damn u guys are lucky! Enjoy those concerts!
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damn u guys are lucky! Enjoy those concerts!
Looks like Vinnie will be making his way up to Yoshis again May 19-22 Bay Area HOD'ers unite! lol
http://www.yoshis.com/frame_calendar.html
Look at the dates at the bottom of this page.
Edit: [img]graemlins/hmmm.gif[/img] whoops, apologies, see below...
<font color="#a62a2a" size="1">[ March 08, 2005 04:33 PM: Message edited by: fuseU1 ]</font>
Yoshi's is actually in Oakland not Los Angeles.
It's the best Jazz venue I've been to in CA by far. Raised stage and not a bad seat in the house, plus great sushi.
I might actually drive up for it. I caught Jing Chi there last year and it was incredible.
Holey sheist, look at all those upcoming axe-whompin' shows. It's darned almost overkill.
I wish 1/100th% of that amount would hit this area within a DECADE'S time...LA area has long been one musical-mecca hotbed...duh. Makes me da** wanna move.
The competition must be ferocious... [img]eek.gif[/img] [img]wink.gif[/img]
Just out of curiousity - how many of you LA area / CA guys were either born [or raised there from early on] as opposed to recently re-located there [within the last so many, 5-10 years]?
How about you, Steve [H]? & do you do a lot of studio work in your spare time, or do you focus more on select gigs such as Altered & the violinist...
You folks that have lived there for years, it must seem like no big deal. To most of us "out here," it looks like you are some pretty lucky peeps, musically, culturally. But I bet they charge a pretty decent penny for those shows overall...cover/tix, parking, 2-drink minimum, etc...
Still...Yoshi's looks like DA' FRIKKIN' SH[r]EDD, though. Da Bomb.
<font color="#a62a2a" size="1">[ March 08, 2005 04:42 PM: Message edited by: fuseU1 ]</font>
I'm from San Diego originally, then East Bay for 8 years (Berkeley, Oakland) then LA for the last 5.
I didn't get spoiled until I moved to LA. I used to fly or drive down from the Bay Area to check out gigs down here. Now I am completely spoiled and frequently blow off gigs for fantastic reasons like, "it's going to be crowded" or "I'm tired." I never go see Vinnie anymore because the crowds are just overwhelming. (no problem in the Bay Area though as he's not nearly as well known up there)
I'm always glad when I do go though it does add up $$ wise. Seeing a big name person at a small place like the Baked Potato can be an $80 evening no problem.
Yeah, we are pretty lucky out here in CA. I've been all over the country and (for me) nothing beats CA. I'm a Bay Area native and visit Yoshis all the time. Their ticket prices are actually pretty cheap, and with a one drink minimum your really not out of pocket that much. I just saw Steve Smith and Vital Information a couple weeks ago and spent less than $25 for the whole evening.
I've been told at the Chick Corea/Electrik Band show coming up they will be filming for a live DVD. I'm not suprised considering Yoshis is one of the best sounding clubs in the US.
<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">A new DVD you say? Great news!Quote:
Originally posted by Zak Morton:
I've been told at the Chick Corea/Electrik Band show coming up they will be filming for a live DVD. I'm not suprised considering Yoshis is one of the best sounding clubs in the US.
Fuse......
Born and raised here in L.A.
Around the age of 13 (1978), I started to see an influx of players to the L.A. area. And by the age of 26 (1991) some of the greats had already relocated here. I would assume it's a combination of the work and the weather that attracts professionals.
You're totally right when you say LA is a musical mecca, but then again, there must be 15 drummers to any one available band it seems. But un-like New York, you'd better have a car and like parking lot style traffic. LA county is huge. I know some guys that'll put 50,000 miles a year on a car gigging.
When it comes to culture.... I guess if you seek it out, it's there for the taking. Lotta plastic people that have never seen the inside of a playhouse or a museam, nonetheless a jazz club. So theres alot of everything here. ESPECIALLY HOT CHICKS AT THE BEACH IN THE SUMMERTIME!!!! YEAH!!!! YEAH!!!!!
Yoshi's sounds cool. I've been to that other jazz club in Oakland..... the name escapes me right now. Yoshi's surely beats the sometimes $25-$35 + 2 drinks that Catalina's charges. That sounds like a cool field trip for me.... and just 2 days after my 40th!!! [img]smile.gif[/img]
Derek.... doesn't that suck!!?? Last time Vince was at the Baked Tater, I knew it was going to be a d*ckfest. I bailed at the last minute because my "sardine" imitation isn't that good.
<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Wow, they must really love their job (or have desire to survive for that matter...) to go through that trouble.Quote:
Originally posted by WecklsMechanic:
I know some guys that'll put 50,000 miles a year on a car gigging.
