Couple of recent vinyl purchases from Burton Greene and Gato Barbieri. Both ESP-Disk' titles. Each of them fierce in their own way. Greene offering a physical enduring adventuring while Barbieri drives your spiritual sensations. I have had digital versions of both albums for years, but I love the opportunity to rediscover records on vinyl. It's all about the surface noise. Burton Greene visited Portland back in April for two live performances. I caught one of them at the Camellia Lounge in NW Portland. Greene is a legiy improver and seeing him at work was electrifying and immersive. It's refreshing to see players like Burton Greene continue to push musical boundaries in person.
Since it's #JazzApril I'm not sure this is intentional, or some sort of chaotic order is happening, but it's shaping up to be a stellar month for live Jazz in Portland, Ore. I have already posted about these shows, but there's more...
Avant-Garde icon Burton Greene is playing two shows in Portland this week. His US appearances are rare enough so it's an honor that he will be playing in town twice. First show is tonight at the Camellia Lounge at 7pm, $7 to get in. He will also be at the Piano Fort in Sellwood this Friday at 8pm, $15. The Piano Fort show is co-sponsored by PDX Jazz and The Creative Music Guild and is coupled with a film screening of Moldavian Blues: A film of Burton Greene. Greene will be accompanied by one of Portland's leading jazz bassists, Andrew St. James, along with virtuosic drummer Tim DuRoche, and Seattle's Marc Smason on trombone. Get to one these shows!
Speaking of Tim DuRoche, The Kin Trio (featuring Sunjae Lee and Andre St. James) will be having a CD release party this Saturday at Ford Food and Drink from 7-9pm. This show is free, but you can give off good vibes by purchasing a CD to support the cause. This release is part of an exciting series of Jazz albums by local players as part of the Portland Jazz Composers' Ensemble new record label.
Writings about different albums primarily from the 1960s of the avant-garde. However, I may touch on titles pertaining to bop, hard-bop, soul jazz and post bop, as well as contemporary avant-garde releases.
