Casey @ City Winery + Naima & Reinharts

[pennylane]

Casey Abrams retweeted
DeeDee McCoy ‏@mccoy_deedee 55m55 minutes ago
So fun randomly seeing @CaseyBassy perform at #millenniumpark. Too bad they kicked them out.

Their loss

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Some pics from the show:
This actually was the set up for the back up band but I liked the City Winery sign











Niama Adedapo is a lovely lovely girl

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Great videos and pictures! All of us had a blast at Casey's show at City Winery Chicago last Mon. night, Oct. 6, 2014, Himm2, Barb234, Brian, Pennylane, and Patti & Harry Reinhart! Casey Abrams Trio rocked the house Fun night

[Tusk]

Does this Stageit show start at 9 eastern time or central time? Im confused

He corrected the times, it'll be at 8 Chicago Time

Casey Abrams ‏@CaseyBassy 1m1 minute ago
Stage-it show this Thursday at 8. (Chicago time) jsayswho taytesmusic music will be there. http://instagram.com/p/t5o-6-NvGj/

No Reinharts or Haley, tho

[Tom22]

I really really enjoyed the videos too

Casey really does "put on a show" when he...well does a show . It definitely will make me more likely to see him if he comes to san franscisco and much more comfortable dragging along others to see him...

Interesting thoughts on the possible "too jazz thing" and a 5/4 meter MAE

Here's a link to a pretty good description of a 5/4 meter for any that are interested.

http://www.ars-nova.com/Theory%20Q&A/Q52.html

It might be a pretty interesting musical reference site too.. i just found it and Ill need to take a look around

I used to play "take five" on my saxophone 30 years ago and once I got a feel for it, it became one of my favorites to play.

[Tusk]

Casey really does "put on a show" when he...well does a show . It definitely will make me more likely to see him if he comes to san franscisco and much more comfortable dragging along others to see him...

Not San Fran, but close enough... just announced:

Casey Abrams @CaseyBassy · 15h
♫ Just Announced: Oakland, CA - Nov 13 at Yoshi's http://www.bandsintown.com/event/8801407...e_from=217 …

[My Alter Ego]

Here's a link to a pretty good description of a 5/4 meter for any that are interested.

http://www.ars-nova.com/Theory%20Q&A/Q52.html

Take Five is probably the best known song in five, although the theme from Mission Impossible (which Casey & Crew worked in) would run a close second, methinks.

The information found in the link is interesting, although that declarative statement that "in every meter the first note of the measure is the most important" is not quite true if you add reggae into the equation. It is a good "general rule of thumb" however.

I think that Casey's CD may have another song in 5. It seems to me that there may be a couple of them on there.

[Swansteel]

^^I got that email too, Himm. Unfortunately, I have to work during that time, so I'll have to find out if Haley is in the show from this site.

[Haleylvr4evr]

I bought my ticket and so excited for tomorrow!

[Tom22]

Casey really does "put on a show" when he...well does a show . It definitely will make me more likely to see him if he comes to san franscisco and much more comfortable dragging along others to see him...

Not San Fran, but close enough... just announced:

Casey Abrams @CaseyBassy · 15h
♫ Just Announced: Oakland, CA - Nov 13 at Yoshi's http://www.bandsintown.com/event/8801407...e_from=217 …

Ok.. Bought 2 Tickets.. gotta think of more people to drag along though

I need to commit to that... and invite a date which is a real barrier but it will also make it a real commitment

BTW Yoshi's is something of a legendary JAZZ club in the bay area ... not even a blues place let alone a rock venue ... just saying for color.

the 2007 san francisco chronicle article below describes its historic and lasting significance

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..........A dozen years ago, when Yoshi's was, in the words of its co-owner and namesake Yoshie Akiba, "a hideaway jazz club" nestled among private homes in Oakland's leafy Rockridge neighborhood, few would have expected that the place would come to bear the weight of the jazz world on its shoulders.

Back then, jazz fans could find internationally known acts in San Francisco at Kimball's and in the East Bay at Kimball's East and Koncepts Cultural Gallery, in addition to Yoshi's.

Now, only Yoshi's is left standing. And far from buckling under the responsibility, it's thriving. And it has a big birthday to celebrate: 10 years at its current location in Jack London Square, a part of Oakland's waterfront that used to be seedy and empty after dark, but now has some nightlife -- thanks in large measure to Yoshi's.

"Yoshi's is one of the best jazz clubs in the world," says Kenny Burrell, the guitar master who celebrated his 75th birthday with a special concert at the club last summer. "They have the best sound system, the best equipment, and they take extra effort to present the music to the public in the best possible way."


Practically every major jazz artist has played Yoshi's. That was true at the former location, but there you couldn't honestly claim -- as fun and intimate as the club was -- that the sound quality was up to the caliber of the music being performed. That situation was rectified 10 years ago when Akiba and co-owner Kaz Kajimura brought in sound designer Tom Schindler with Charles Salter Associates and architect Hiroshi Morimoto to create an acoustically pure room with state-of-the-art engineering and not a bad seat in the 310-capacity house.

It cost millions of dollars, but no one's complaining.

"Our sound always sounds good at Yoshi's," says saxophonist Branford Marsalis, a frequent performer at the club. "I don't have any people complaining they couldn't hear an instrument. ... I dig the place. I have a great time every time I play there."

Among the other jazz stars who have availed themselves of the exquisite sound and ambience are Diana Krall, Oscar Peterson, Bill Frisell, Chucho Valdés, John Zorn, Poncho Sanchez, Marian McPartland, Bud Shank, Woody Allen, Stanley Turrentine, Freddie Hubbard, Pat Metheny, McCoy Tyner, Pharoah Sanders, Elvin Jones, John Scofield, the Art Ensemble of Chicago, Cecil Taylor ... the list goes on.

Some of those artists are capable of filling 3,000-seat halls, yet they still come to Yoshi's...................

link is funky but from the big local paper's site.. you need to scroll way down to the article

http://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/arti...594653.php

[Babbs234]

Tom, I think you'll really enjoy Casey's show! He ad libs a lot, but that's what makes it special. And you'll definitely come away from the show with a big smile on your face.
Casey (and Jacob and Taylor too) takes the time after every show to meet and take pictures with everyone who wants one. A very nice, COOL dude.

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Pennylane and Casey

[lauraliz]

Some pics from the show:
This actually was the set up for the back up band but I liked the City




Niama Adedapo is a lovely lovely girl

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Babbs--you took some great pics! I'm sure that Casey would love these pics. I bet he would put them on his FB. Naima is so beautiful! I love how so many from that season are still close.

Tom--I also think you will really enjoy a Casey show. I've seen him do a more "structured" show in Annapolis--but there was still a lot of spontaneous stuff and plenty of fun. I also saw a late weeknight show in NYC on a cold, rainy February night--more of a free-form type of thing. It was very loose and kicked back. Just like you were a friend at his house. At one point, he had all the lights turned off--and did this wild, very cool version of Autumn Leaves. At this particular show--it wasn't a full house--so I think that's why he did it more free-form. Most of the people were there for the earlier show or came on the weekend.

Anyway, I'm glad you are going. I wish something would happen on the east coast. But, not looking promising