The Open Ears Music Series consists of weekly concerts of interesting music, often of the improvised variety.. The performances are on Tuesdays , upstairs at The Blue Nile , 532 Frenchmen St. New Orleans, LA
All shows are scheduled to start at 10 PM, and will likely be finished by midnight or shortly thereafter, so don’t be too late.
There is no cover charge. We want everyone that wants to listen to be able to. There is an encouraged donation. Whatever you can contribute is appreciated. All money donated will go to the artists, so please be generous.
This is the audio archive from 13 December 2011. The files are 128k VBR mp3s.
Scott Nicholson (words & effects), Brad Walker (saxes), Will Thompson (keys), Jesse Morrow (bass), & Marcello Benetti (drums)
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This is the audio archive from 6 December 2011. The files are 128k VBR mp3s.
Michael Zerang (drums), Helen Gillet (cello), Jeff Albert (trombone)
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This is the audio archive from 29 November 2011. The files are 128k VBR mp3s.
Rex Gregory, Brad Walker, Oliver Bonie, David Polk (saxes); Simon Lott (drums); Kathleen Westfall
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This is the audio archive from 22 November 2011. The files are 128k VBR mp3s.
** There were some recorder/operator issues, so the beginning of the recording one set and ends of the recording both sets are somewhat abrupt.
Set 1: Hamid Drake (drums), Joshua Abram (bass), Jeff Albert (trombone), with guests Brad Walker & Dan Oestreicher (saxes)
Set 2: Ivo Bol (electronics), Dana Jessen (bassoon), Michael Straus (saxophones), Dave Cappello (drums)
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This is the audio archive from 8 November 2011. The files are 128k VBR mp3s.
Caroline Davis (alto sax), Jimbo Walsh (guitar), Jesse Morrow (bass), Doug Garrison (drums)
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This is the audio archive from 1 November 2011. The files are 128k VBR mp3s.
This was a huge improv mash up party. It happened as one long set, but is broken into two parts to keep the files from being TOO large. The musicians involved are introduced on the recording, and listed in the categories of this post.
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This is the audio archive from 2 August 2011. The files are 128k VBR mp3s.
Dave Cappello, Jimbo Walsh, Tom Fitzpatrick, Jeff Albert
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This is the audio archive from 18 October 2011. The files are 128k VBR mp3s.
Mike Jenner (sax), Brian Prunka (guitar), Tarik Hassan (bass), Darrian Douglas (drums)
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This is the audio archive from 11 Oct 2011. The files are 128k VBR mp3s.
Plunge: Mark McGrain (trombone), Tom Fitzpatrick (saxes), James Singleton (bass)
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This is the audio archive from 20 September 2011. The files are 128k VBR mp3s.
WATIV: Will Thompson, Chris Alford, James Singleton, & Simon Lott
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