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Post by vickihb2 on May 29, 2005 1:02:55 GMT 10
I have to go to Amsterdam and The Hague next week so does anyone know any decent jazz clubs there? Not that I'm fussy but I want really good music, no smoke, and not much talking during the music.
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Post by Kenny on May 29, 2005 12:43:22 GMT 10
Not that I'm fussy but I want really good music, no smoke, and not much talking during the music. Not that I'm fussy? |
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Post by isaacs on May 29, 2005 17:45:56 GMT 10
decent jazz clubs there . . not that I'm fussy but I want really good music, no smoke, and not much talking during the music. When I play a club I want what Vicki wants (except NO audible talking during the music otherwise I can't play ruminative solo piano intros, PLUS I want good food and coffee and groupies lined up in the break. |
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Post by jmac on May 29, 2005 19:14:49 GMT 10
Amen to that you guys, you can't beat an attentive audience, that's my aim when I attend a concert. I still can't work out why people go to a concert and want to catch up with friends by talking through the music. One of the most ignorant occasions I witnessed was this guy at the Basement, sitting in the front table was smoking a cigar, the smoke wafting straight up to the singer Mark Murphy. It wasn't long before Mark spoke to him. Mark Isaacs those Bucharest guides seem to have really affected you, ie (groupies lined up in the break). On another tangent Judy is so not into computers it was quite amusing when her daughter Sally showed her your web site, she couldn't get enough. Hoping to catch your June performance at the Sound Lounge. John, Vicki & Judy.
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Post by isaacs on May 29, 2005 19:40:20 GMT 10
Mark Isaacs those Bucharest guides seem to have really affected you It's called male menopause And my bark's worse than my bite. Hope to see you in June |
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Post by johnk on May 29, 2005 21:02:57 GMT 10
when you go to amsterdam will you stick your finger in a dyke?
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Post by belindammmoody on May 29, 2005 23:53:40 GMT 10
hey vk.. THE place to hear in amsterdam would be the BIMHUIS.. exactly what you are talking about- dedicated to the listener. i read they opened a new bimhuis just behind central station in feb this year. thats about an hour from where you will be though - but easily accessible by train obviously. its a really unique space and organization ..worth a look .. www.bimhuis.nllove your work, got all your records darlin' |
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Post by isaacs on May 30, 2005 7:55:28 GMT 10
Hey Belinda, where in the world are you now? Eldee is a blast is he not? Such a sweet guy with a wealth of experience right at the crucible, he seemed to love what I do. And Randy Cannon!....seriously the best unknown jazz pianist in the world. Little jazz haven, there in Bangkok.
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Post by robburke on May 30, 2005 12:44:34 GMT 10
Hi Vicki,
Geoff Hughes studied there for a while - but I woulld think that Steve Mags would have a good idea having played there a fair bit.
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Post by vickihb2 on May 30, 2005 22:32:14 GMT 10
The power of the written word! Got a call from a handsome Dutch man who rang me with news of the Bimhuis. Says he never posts but I don't know about that. :-) Thanks BM and RB.
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Post by Kenny on Jun 2, 2005 14:25:17 GMT 10
Beef and chicken pho with lots of chilli, lemon, sprouts, mints, with a can o' Fanta on the side. Whoops - wrong thread!  |
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Post by belindamooody on Jun 3, 2005 4:41:02 GMT 10
hi Mark, i took a 2 week soujourn to north thailand after my gig there ended and now im nestled with my critlets in tokyo. back to bangkok in august and snatch the baton from eldee (who indeed is a hoot) .. he'll be 70 next january and still breaking hearts from the stage i imagine. so glad you enjoyed him.. he is mr. loveable .. randy is great - i think he really doesnt dig his biggest claim to fame (till present) he had the gig as bandleader on "the loveboat" ... and that theme... his. he has a ton of great stories. actually when you wrote that post on 29th i was there listening to his trio .. sunday at the hotel.. i left monday. 8-)hi Mark, i took a 2 week soujourn to north thailand after my gig there ended and now im nestled with my critlets in tokyo. back to bangkok in august and snatch the baton from eldee (who indeed is a hoot) .. he'll be 70 next january and still breaking hearts from the stage i imagine. so glad you enjoyed him.. he is mr. loveable .. randy is great - i think he really doesnt dig his biggest claim to fame (till present) he had the gig as bandleader on "the loveboat" ... and that theme... his. he has a ton of great stories. actually when you wrote that post on 29th i was there listening to his trio .. sunday at the hotel.. i left monday.
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Post by belindamooody on Jun 3, 2005 4:42:56 GMT 10
dejavou sorry 'bout that.. if once wasnt already enough
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Post by isaacs on Jun 3, 2005 9:06:06 GMT 10
Belinda,
I heard Randy's trio for the Sheraton Saturday arv High Tea on May 21. It was actually close to the most heavenly experience I have had while not on stage (or in the bedroom). The combination of that magnificent high tea, beautiful Living Room, and Randy's trio (lovely guys) doing all ballads and bossas with that beautiful touch of his.
Yes! Yes! Oh God yes!
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Post by Kenny on Jun 3, 2005 11:45:08 GMT 10
Mardi Gras, February '06. Cancel all previous plans, Macon, Kenny's heading to New Orleans (after a six-year plus absence). Throw me something, mister!
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