Damn it!!
i just reserved my tickets to L.A and the trip back was settled on the 19th of may. [img]mad.gif[/img] [img]mad.gif[/img]
can anyone here confirm that Vinnie will really be there those three nights?
If any of you can come up with a 100%reliable info,i'll buy him a drink at the show.
I need a fast answer as i may have to change the tickets.I can't let this one go man.
This might be the only chance i'll ever get to see Vinnie live,since he don't go on tours around the world anymore.
Please someone help me. [img]graemlins/cry.gif[/img]
Maybe Erskoman could help me out on this one? [img]wink.gif[/img]
Ask Jimmy Haslip. www.jimmyhaslip.com
Vinnie has toured with Bill Evans before so I'm sure he'll be there.
<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">LOLQuote:
I bailed at the last minute because my "sardine" imitation isn't that good
Aw, c'mon; you mean, you don't like a good Chokefest?! Smothers Brothers show, anyone?...maybe they should rename the spud to just that..."Smothers Brothas [& Sistas]"...or, "Fire Code Enforcements Hole in the Wall"...
Can anyone say, "building addition or expand the property?" [if possible]
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Sheesh - just some of the acts I wish I could see [AWA afford to] at Yoshi's [if I was there!]
[Apologies for [re]posting many of that scedule, but in the interest of making a small point] -
Just look at all those great shows...wth
Obv, one couldn't possinly catch ALL these.
[Pete C: did you see the 3rd from bottom entry, below? [img]wink.gif[/img] ]
The Music Of Joe Henderson
Pat Martino Quartet
David Benoit
Keiko Matsui
Kenny Garrett
Dave Holland Big Band
Brubeck Institute Jazz Sextet with Christian McBride
Hiromi
Babatunde Lea with Steve Turre
John Pizzarelli
Guinga
Toots Thielemans / Kenny Werner / Oscar Castro-Neves
Michael O'Neill With Kenny Washington
Chick Corea Elektric Band
ROY HARGROVE QUINTET
CONTRA COSTA BIG BAND
SAM RIVERS TRIO
BILL EVANS SOULGRASS WITH VERY SPECIAL GUESTS BELA FLECK, VINNIE COLAIUTA, JIMMY HASLIP, DAROL ANGER
GARY BURTON QUINTET FEATURING JULIAN LAGE
HARVEY MASON TRIO FEATURING "VERY SPECIAL GUEST" DAVE GRUSIN ON PIANO & DEREK OLES ON BASS
YELLOWJACKETS
JOHN JORGENSON WITH DAVID GRISMAN
DJANGO REINHARDT FESTIVAL WITH SPECIAL GUEST DAVID SANCHEZ WITH DORADO SCHMITT, FLORIN NICULESCU, SAMSON SCHMITT, LUDOVIC BEIER, BRIAN TORFF
GONZALO RUBALCABA TRIO
EDDIE PALMIERI WITH GIOVANNI HIDALGO, EL NEGRO, BRIAN LYNCH, DONALD HARRISON, JOHN BENITEZ
KEVIN EUBANKS
CLIFFORD BROWN BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION! WITH ARTURO SANDOVAL, BENNY GOLSON, VALERY PONOMAREV, THE MULGREW MILLER TRIO & MORE!
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Man, the SE US absolutely sux compared to this.
P Metheny, 'Jackets, Branford, & Chick get through here once every yr [or half-decade or so! - some, like Allan H, haven't been here for at least 10 or much more - wth]...
Jazz Is Dead, Wootens, or Kimock w Rodney busted thru here a couple weeks ago & we thought we had manna fr the skies...
Forget that education...guess it's back to [c]rap, cuntry, southern rock [w a few exceptions], House / techn'HO / looped dirty-dance, & 3-4 bar-chord hard-rock w relatively few hits/kicks for me...Yee-hawww...hoo boy, weeeee...
...where's my bling, pimped-out ride, beeyotches, stash, gin-n-juice, poop-boots, belt-buckle, & dip, yo?
[img]frown.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/hmmm.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/sure.gif[/img]
<font color="#a62a2a" size="1">[ March 09, 2005 04:52 PM: Message edited by: fuseU1 ]</font>
Derek-thanks for the link.gonna pm him.
