\/\/illy Posted April 20, 2005 Report Share Posted April 20, 2005 What's the deal? Who's in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomFoolery Posted April 20, 2005 Report Share Posted April 20, 2005 Have fun folks. I'll be thinking Sco-thoughts all night... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deeps Posted April 20, 2005 Report Share Posted April 20, 2005 I'm in.Coming from Guelph with a bunch of musicians who have been looking forward to this!Happy 4/20.Deeps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcO Posted April 20, 2005 Report Share Posted April 20, 2005 this'll be my 4th Scofield show and I am always blown away by his imagination and dignity.should be a great night, thank you again Brian Carson for bringing world-class music to Hamilton! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
secondtube Posted April 20, 2005 Report Share Posted April 20, 2005 i'm there.i wonder how young his band will be. scofield is known for picking the youngest creme of the crop (well, other than for gordo) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
secondtube Posted April 20, 2005 Report Share Posted April 20, 2005 is John touring in support of his new album, Thats What I Say? I'm just trying to get a feel for what we are going to hear tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamilton Posted April 20, 2005 Report Share Posted April 20, 2005 In.He's touring with Steve Swallow and Bill Stewart, and neither of them is young; both have played with many major league players. It is in support of his new album, so it's going to be more jazzy and less like uberjam. Can't wait for the wookies to complain that it's not "heady" enough.And I second the thank-you to Brian Carson, a beautiful, beautiful man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kc Posted April 20, 2005 Report Share Posted April 20, 2005 Pepper Jack's will be open before and after the show. Jon Sikich will be spinning some rare funky jazz records. Pizza, if anyones into it.Happy 420 to you and yours.Cannot wait for Sco. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamilton Posted April 20, 2005 Report Share Posted April 20, 2005 That's them at the top of the screen - Steve Swallow is on the left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
secondtube Posted April 20, 2005 Report Share Posted April 20, 2005 you remember that show we caught of him in the Tralf? his keyboardist wasn't old enough to drink! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamilton Posted April 20, 2005 Report Share Posted April 20, 2005 (edited) I do rememeber that show - it was great!I think you're mistaken about the keyboard/rhythm guitarist, though... Avi Bortnick is actually in his early forties, although he could still pass easily for someone much younger. (Of course, that was about five years ago, so he would have been... five years younger than he is now.) The drummer and bassist were the youngest - I think Jesse Murphy was about 20 or 21... maybe he was the one who was too young to drink. Edited April 20, 2005 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
secondtube Posted April 20, 2005 Report Share Posted April 20, 2005 well gard damn. i could have swore it was his board player. do you remember him commenting about how he loves to play with young players as it keeps him feeling young??i dont know, maybe it was all in my head! lolhave to lay off the crack pipe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
secondtube Posted April 20, 2005 Report Share Posted April 20, 2005 thanks for that edit.it makes me feel a lot better. i new i heard 'something' about playing with young players, and 'something' about one player not being old enough to drink....back to the crack pike.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcO Posted April 20, 2005 Report Share Posted April 20, 2005 you remember that show we caught of him in the Tralf? What I really remember is having a nice dinner and drinks with you boys before meandering over to the Tralf to catch the last 15 minutes of his second set, and encore. That was the night I learned: shows at The Tralf start on time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
secondtube Posted April 20, 2005 Report Share Posted April 20, 2005 i didn't say the 'whole' show...twas a weird day/night...free shows in buffalo are strange. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcO Posted April 20, 2005 Report Share Posted April 20, 2005 that show wasn't free. It probably cost us each about $30+ US! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CyberHippie Posted April 20, 2005 Report Share Posted April 20, 2005 I remember seeing scofield last summer at the Toronto Jazz fest. Same line-up, very straight traditional jazz. Wasn't really up my alley "not heady enough". Afterwards John was signing autographs I bought a copy of Uberjam. I told him it was always a treat to have him come up here, he didn't say a single word to me, just gave me this look of disgust and signed my cd. It was actually pretty funny. Guess he wants people to forget about the heady, or something, I dunno... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
\/\/illy Posted April 20, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2005 Woo-hoo!What's shakin'? What time are the festivities beginning? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paisley Posted April 20, 2005 Report Share Posted April 20, 2005 meet up beforehand at Pepperjacks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Del Posted April 21, 2005 Report Share Posted April 21, 2005 So how was it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouche Posted April 21, 2005 Report Share Posted April 21, 2005 that was an amazing night of muzik. holy chit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooly Posted April 21, 2005 Report Share Posted April 21, 2005 was **very** tempted to swing by but im glad i didnt today because im coherent enough to work, well, sorta, better then i would have been if i did goshame to miss such good tunes though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayRay Posted April 21, 2005 Report Share Posted April 21, 2005 Last night was my first time seeing Scofield and he totally blew my mind, I was continuously zoning in and gapping out on his guitar playing. He is truly an artist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcO Posted April 21, 2005 Report Share Posted April 21, 2005 RayRay baby - you truly were a sight to behold last night! So fine!! owwww! Mama is hot!!! I missed Franke's opening set but got there just in time to be at the bar grabbing my first beer as Scofield took the stage. He played for about 90+ minutes and did a pretty good mix of "standard" jazz including a few ballads, and a couple of tunes from "A Go Go" and wound up the night (pre-encore) with a pretty intense freak out, in total contrast to the polite opening tunes. I thought his band was good, not mind-blowing to me in any way, but surely competent enough, just perhaps a bit bland, particularly bassist Steve Swallow. In any event, for me it was The Sco Show b/c just to watch him play is money enough for me. As an aside, he didn't look too well, whatever that means, pale and thin. But man he played like a mofo all night long. Crowd was decent enough, a mix of well-heeled middle aged men totally serious about music and jazz, and younger smellier people totally serious about getting looped and staying looped. A fantastic show all around. Thank you again Brian Carson. I do hope all went smoothly and I cannot wait to see who you bring in for next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esau Posted April 21, 2005 Report Share Posted April 21, 2005 Well my first live Scofield expirence was top notch in my opinion.Checked out the soundcheck,which really smoked and let me see what I was in store for later in the evening.After the soundcheck,I even got to speak with the guys for abit,really friendly folks.They mentioned wanting to walk back to their hotel and just how far it was from the venue,so next I find myself walking down King William street at 6:00pm in my hometown with these amazing (legendary really) jazz musicians talking about their tour,Hamilton and hockey! LOL .As we past Pepper Jacks I tried to convince em to come in for some drinks but they wanted to relax at the hotel and by the way the numerous folks on the street were starting to realize who they were I guess it was a good idea.So,I went for a beer then headed back to the venue to watch the Stephen Franke soundcheck. Awesome evening of music,partying with Stephen Franke & his band after the show was a blast,great folks also. Cheers to Brian for putting this amazing show together,your hard work & dedication are really appreciated my friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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