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A Birthday Celebration Kenny Garrett's 50th Birthday Celebration at The Iridium October 9, 2010
At fifty years old, the saxophonist Kenny Garrett has definitively come into his own. Despite forever being associated with Miles Davis, where he spent five years with the iconoclast trumpeter from 1986 through 1991, he is only credited on one Davis album “Amandla" from 1989. It is time to evaluate the fine saxophonist on his own ...
Jazz on the Green :review of New Haven Jazz Festival August 21, 2010
The end of summer is always hectic and I find myself knee deep in things that I should have already written about. The free jazz concerts that are offered almost every summer in New Haven, on the beautiful New Haven Green, are amongst the most enjoyable jazz events of the year in the Connecticut area. So ...
Review of Frank Vignola's "Gypsy Jazz" Trio " Live" at the Rowayton United Methodist Church, Rowayton, CT August 15, 2010
It was a rainy Sunday afternoon and the bandstand at Pickney Park was covered in tarps. This was supposed to be the site of the Rowayton Civic Association's free Music in the park series, featuring master guitarist Frank Vignola and his trio, in a what was billed as an evening of gypsy jazz. The rain frightened ...
Review of Walter Smith III "Live in Paris" the Magic of Chemistry
The soon to be thirty, Walter Smith III is a maturing voice on tenor saxophone who seems to be at his best when in the accompaniment of a fine trumpet player. He has front lined with some notables including the prolific Terrence Blanchard, as well as the up and coming Christian Scott, and the fiery Sean ...
Review of the Dave Anderson Quartet's "Clarity": Making Modern Jazz Accessible
Artist: Dave Anderson CD: “Clarity" (Pony Boy PB 50163-2) Seattle based saxophonist Dave Anderson's debut album “Clarity" offers an example of well-played, accessible modern jazz. It is infused with a sense of joy and confidence that allows for musical richness and melodic complexity without abrasiveness or extended, self-indulgent musical detours. ...
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