Furthur set At Nassua that same tour where they redid the Nassua second set dead show from the 80s uhhh duh hot fire!
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Bluelight Odysseus
on Tuesday, January 9, 2018 – 08:52 pm
Cool.
Cool. That will very good.
Thanks a lot for the 2018 GDAC Calendars Tim!
You rock!
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on Tuesday, January 9, 2018 – 08:53 pm
>The Branford sit in @ Red
>The Branford sit in @ Red Rocks with Furthur could be my all time favorite post Jerry set.
lol
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: CT Equinoxmagick
on Tuesday, January 9, 2018 – 10:06 pm
It was super good, I was
It was super good, I was there.
the sad thing is, a few days later in Eugene they played what could be described as the worst post Jerry set.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Rob W SPAC84
on Wednesday, January 10, 2018 – 07:20 am
I'm catching his brother
I'm catching his brother Wynton with the Lincoln Center Orchestra / Tribute to Duke Ellington at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam next month. Needless to say I am pretty excited!
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Fingers on the Fretboard
on Wednesday, January 10, 2018 – 07:56 am
I am taking my son (bassist
I am taking my son (bassist for his high school jazz band) to see Branford in April at a place I've never been to before outside Toronto.
The theater they're playing has a "youth in arts" program for elementary and high school kids - his ticket price (with high school ID) was $9.75 after service fees. He decided he wanted to try box seats for it - with all due respect to piano players, he didn't want us to grab front row seats only to have the piano block his view of the upright bass.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Tim Wheres My Flashbacks
on Wednesday, January 10, 2018 – 08:52 am
It was the jazz quartet tour.
It was the jazz quartet tour.
Joey Calderazzo on the piano
Eric Revis on stand up bass
Justin Faulkner on drums
90 min show with one encore. One of the best shows I have seen in a couple of years. The jams were out of bounds and Justin Faulkner is one of the best drummers I have ever seen live.
What a fun night with my Mother-in-law, she said she won't be able to sleep tonight.
The best part of the night was no phones, video recorders or talkers. I love old people.
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on Wednesday, January 10, 2018 – 09:17 am
Did you guys dose?
Did you guys dose?
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: 19.5 Degrees FaceOnMars
on Wednesday, January 10, 2018 – 09:30 am
lol <<<
lol <<<
what's your favorite post Jerry set / show?
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Tim Wheres My Flashbacks
on Wednesday, January 10, 2018 – 12:00 pm
No dose.
No dose.
MIL is not a space traveler
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on Wednesday, January 10, 2018 – 04:38 pm
I'm a long time fan of
I'm a long time fan of Branford, Wynton, Ellis and Chicken....
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Sideshow Bob drkstrjry
on Wednesday, January 10, 2018 – 05:46 pm
Feel very Privileged to have
Feel very Privileged to have seen the 1st 3 shoes he played w/ the GD (3/29/90, 12/31/90, 9/10/91) & when he guested w/ Phil @ the Beacon in April '00. I was into jazz @ the time of those first gigs and had some idea of his and his brother's careers, but hadn't seen him live on his own yet. Even more incredible was reading fairly recently that he basically stepped onstage @ that 1st gig (Nassau 3/29/90) having never rehearsed with them or learned the songs. Seen him many times since those days, he always throws in a Dark Star or Slipknot tease.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: charmskooldropout hounder
on Wednesday, January 10, 2018 – 05:51 pm
I'm sure it wasn't too hard
I'm sure it wasn't too hard for him to figure out. Like a physicist teaching a 6th grade math class.
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on Thursday, January 11, 2018 – 01:43 pm
>>>>>>> I'm sure it wasn't
>>>>>>> I'm sure it wasn't too hard for him to figure out.
Contrast Branford with this show, where Clarence Clemons (who had guested w/the GD @ least a half dozen times during their '87-'88 Top 40 era) is left completely in the dust with his doors blown off during the Playin' in the Band psychedelic meltdown. They don't show him any mercy the rest of the set either, he basically sounds like a bar band Wanker whenever he tries to join back in on the mostly psychedelic fare. Healy had the good sense to basically turn him off during Morning Dew (wish he still had that good sense when Steve Miller guested in summer '92). Finally they throw him the bone of a JB Goode Encore on which he played along competently. Wisely enough, he confined his guesting to JGB after this show:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkBSjimAuWg&t=2448s
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on Thursday, January 11, 2018 – 02:12 pm
I was at the above show among
I was at the above show among others w Clarence as well as w JGB a few times. I think Clarence Clemons was more a distraction than an addition to the sound but I do love The Aiko Aiko from the above show.
A year and 4 days later w Branford opening and then sitting in for The NYE show was INCREDIBLE!