BTW,Bill Evans band is in Paris next month.is there a chance Vinnie could be there as well? [img]tongue.gif[/img]
oops sorry, "mispost"
<font color="#a62a2a" size="1">[ March 09, 2005 04:10 PM: Message edited by: fuseU1 ]</font>
Fuse-i just left a post on Haslip's forum to get some infos,but i'm not sure this is the right place to do it...
anyone has his PM? [img]redface.gif[/img]
maybe it's too much asking...
i feel so desperate right now,they gonna charge me alot of money to have my tickets changed.
still hopin' tho' [img]wink.gif[/img]
i'm there!
shedder-WHERE are you?
does ANYBODY have any idea of what kind of stuff they'll be doing....i.e straight ahead jazz, a bit-o-fusion, intense fusion...etc. etc.. the reason i ask is because i am SERIOUSLY considering buying a plane ticket and going to at least 2 nights of this show. i would really like to know if vinnie will be burning on this gig ala 'blue note tokyo', karizma, dyno four, kind of stuff. don't get me wrong, i love vinnie but if i am going to spend that kind of dough to fly out and see him, it would be nice to know what i am going to see. which is hopefully some crazy vinnie shiiiite!
thanks to anyone who has a good educated guess!
peter
Shedder let's talk. I think I'm going to go up too.
There used to be a clip of Vinnie playing this gig on the net. Maybe someone's still got it. It was jazz/funk stuff and Vinnie was playing pretty agressive.
I would expect the same at this gig. If this is your only chance to see him, you'd be crazy not to go.
thanks for that info derek! i have actually seen vinnie 3 times. twice with sting (large arenas) and the time he was here in chicago with kimo williams. but, even with kimo, he was 'sight reading' the whole gig and not 'really' letting loose. i think i'll be there! i'll hit the last 2 nights when he is reallycomfortable with the tunes! [img]wink.gif[/img] [img]tongue.gif[/img] [img]biggrin.gif[/img]
I'll be there, but I have to admit, for me, it's as much about Jimmy Haslip as it is Vinnie.
Derek, let's talk before the trek. I'll probably fly. (Could be cheaper than driving).
Seeing as how this is my 40th B-day weekend, and since Vince "might" be playing at a place I've never been to..... Maybe we could all get together for this one??
I could send Vince an e-mail and see if he's booked for the gig. Not sure how fast he'd respond.
Drumaddix?? Did you see Weckl the other night?? Get a chance to tell him I said hi! [img]biggrin.gif[/img]
Wonder what his reaction was..... [img]tongue.gif[/img]
Couldn't we just call Yoshi's and confirm Vince's playing with the band??
I'll try finding out what I can.
shedder you are the man! this is what i'm talking about. sharing the love!
thank you thank you thank you! [img]graemlins/thumbs_up.gif[/img]
hi all,
Got email from Jimmy haslip who confirmed me that Vinnie will be playing at Yoshi's all 4 nights!! [img]tongue.gif[/img] [img]tongue.gif[/img]
Isn't that great news??
I'm just hoping i can change the flight tickets i got.They're f....d up at united airlines,man..
One day it's all good,the next it's a big no!! [img]mad.gif[/img]
They've been driving me crazy for a week now.
Joe's mechanic:Weckl's show was great dude!!
As one of my friend said,it's like watching the wind in action.Dave is more fluid than ever and such a pleasure to watch.
Some songs were not really my thing.too many arrangements and not enough melodies.
I wish they did some of the old stuff from 'masterplan' and 'hard wired' but i guess Dave doesn't feel like playin' that very old stuff now.
Weingart is amazing and i really enjoyed Chris miek's performance which i had never heard of before.
I'm quite confused about R.Fierabracci.He's a nice bass player but he did not really touch me.I know some of you keep praising his talent,but i think i'd have preferred seeing Tom kennedy.
I'd actually love to hear Weckl with V.Wooten,V.Bailey or any of those cats in that context.I assume 'groove' is not his main thing but just out of curiosity you know.
The place was so packed we couldn't find a seat,so when the show ended,patience had left me so i couldn't talk to him and tell him you said hi. [img]graemlins/cry.gif[/img]
He hadn't even come out from backstage than fans gathered right out the door,making it almost impossible for me(and a lot of folks there)to reach him.Maybe next time.
Now,Vinnie is next on the list...Hopefully. [img]wink.gif[/img]
Thought I'd bring up this thread again and find out how many from HOD will be attending this gig and if you all want to hook up some kind of Bay Area/LA hang? There is a good pizza resturant right across the street from Yoshis. That could be an option.
I'm actually flying in from Minneapolis on Thursday and staying for all four shows!!! I'm staying in the Jack London Inn, so I'll probably know that Pizza place pretty well by the time I fly out on Monday! Maybe I'll see some of you's guys down there!
(Any daytime sights anyone can reccommend for me to take in while I'm in San Fran/Oakland?)
Somebody record this! please..
Saturday could be cool... Any others interested?
I'll be there with my finace'. I'll be looking into getting a hotel room and air fare for me and drumaddix. Probably rent a car too. Drumaddix... I have AAA insurance, so I think I can get a decent rate on a hotel. Or maybe "on-line" shopping may be the way. I'll be in touch with you tomorrow.
