Joe Lasqo solo piano at PianoFIght, a great new venue, in the heart of SF’s Central Market Arts District, takes forward the development of a music axis on Taylor Street, stretching from the Luggage Store, the Warfield, and Center For New Music to its northernmost and newest boîte.
On offer will be classic modern jazz from the “Birth of the Cool” era to the best of current Bay Area jazz composers and more.... The cool energy of classics by Ornette Coleman, Miles Davis, Charles Mingus, Thelonius Monk, Oliver Nelson:
— Blue In Green & So What?, from Kind Of Blue, by Miles Davis...
— Goodbye Pork Pie Hat, from Mingus Ah Um, by Charles Mingus...
— Humpty Dumpty, from This Is Our Music, by Ornette Coleman...
— Round Midnight from Thelonius Monk, Genius of Modern Music, Vol. 1...
— Stolen Moments, from The Blues And The Abstract Truth, by Oliver Nelson...
… plus the fresh compositions of today’s Bay Area greats like Darren Johnston, Steve Adams, Larry Ochs, Bishu Chatterjee (বিশু চ্যাটার্জ) and others provide the jazz backbone of the repertoire on offer.
— Apples, by Darren Johnston....
— Squeamish, by Steve Adams.....
— Failure, by Larry Ochs...
— Niley Shobuj (Green In Blue, নীলে সবুজ), by Bishu Chatterjee (বিশু চ্যাটার্জ)
Every now and then bit of India, Bollywood…
— Brochevārevarurā, (ப்ரோசே வாரவெருரா), by Tyāgarāja (త్యాగరాజు)
— Chalte Chalte Yun Hi Koi (चलते चलते युंही कोई), from the film Pakeezah (पाक़ीज़ा)
... or the mystic songs of Georges Gurdjieff (Георгий Гурджиев), Komitas (Կոմիտաս), Stockhausen and other modern composers will appear as a basis for improvisation:
Listeners who’ve heard Joe's residency in the erstwhile piano series at Viracocha (21st & Valencia, SF) will find this repertoire familiar but also containing much beautiful new material.
5:30pm to 8pm++
Cost: Free, with opportunity to buy food & drink