Archive for the ‘Brass Ecstasy’ Category
The first of to two final Brass Ecstasy shows of the year was last night. A short, but good, review of the night at Lost In Bonkers. Excerpt below.
via Lost in Bonkers:
So you’re lulled into thinking that maybe what you have here is a case of softcore Dixieland. Nice, I tell myself. A good way to ease myself into the atmosphere for 4 days of nonstop jazz. And then. Then they hit you with the understanding that this is not your grandmother’s brass band. A complex, gritty, layered sound, that made the visuals image in my brain explode.
There’s a clinic with Dave today (with the time difference, probably happening as I type), and tomorrow, their second and final performance at the Hall. Showtime 11:30PM.
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Brass Ecstasy @ The GLM Store
Spirit Moves :: CD+DVD | CD | digital
On Stage (live) :: digital-only
A killer set from Brass Ecstasy. A new tune called “United Front” is part of the setlist. It’s a burner. And “Bowie”… C’mon!
We’re working on getting you Subscribers the lossless audio to download. That would bring the third complete Brass Ecstasy set to the Subscriber Download archive (not to mention all the other full sets from the Quintet and Keystone). As always, more exclusive music coming your way in the coming weeks/months/years. Here’s a list of the current tracks/sets.
Non-subscribers can check out some of a couple live Brass Ecstasy sets at the webstore. Brass Ecstasy: On Stage chronicles the 2009 Spirit Moves record release shows at Jazz Standard.
East-coasters, be sure to check out the Brass Ecstasy set this Sunday at the Newport Jazz Festival. Those not able to attend can check out WBGO’s live broadcast from the fest. Gonna be great.
The last two Brass Ecstasy shows this year are at the Red Sea Jazz Festival in Israel. Click here for more info on those concerts and the clinic with Dave.
This picture came to me from a friend in Amsterdam. It’s from a concert by Lester Bowie’s Brass Fantasy at The Heremitage in Schwaz, Austria in 1986. The Heremitage is a tiny restaurant/venue where a lot of artists play because it’s in the small Tyrolian town where one of the main European booking agents is located. Incredibly, preposterously intimate venue, and always filled with friends and partisans.
Vincent Chancey (not pictured) was on this tour and here’s what he had to say when I sent him this photo.
Dave,
That photo is from Brass Fantasy 1986. The other players are Malachi Thompson, Stanton Davis, and Rasul Siddik. That is the year we took the uniforms to the dry cleaners in Schwaz, and the people at the cleaners said “Hooray, the circus is in town.” The band had a number 1 song on the pop radio in Austria, so we did an 18 city tour only in Austria. The song was “No Shit.”
Vincent
This just in: Dave Douglas & Brass Ecstasy to play Newport Jazz Festival, August 8th, 2010.
Details and ticket links can be found at the dd.com/shows. The complete schedule can be found at the Newport Jazz Fest site.
There will be a special ticket promotion announced shortly, but not here on the blog. For those on our email list, you’ll know all about it in the coming days. For those who aren’t signed up yet, use the widget to your right to do so. Or become a fan of Dave Douglas on Facebook. Those are the two ways you can get privy to the very limited-time offer.
A nice review of the Brass Ecstasy performance last night by the Oregon Music News blog hit this morning. Click here to read.
UPDATE: Check out another review from Mainly Music Meanderings here with accompanying photos. Note: one tune was missing from Posty McPosterton’s setlist — “The Brass Ring” (with the drum solo Posty mentions) should appear between “Awake Nu” and “Mr. Pitiful.” That update came straight from the horse’s mouth. Thanks for posting Posty!
Early Warning: Brass Ecstasy’s next scheduled performance this year will be at the Red Sea Jazz Festival this coming August. More info on that festival coming soon. As always, keep your eye on Dave’s tour page for the most recent tour news.
Special 1/2 price Student/Senior Tickets
Half-price tickets are available to students and seniors via walk-up only at the Crystal Ballroom. Limited availability.
For non-seniors and non-students, buy your tickets in advance here.
Upcoming interviews with artists coming to the Portland Jazz Festival were just announced. Check out Dave’s interview on Sunday (day of the Brass Ecstasy performance) at noon. Full list of interviews below.
Jazz Conversations (all at the Art Bar [map] and all free) include:
* Friday, 2/26 at 4pm: Tom D’Antoni with Craig Handy of the Mingus Big Band
* Friday, 2/26 at 5pm: Tim DuRoche with Trygve Seim & Frode Haltli
* Friday 2/26 at 6pm: Matt Fleeger with Christian Wallumrod
* Saturday 2/27 at 12pm: Steven Cantor with Dave Holland
* Saturday 2/27 at 6:30pm: Barry Jonson with Pharoah Sanders
* Sunday 2/28 at 12pm: Lloyd Peterson with Dave Douglas
Left-coasters can hear Dave Douglas & Brass Ecstasy this coming Sunday the 28th at the Crystal Ballroom [map] as part of the Portland Jazz Festival. Get your tickets here.
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To celebrate, this week at the Greenleaf store we have a sale going for all the Brass Ecstasy music.
Spirit Moves: Buy the CD and receive a free upgrade to the Deluxe CD+DVD package. Saves you 40%.
On Stage: Part of our download-only series, pick up these live sets for $5 MP3 or $7 FLAC saving you 30%.
Sheet Music: Five bucks off the digital PDFs of the extended Spirit Moves book of music. Saves you 25%.
Sale ends Monday the 29th.
Happy friday, everyone. If you read our site regularly, you probably received an email blast this morning. If not, we announced our Holiday Bundles earlier today. There are some pretty sweet deals on every album in our catalog over at the store. Also, a pretty killer Subscriber package for new people wanting to overload their hard drive with tunage and support what we do.
More specials coming next week. Happy post-Turkey day.
