ICP in NYC

[Steve Reynolds]

all I could hope for - in reality a real big band but *only* 10 pieces


all wonderful all spirit all ultimate musicians

highlight is seeing Misha at a piano playing softly and beautifully throughout and those horn players are models of restraint, exuberance and magisty all at the same time

Jackie-ing was astounding with Toby Delius on the tenor with Han Bennink taking Monk's music to the swinging heights that few today could imagine let alone accomplish. Swinging?? holy baby jesus....swing??!!! roaring firing on all cylinders...

Baltimore Oriole had Mary Oliver's violin and Wolter Wierbos' trombone speaking on very human level

Wolter Wierbos is simply one of the great trombonists who has ever played this music - he plays from precise ensemble work to out in in and all around his horn - with and without mutes, altissimo to the pure awesome balst of the trombone - yeah - he is the *great* Wolter Wierbos and to get the chance to see him for the first time in 10 years for me and say heloo to him Han and Ernst before and after the show was huge thrill - and have my 24 year old friend Travis introduce himself the Han and tell him he is glad he shook his hand and Peter Brotzmann's hand and know that they have also played together for almost 50 years - and the smile on my friend's face through out and after for me is simply priceless.

and to know that I had a little bit to do with it is simply a wonderful rewarding thing.

and Mr. Han Bennink - a little show a little too much but not over the top. All heart, so organic and so delightfully subtle when I least expected it. I don't remember such swing - the older tunes had that swing band feel with a modern and present touch that defies time.

Only complaint is that it was only 65 minutes - too bad they didn't play two sets


I am a little misty thinking it might be the last time I see them - I am so tempted to go to Philly tomorrow night but I don't think it is going to happen.

The idea that this music is dead is only for those who are jaded - 3 friends came with me and all were astounded - most wouldn't believe what they heard if they were not there but maybe for some listeners this kind of performance is rote - I don't feel that way just because they have been playing this music for decades - fact of the matter it is Misha's music - even when they play someone else's or Michael Moore's or Ab Baar's.


I just did not want the music to end - I lived for it years back and today I live for life and then I get the chance once in a while to hear the masters, the giants who walk this earth - and these musicians are them.



No Idea, baby

[Gordon B]

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[Paul B]

A great show indeed. It seemed like the band was more "on" that the last few times I've seen them. Everything worked the other night—ensemble playing, solos, the "open" areas the band is so good at navigating because they've played together for so long.

Picked up a copy of the group's new CD, ICP 049. Really beautiful stuff.

And of course it's always good to see the *great* Steve Reynolds shaking to the music...just like the old days.

[Mike Schwartz]

Was that 1st post an April Fools joke or legit!
























































just kidding!

[Steve Reynolds]

So my 82 year old father-in-law is up from Boca and he is a big-band/swing fab who also likes earlier Miles and maybe a bit of Charlie Parker (he used to see him @ Birdland and other places in the late 40's.)

Stanley is NOT a free jazz fan of any sort - I can't imagine him dealing with much of the music I listen to.

So I play a clip of ICP from you tube - a Misha tune called 'Brozziman' which is a gorgeous swing based composition that has a little twist to it - Ab Baars takes a tenor solo with Bennink and Honsinger going nuts - and Stanley seemed to love it - and *then* thwe band comes back in and Baars does this incredible out version of Coleman Hawkins playing with the ICP - only it is still pretty damn out - and the crowd (Bimhuis 2009) goes crazy - but he says 'not many hits' - yeah 1500 or 2000 - the whole damn world is missin' out!

maybe Stanley gets an ICP CD in the mail from me yet.....

[Pete C]

maybe Stanley gets an ICP CD in the mail from me yet.....

I hope he doesn't have to crouch to pick it up.

[Steve Reynolds]

I thought he was gonna start screaming when Baars starting soloing!!!

I think he would have liked the live show except maybe when Honsinger did his dance/conducting thing