Jason Moran - The Harlem Hellfighters: James Reese Europe and the Absence of Ruin
Saturday, June 24, 2023
Wilmington, DE @ Rodney Square - Clifford Brown Jazz Festival

Shure MV88 > iPhone 12 > Motiv Audio App > WAV > CD Wave Editor (tracking) > FLAC (24/48)
Recorded by Mr. Mountjoy

01. From the Dancehall to the Battlefield >
02. Ballin the Jack > Feed the Fire > All of No Man's Land is Ours
03. Russian Rag >
04. Darktown Strutter's Ball >
05. Flee as a Bird to your Mountain > Ghosts >
06. Drop (Tear)
07. That Moaning Trombone
08. Memphis Blues >
09. St. Louis Blues >
10. Hesitating Blues >
11. Castle House Rag
12. introductions
13. For James

Jason Moran, piano
Lee Odom, clarinet
Logan Richardson, alto saxophone
Brian Settles, tenor saxophone
David Adewumi, trumpet
Chris Bates, trombone
Reginald Cyntje, tuba and bass trombone
Jose Davila, helicon 
Tarus Mateen, bass
Nasheet Waits, drums

https://cliffordbrownjazzfest.org/saturday-june-24th/

JASON MORAN -
THE HARLEM HELLFIGHTERS
James Reese Europe and the Absence of Ruin
Composer, pianist, and visual artist Jason Moran reflects on the legacy of a hero of black music in a multidisciplinary program entitled, James Reese Europe and the Harlem Hellfighters: The Absence of Ruin. An iconic figure in the evolution of African-American music, ragtime pioneer, and World War I hero, James Reese Europe led a crack military ensemble called the Harlem Hellfighters. In addition to their achievements in combat, Europe and his Hellfighters popularized the new spirit of jazz in a war-torn French nation fascinated with black culture. And that’s only the beginning of their story – their legacy has had an extraordinary impact on African-American music over the past century of cultural and political change.

Moran’s innovative program features his Bandwagon bandmates – bassist Tarus Mateen and drummer Nasheet Waits – plus a seven-piece horn section, contributions from artist/writer/film director/screenwriter John Akomfrah, and visual materials from acclaimed cinematographer Bradford Young. It’s Moran’s response to Orlando Patterson’s concept of the “absence of ruin” – a musical monument to a vanishing African-American history. Of the US premiere, The Washington Post exclaims, “We already know that Jason Moran is stunningly and profoundly original, even in his treatment of existing material…Knowing it doesn’t prepare one for the stark, sublime beauty of James Reese Europe and the Harlem Hellfighters: The Absence of Ruin.”

James Reese Europe and the Absence of Ruin is co-commissioned by 14-18 NOW: WW1 Centenary Art Commissions, Berliner Festspiele / Jazzfest Berlin, Serious and the John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts, with support from the National Lottery through Arts Council England and the Heritage Lottery Fund, from the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport and from the Federal Agency for Civic Education, Germany.

Photo by Joe del Tufo
https://www.facebook.com/deltufo/posts/pfbid02Qb97VL3bm16gicwDoSKaAgTRKrCBmL9xUHtg3wkU2hNzySH35PETpk74qtz1WXcgl

Jason Moran - The Harlem Hellfighters 6/24/23 Clifford Brown Jazz Festival

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Jason Moran - The Harlem Hellfighters: James Reese Europe and the Absence of Ruin
Friday, March 22, 2024
Knoxville, TN @ Knoxville Civic Auditorium - Big Ears Festival - 1pm

Shure MV88 > iPhone 12 > Motiv Audio App > WAV
Recorded by Funk It Blog

From the Dancehall to the Battlefield (NOT RECORDED)
Ballin the Jack (NOT RECORDED)
01. // Feed the Fire >
02. All of No Man's Land is Ours
03. Russian Rag >
04. Darktown Strutter's Ball >
05. Flee as a Bird to your Mountain > Ghosts >
06. Drop (Tear) >
07. That Moaning Trombone
NOT RECORDED: 
Memphis Blues >
St. Louis Blues
Hesitating Blues >
Castle House Rag
For James

Jason Moran, piano
Lee Odom, clarinet
Logan Richardson, alto saxophone
Brian Settles, tenor saxophone
David Adewumi, trumpet
Chris Bates, trombone
Reginald Cyntje, tuba and bass trombone
Jose Davila, helicon 
Tarus Mateen, bass
Nasheet Waits, drums

Notes: This recording is just 25 minutes in the middle of the set.

