The appetite of Are you going out? for music has no limits, which is why he visited the Big Apple during the celebrations of the 20th anniversary of the NYC Winter Jazzfest. Our photographer Pierre Langlois was there. Back in photos of the Brooklyn marathon evening.
The start of the evening was very gentle since Laraaji invited us to a “ sunset meditation “. More ambient than jazz, this first performance allowed us to take off slowly. His music contrasted with the violent winds raging outside and vibrating the glass roof installed on the roof of the “Superior ingredients”. That being said, this glass roof also allowed us to admire the illuminated buildings of Manhattan in the distance.
Stunning !
Laraaji: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
After a short break, it was Steve Lehman’s trio that shook the canopy. Much more incisive than the previous offering, the trio is solid individually and collectively. They serve us complex musical pieces and exhilarating solos. One of the beautiful moments of the evening.
It’s time to leave the roof for the “Superior Ingredients” performance hall, where a brilliant duo awaits us. Mary Halvorson, an important avant-garde musician, is with her accomplice Tomas Fujiwara. They have been collaborating since meeting in New York in the early 2000s. Since then, they have worked together on a myriad of projects led by Michael Formanek, Adam O’Farrill, Matana Roberts, Tomeka Reid, Ben Goldberg and Mike Reed. They offer us refined music during this rare duo performance. Unique, but for discerning ears.
In the same room, Mark Guiliana’s solo performance was very impressive. He showed us the full extent of his talent by developing a sequel, without downtime, which constantly evolved and which maintained our curiosity for the sequel.
Travel to the Music Hall of Williamsburg. Shabaka, artist in residence, offers us meditative music with spoken word spiritual. An oasis of calm where Shabaka does not, as most of the time, play the nervous saxophone. Instead, he plays the Japanese flute.
Easy transition for the next hour since it was Jose James and his 1978 R&B project that was offered to us. Eleven musicians accompany James’ suave voice in what turns out to be a nod to his year of birth. At times, he hints at his love for the Marvin Gaye, Prince and Stevie Wonder of this world.
Since all good things must come to an end, why not a tribute to Pharoa Sanders by Irreversible Entanglements? We are presented with a single piece, a movement evolving harmoniously towards the next variation. As is their habit in concert, we are entitled to a set live fascinating improvised, a spontaneous journey mixing deeply transcendent grooves populated with touches free.
All in all, a crazy race against time, where the short concerts lasting around 60 minutes were able to feed our appetite.
We are impatiently waiting for the next one!
2024-02-15 16:45:11
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