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A Stellar “Superjam” - My memories and the Offbeat Archive...
The New Years Dilemma & A Stellar “Superjam” :: offBeat :: Louisiana and New Orleans Online Music Resource
A few months after moving to New Orleans, I had my first true funky experience, at what I believe was the 6th Superfly Superjam, at the Howlin' Wolf. I just had no idea... An old friend, Scotty, who lived across the hall from me in the freshman dorm - Sharp Hall - at Tulane, convinced me to go, and I've been searching in vain for funk OR jazz that good ever since. If I were to point to one moment that made me a "lifer" in New Orleans (I'm in Baton Rouge now, but I'm gonna make it back soon - stupid law school) it was eleven years ago, around 1:45am, December 4th, watching Porter and Medeski go at it, smilin' and trying to one-up each other, while I was watching from the balcony dumb-founded and drooling (from the music and the strong drinks). Oh, Superfly, why spend the summers in Tennessee, when you could be throwing sick parties back home? I found the description on the old OffBeat archives...
"The people at Superfly Productions have put together an outstanding aggregation of talent for December 4th at the Howlin’ Wolf: John Medeski (keys), John Scofield (guitar), George Porter, Jr. (bass), Zigaboo Modeliste (drums), and a horn section featuring Roger Lewis (baritone sax) and Gregory Davis (trumpet) of the Dirty Dozen and Clarence Johnson (tenor sax). The idea to combine the original Meters rhythm section (Porter, Modeliste) with two masters of jazz fusion (Medeski, Scofield) and a killer New Orleans hon section is brilliant to say the least. Adding to the excitement, this is the first, and possibly only time they will perform as a group.
The show is the sixth installment of the popular “Superjam” series. These are essentially well-promoted all-star jam sessions which, even if all the players on stage aren’t coming out of the jazz idiom (and usually at least a few do), thrive on the kind of spontaneous interaction and virtuosity associated with jazz. The dramatic success of these shows (people are still talking about the sold-out ‘99 Jazz Fest “Superjam,” which also featured Medeski) is ample proof that live music audiences remain hungry for the most essential element in jazz, improvisation."
PostScript by Jon - that was definitely the only time they have ever played. If anyone out there has a recording of this show... well I'd be willing to do some pretty extreme things to get a hold of it.
Also Posted on WWOZ's facebook page, a response to "Magical Crescent City Moments."
A few months after moving to New Orleans, I had my first true funky experience, at what I believe was the 6th Superfly Superjam, at the Howlin' Wolf. I just had no idea... An old friend, Scotty, who lived across the hall from me in the freshman dorm - Sharp Hall - at Tulane, convinced me to go, and I've been searching in vain for funk OR jazz that good ever since. If I were to point to one moment that made me a "lifer" in New Orleans (I'm in Baton Rouge now, but I'm gonna make it back soon - stupid law school) it was eleven years ago, around 1:45am, December 4th, watching Porter and Medeski go at it, smilin' and trying to one-up each other, while I was watching from the balcony dumb-founded and drooling (from the music and the strong drinks). Oh, Superfly, why spend the summers in Tennessee, when you could be throwing sick parties back home? I found the description on the old OffBeat archives...
"The people at Superfly Productions have put together an outstanding aggregation of talent for December 4th at the Howlin’ Wolf: John Medeski (keys), John Scofield (guitar), George Porter, Jr. (bass), Zigaboo Modeliste (drums), and a horn section featuring Roger Lewis (baritone sax) and Gregory Davis (trumpet) of the Dirty Dozen and Clarence Johnson (tenor sax). The idea to combine the original Meters rhythm section (Porter, Modeliste) with two masters of jazz fusion (Medeski, Scofield) and a killer New Orleans hon section is brilliant to say the least. Adding to the excitement, this is the first, and possibly only time they will perform as a group.
The show is the sixth installment of the popular “Superjam” series. These are essentially well-promoted all-star jam sessions which, even if all the players on stage aren’t coming out of the jazz idiom (and usually at least a few do), thrive on the kind of spontaneous interaction and virtuosity associated with jazz. The dramatic success of these shows (people are still talking about the sold-out ‘99 Jazz Fest “Superjam,” which also featured Medeski) is ample proof that live music audiences remain hungry for the most essential element in jazz, improvisation."
PostScript by Jon - that was definitely the only time they have ever played. If anyone out there has a recording of this show... well I'd be willing to do some pretty extreme things to get a hold of it.
Also Posted on WWOZ's facebook page, a response to "Magical Crescent City Moments."
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