Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Cream Calendar Bill Frisell, Marc Ribot and Buddy Miller Tonight at The Belcourt
Posted by Steve Haruch on Wed, Jan 13, 2010 at 8:45 AM
What's it going to sound like tonight at The Belcourt when Bill Frisell, Buddy Miller and Marc Ribot all get together? Hard to say, really. Here's Russell Johnston from this week's Scene:
Bill Frisell, Buddy Miller and Marc Ribot all are well-known to fans of the electric guitar, but just what will happen when they share a stage is anyone's guess. You can be pretty sure, though, that it won't be a night of finger-blistering one-upmanship, since the three are consummate sidemen as well as master soloists. Even on their own recordings, it's hard to find instrumental grandstanding--the relevant reaction is usually less "how did he do that?" than "how did he think of that?"But these are not musicians you would casually plunk onto the same bill, which is just what makes Wednesday's concert so intriguing. The three are convening for a Nashville recording project, and their Belcourt show will give a first taste of the new collaboration.
Ribot's probably my favorite musketeer here (nothing against the other two), but the real question is: Will it be greater than the sum of its parts? Here are, uh, some of its parts:
If you're a real guitar nerd, skip the last one and watch this video of Miller talking about his Wandre. Read Johnston's show preview here.
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Frisell is great. Love his record with Elvin Jones & Dave Holland, and his new DVD is interesting, he scores 3 silent films. I wish I could go to this but gotta get ready for super secret KOL show at the Basement this weekend.
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Frisell and Ribot are two of my favorites, ever...
@burrito the record with Jones and Holland is fantastic, probably one of my favorite jazz records of the last decade.
Nice vids Steve.
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