Comments on: Free Jazz Friday at the Explorist International, that newish record store on 24th Street you’ve passed a million times but haven’t been into yet

By: Pp

Pp — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 00:22:14 +0000

GREAT STORE!

By: Vic Wong

Vic Wong — Sun, 13 Mar 2011 09:20:57 +0000

*program

By: Vic Wong

Vic Wong — Sun, 13 Mar 2011 09:20:47 +0000

Disallowing editing encourages good proofreading habits. Get with the programe!

By: Joshua

Joshua — Sat, 12 Mar 2011 21:02:25 +0000

maybe I will & then I’ll MARRY IT.

By: Allan Hough

Allan Hough — Sat, 12 Mar 2011 20:59:02 +0000

Go back to LJ then, emo kid.

By: Joshua

Joshua — Sat, 12 Mar 2011 20:58:02 +0000

*aware of something that….
also, how come you can’t edit comments on this blog? even on livejournal you can edit comments!

By: Joshua

Joshua — Sat, 12 Mar 2011 20:56:27 +0000

dude that was one of the best shows i’ve seen in this city in a long time. So many saxophones creating these huge chords, I thought my head was going to explode in ecstasy. This wasn’t any of that “experimental” crap you see so much of in this fair city, the musicians were extremely talented and aware something so many musicians forget about, the power of restraint. Several times throughout the performance the listener could “feel” the performers working in tandem with each other, working their way around and through the improvisations. When there were solos, they only served to enhance the anxious and sometimes frantic mood created by the ensemble.
At one point a dog wandered in, the drummer paused to pet the dog and the other musicians sorta filled in for the missing beats only to have the drummer jump back in at the right moment, free jazz at it’s best. I really hope these shows keep happening!

By: Corpus Nerd

Corpus Nerd — Sat, 12 Mar 2011 04:12:48 +0000

Far East Movement and Fergie mash-ups are the closest thing to free jazz coming out of clubs these days. Are people still listening to this genre?