Next pair is Scott Colberg themed. This bassist is low-key the #1 no-lose guy around town, just never disappoints. Tuesday it was back to Richardson after Loove Annex, another set of magic improvisation with Zach Lapidus and Rob Mills (keys + drums). It legitimately doesn't seem to matter who else is playing and the jams really run the gamut, but they are just so fucking good.
Then last night at Dada in Ridgewood late set Colberg backing Elias Meister (guitar) with Jeremy Gustin (drums). This was holyfuckingshit good! Seen this trio there a couple times and just blow it out of the water with their jamming every time.
Alright, I've now hit this Tuesday gig 6 times this year and I've seen enough to say it's maybe the best thing going in NYC livemusic right now. Just hasn't been anything short of remarkable. And I'm discovering a lot of great new local talent. Two weeks ago this dude Mike Robinson on pedal steel was a revelation, the improv melodic and ambient. Last night, Ryan Weiner on guitar and it was some serious thick-necked jamprov.
Highest recommendation.
Amorodo Jam
Este ano vólvese a organizar a Amorodo Jam. Como dende os seus inicios participou xentiña que é agora da asociación e da súa directiva, os animamos a participar cunha proposta feita en Godot.https://blogs.amarinha.gal/godoteires/2026/04/20/amorodo-jam/
Famous journalist Hunter S. Thompson shoots his IBM typewriter after jamming one last time, USA, 1989
Caught Go Kurosawa last night, in the round at LPR. First of all, more shows in the round, please! He's got a killer band and it was kind of just a lot of songs opening up into a range of different styles of jamming. Ambient, jazzy, funky, rocking, heavy... Standard instrumentation and then a flute or marimba or sax would break out, not to mention lots of heady percussion. No notes, a fabulous show.
The bummer of Kikagaku Moyo shutting it down has been all but forgotten as the members branch out into uniformly awesome projects. Expecting more and more from these dudes.
My new favorite regular gig in NYC is the improv jam going on at the Richardson in Williamsburg every Tuesday. Seems mostly organized by Scott Colberg, who's become my seek-at-all-costs bassist in town. Everything he does seems to be fantastic which is how I feel about Jeremy Gustin, who is often on these gigs as well.
Tonight the trio was those two and this new-to-me dude Abe Seiferth on guitar/electronics. Caught the second set and it was holyshit! good.
Amazing jams will always find a place to live in this town. If the last 25+ years have taught me anything, it's that.
If you have a chance to go see LaMP, do not hesitate. One of the best instrumental jambands this side of Medeski, Martin, and Wood.
Taper's Choice once again tonight. I love so many things this band does, I feel like I want to write paragraphs every time I see them. Tonight I was really zeroed in on how there's no standard "leader" in the band, much to their credit, and how it manifests itself in so many ways. The jamming gets almost *beyond* democratic. There was an extended stretch of improv where the keys and guitar were basically soloing simultaneously. Not a back-and-forth, not one complementing the other, but two guys somehow locked in for like ten minutes of build where they were almost indistinguishable from each other. Never seen anything like that and it blew my mind. Lots of moments like that. Last night was sick, tonight was something else. Wowza and more at Brooklyn Bowl.
#nycfreaks #livemusic #brooklyn #williamsburg #brooklynbowl #jams
Tonight: Taper's Choice opens their tour and I was literally smiling from ear to ear the entire set. They just click for me on multiple layers like few others do. Lots of killer jams woven expertly into their proggy compositions. Zach had a Anderson/Bruford/Wakeman/Howe vintage tshirt on and Chris with not just a Grateful Dead tee but more specifically a *Mars Hotel* tee. I don't think you could sum up their sound any better than that unless Dave had a rainbow PH logo shirt on under his leather jacket. Sick progjams at Ardmore Music Hall. Looking forward to more back home tomorrow night.
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