Zak?? Any suggestions on where to stay?? Been to S.F. before and usually stayed downtown or there abouts. I'll PM you with my info so we can exchange.
Shedder?? Derek?? You guys still up for it??
ps... off topic.
drumaddix.......... saw Tom Brechtline tonight at the B.P. He said he might be taking Gary Novaks place next tuesday's "Jam night". I didn't get a chance to ask the guitar player if Gary's a for sure no show.
<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">TBH, don't record it, it's so obious that they will record it and release it, they have 4 shows to pick from, it's a great oppurtunity. With that beeing said, they allready got a live CD out from the same Place, but it won't hurt having another one around [img]smile.gif[/img]Quote:
Originally posted by drummin1:
Somebody record this! please..
I got my trip through Expedia.com and ended up paying about $500 for the tickets and hotel for 4 nights. I'm coming in on Thursday afternoon and leaving Monday. I'm actually staying at the Jack London Inn, which is a stone's throw from the club, from what I'm told. (Figured it would be easier to stumble back to the hotel on foot after the shows, rather than having to worry about going over to San Fran on the BART or whatever...)
Anyone know what the camera policy (or etiquette) at Yoshi's is? I'll have my digital (with video capabilities!) along for the ride, but don't want to step on any toes...
It'll be good to actually meet some of you guys! It's not often I find people that won't roll their eyes when I start rambling about Vinnie and just drums in general!!
<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">What?! You mean, peeps actually ROLL their eyes when you speak of the master-axe-kicker?! Cretinous yayhoos... [img]wink.gif[/img]Quote:
It's not often I find people that won't roll their eyes when I start rambling about Vinnie and just drums in general!!
Joes - whatsa "finace'?"..."Fin-atch-eh?" Is that one a them there newfangled I-tralian sports cars?! [img]tongue.gif[/img] [-in my best Archie Bunker - some of you may rem him from when you were kids ;c)]...I know, i know; typoe, hippo, tiptoe, shift happens...
Man, if i could, I'd take a skate ride out there & catch those shows witchas. About the record thing - stuff changes all the time [those "prospective" pro-recordgs], so it's better to be ready, perhaps?...no? ;c)
<font color="#a62a2a" size="1">[ April 27, 2005 12:01 PM: Message edited by: got_a_matchgrip? ]</font>
zak and canarsie-i plan on attending two shows,friday and saturday,and am in contact with John(joesmechanic) who s down for it.I don't have a hotel room to stay and flight tickets are yet to be bought.
Canarsie-how much did you pay for the motel room?
maybe we could hang out together on saturday..Whadyu think?
i was actually sort of [img]confused.gif[/img] thinking what i could do during the day.so that could be cool.
You got a hotel in Oakland??
Last I heard, you don't want to be walking around late at night in that neighborhood. If you got a penny in your pocket, 10 guys might want it.
Yeah.... expedia is a good one, although Southwest airlines is pretty hard to beat for airfares. Especially if you book in advance.
Sent you a PM regarding the gig.
Fuse!!??
Don't you know the new term for Fiance' is Finace'?? (or Fi-na-chey in Italian). No matter what...... da broads dey cost you da money always [img]wink.gif[/img]
Skate!!?? [img]eek.gif[/img] Are you a concrete surfer?? Remember the Z-boys and Tony Alva?? Just saw a commercial for a movie about Dogtown. Back from my days of skaterhood. [img]wink.gif[/img]
I've heard all about Oakland after dark! That's why I got a hotel IN Jack London Square, so I can just stumble across the parking lot! Minneapolis has it's share of "spangers" too, so I'm no stranger to it. I've found the best way to combat them is to walk right up to them and say "hey man, you got a dollar I can borrow??"
Hehehe.....works every time!
Jack London Square is pretty nice so no worries about the Oakland reputation there. Go a about 8-10 blocks away then that's a different story though. Staying in SF isn't a bad idea either... Oakland is just over the bay bridge.
Any ideas on which show we should do this hang? I'm thinking maybe the Saturday 8pm show? Maybe pizza and beer before at UNO's across the street.
Doors open at 6pm so we'd have to go get in line early and reserve seats. Then we can return at 8 for the show.
I know Yoshis watches out for bootleging since they record so many live albums there. For those who haven't been be prepaird for one of the best sounding rooms out there. As far as cameras I don't recall anyone ever saying don't use them but I'm sure turning off the flash would be smart; it's a dark place. I've never brought my camera so I don't know for sure. There may be a photo policy on their web page.
<font color="#a62a2a" size="1">[ April 27, 2005 09:27 PM: Message edited by: Zak Morton ]</font>
Could you elaborate about reserving seats? I'm intrigued....
I actually got tickets for all the late shows, but I'm never one to turn down beer and 'zza!! (Especially UNO!!)