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Guillermo Klein Y Los Guachos, Village Vanguard, June 1st
GUILLERMO KLEIN Y LOS GUACHOS Guillermo Klein-p, Chris Cheek-sax, Bill McHenry-sax, Miguel Zenon-sax, Taylor Haskins-tpt, Richard Nant-tpt, perc., Diego Urcola-tpt, Sandro Tomasi-tb, Ben Monder-gtr, Fernando Huergo-b, Jeff Ballard-d The Guachos, says Wikipedia, are mixed-blood (Spanish-Indian) inhabitants of the pampas of … Continue reading
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Winter JazzFest 2012
Winter JazzFest is the way that you want to start the year. Your palette is destroyed by New Year’s celebrations. You have socialized with relatives more than is natural. You have heard too many Christmas songs in too short a … Continue reading
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Peter Apfelbaum’s NY Hieroglyphics, the Jazz Gallery, December 16th.
First and Second sets: Peter Apfelbaum – tenor saxophone/piano, Steven Bernstein – trumpet, Josh Roseman – trombone, Natalie Cressman – trombone, Jessica Jones – tenor saxophone, Tony Jones – tenor saxophone, Charlie Burnham – violin, David Phelps – guitar, Viva DeConcini – guitar, Patrice Blanchard – bass, Justin Brown – drums, … Continue reading
Gig: Dave Douglas & Sō Percussion, the Jazz Standard, December 9th.
First Set: Dave Douglas – trumpet, Eric Beach, Josh Quillen, Adam Sliwinski, Jason Treuting – marimba, crotales, drum kit, steel drums, metronomes, pump organ and other percussion, vocoder. There was a good portion of Friday night’s audience at the Jazz Standard … Continue reading
Gig: Christian McBride and Inside Straight, the Village Vanguard, December 3rd.
Second Set: Christian McBride – double bass, Warren Wolf – vibraphone, Steve Wilson – soprano and alto saxophones, Lawrence Fields, Carl Allen – drums. “The largest re-tweet I ever had, had like almost 200 re-tweets, was I said, “not enough … Continue reading
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Gig: Chick Corea Elektric Band, The Blue Note, November 26th.
First Set: Chick Corea – piano and keyboards, Eric Marienthal – alto and soprano saxophones, Frank Gambale - electric guitar, John Patitucci – electric bass, Dave Weckl – drums. This was my third outing to Chick Corea’s month-long birthday party, having gone … Continue reading
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Gig: Chick Corea & Bobby McFerrin, The Blue Note, November 9th.
First set: Chick Corea – piano, Bobby McFerrin – vocals. What makes a great tightrope walker so thrilling, of course, is the possibility that any second he may lose his footing and plummet screaming to his death. The higher the … Continue reading
Gregoire Maret, the Jazz Gallery, November 4th
First set: Gregoire Maret – harmonica, Federico Gonzalez Pena – piano/keyboards, Ben Williams – bass, Jamire Williams – drums. Careful, considered gig reviews be damned. Gordon and I stopped off at a watering hole in Soho after checking out harmonica … Continue reading
Gig: Kurt Elling with Klüvers Big Band, Birdland, October 29th
First Set: Kurt Elling – vocal, Klüvers Big Band. The democratic ideal is much lauded in jazz. The idea that all the musicians work together collectively to create art as equal partners through sensitive interplay and deep listening is almost de … Continue reading