JASON MORAN -
THE HARLEM HELLFIGHTERS
James Reese Europe and the Absence of Ruin
Composer, pianist, and visual artist Jason Moran reflects on the legacy of a hero of black music in a multidisciplinary program entitled, James Reese Europe and the Harlem Hellfighters: The Absence of Ruin. An iconic figure in the evolution of African-American music, ragtime pioneer, and World War I hero, James Reese Europe led a crack military ensemble called the Harlem Hellfighters. In addition to their achievements in combat, Europe and his Hellfighters popularized the new spirit of jazz in a war-torn French nation fascinated with black culture. And that’s only the beginning of their story – their legacy has had an extraordinary impact on African-American music over the past century of cultural and political change.

Moran’s innovative program features his Bandwagon bandmates – bassist Tarus Mateen and drummer Nasheet Waits – plus a seven-piece horn section, contributions from artist/writer/film director/screenwriter John Akomfrah, and visual materials from acclaimed cinematographer Bradford Young. It’s Moran’s response to Orlando Patterson’s concept of the “absence of ruin” – a musical monument to a vanishing African-American history. Of the US premiere, The Washington Post exclaims, “We already know that Jason Moran is stunningly and profoundly original, even in his treatment of existing material…Knowing it doesn’t prepare one for the stark, sublime beauty of James Reese Europe and the Harlem Hellfighters: The Absence of Ruin.”

James Reese Europe and the Absence of Ruin is co-commissioned by 14-18 NOW: WW1 Centenary Art Commissions, Berliner Festspiele / Jazzfest Berlin, Serious and the John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts, with support from the National Lottery through Arts Council England and the Heritage Lottery Fund, from the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport and from the Federal Agency for Civic Education, Germany.

Jason Moran & The Harlem Hellfighters 3/22/24 Big Ears Festival

Charles Lloyd
Thursday, March 21, 2024
Knoxville, TN @ Tennessee Theatre - Big Ears Festival - 9pm

Schoeps MK4 > Baby NBox > Zoom H6 essential > WAV (32/48) > Vegas Pro > WAV > CD Wave Editor (tracking) > FLAC (24/48)
Recorded by Funk It Blog (from 4th row)

01. Defiant, Tender Warrior
02. The Lonely One
03. Monk's Dance (inc. drum solo)
04. The Water Is Rising
05. Booker's Garden
06. bass solo > The Ghost of Lady Day
07. Nu Blues (inc. drum solo)
08. Beyond Darkness 
09. Sky Valley, Spirit of the Forest

Charles Lloyd - tenor saxphone & alto flute (on Booker's Garden & Beyond Darkness)
Jason Moran - piano
Eric Harland - drums & percussion
Larry Grenadier - bass

Notes: My Big Ears 2024 recordings did not come out as I had hoped, due to a triple threat of technical snafu's. Long story short, don't try out new cables/setups/adaptors without a test run. I switched from the CMC1KV bodies to active cables at the last minute without a test run. I wanted to run 32bit float so I wouldn't have to worry about levels and could be more present, but I forgot to tell the cable maker that I needed XLR in instead of 1/8, so I bought some cheap adaptors that left me with left channel drop outs. I also went line in instead of mic in, so my levels were extremely low and I didn't realize it until I got home. 

This recording, however, was salvageable. It had to be amplified and the first three songs (and the first half of Booker's Garden) had to be turned into a "fake stereo / dual mono" recording because the left channel was blank. You do get a full stereo recording for most of the rest, albeit with some sporadic patching of the left channel drop outs with the clean right channel. 

Recorded from the 4th row between Eric Harland and the right stacks. I still really like how this one came out.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJawRtRwcjE

Charles Lloyd 3/21/24 Big Ears Festival, Tennessee Theatre, Knoxville, TN

Participé en la locución y selección de textos del programa (ya extinto) JazzEros, trasmitido por UN Radio Medellín (Colombia). Un espacio para el encuentro del jazz (y todas sus vertientes) con la literatura erótica. Este episodio fue originalmente emitido el martes 16 de febrero de 2016, a las 22 hs (hora local). Ya no está disponible, ni en la red, ni en las radio transmisiones.

Almudena Grandes - Charles Lloyd + Jason Moran (frag)

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