Incredible Jazz

[silvercamaro]

Last night, I saw a performance by the Blue Note 7, an all-star group currently touring to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the record label. They were fabulous!

The performers were Bill Charlap, piano; Nicholas Payton, trumpet; Ravi Coltrane (son of the late John Coltrane) tenor sax; Steve Wilson, alto sax; Peter Bernstein, guitar; Peter Washington, bass, and Lewis Nash, drums. All of them are superb musicians individually and together, but the one solo turn that most blew me away came from Nash. This guy not only had the fastest foot I'd ever heard on the pedal of the bass drum, he had such control that, at one point, he leaned into his drum kit and pressed his elbow into his snare drum to vary the pitch so precisely that he played individual notes -- a tune -- on the drum. I've never encountered that before, nor did I even know it was possible.

Here's a link to the group and upcoming appearances.
http://www.bluenote.com/ArtistMain.aspx?ArtistID=924224

Although apparently they started the tour on the west coast, they currently are winding through the midwest and heading east, ending with a six-night stand at Birdland in NYC in April. Even if you've never thought of yourself as "a jazz fan," go see them, if you can!

[ulysses5019]

Last night, I saw a performance by the Blue Note 7, an all-star group currently touring to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the record label. They were fabulous!

The performers were Bill Charlap, piano; Nicholas Payton, trumpet; Ravi Coltrane (son of the late John Coltrane) tenor sax; Steve Wilson, alto sax; Peter Bernstein, guitar; Peter Washington, bass, and Lewis Nash, drums. All of them are superb musicians individually and together, but the one solo turn that most blew me away came from Nash. This guy not only had the fastest foot I'd ever heard on the pedal of the bass drum, he had such control that, at one point, he leaned into his drum kit and pressed his elbow into his snare drum to vary the pitch so precisely that he played individual notes -- a tune -- on the drum. I've never encountered that before, nor did I even know it was possible.

Here's a link to the group and upcoming appearances.
http://www.bluenote.com/ArtistMain.aspx?ArtistID=924224

Although apparently they started the tour on the west coast, they currently are winding through the midwest and heading east, ending with a six-night stand at Birdland in NYC in April. Even if you've never thought of yourself as "a jazz fan," go see them, if you can!

I've heard of jazz hands but never a jazz elbow. Ande can I assume that Ravi Coltrane was named after Ravi Shankar?

[silvercamaro]

Ande can I assume that Ravi Coltrane was named after Ravi Shankar?

Your assumption is correct, as is Ande's.

[littlebeast13]

Ande can I assume that Ravi Coltrane was named after Ravi Shankar?

Your assumption is correct, as is Ande's.

Maybe he was named after Ravioli.....

Is his middle name Boyardee?

lb13

[BigDrawMan]

i am starting to not hate jazz

real jazz
I saw a show on billy strayhorn and watched the whole thing

i will always hate lite jazz

i am homulating on doing a jazz band thingy

it is hard to draw

[Catfish]

As the mother of a young sax player, I was most interested in this, but I don't think we can get ours acts together fast enough to make it to Chicago tomorrow night.

HOWEVER,

I opened the post thinking it was great news about transportation for Kay.

[AnnieCamaro]

i am starting to not hate jazz

real jazz
I saw a show on billy strayhorn and watched the whole thing

i will always hate lite jazz

i am homulating on doing a jazz band thingy

it is hard to draw

My mom says they are coming to Pittsburgh. You should go, and then you will not hate jazz so much that you probably will stop saying that. The Blue Note 7 is not lite jazz, but they are not so abstract that the music doesn't make sense. I didn't get to go to the theatre, but my mom played some of their music for me. I liked it. I still like Mr. Mozart more, but that's just me.

If you go and then do your jazz band thingy, maybe you can deduct the price of your ticket as a business expense next year.

I like to be helpful.

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[BigDrawMan]

i am starting to not hate jazz

real jazz
I saw a show on billy strayhorn and watched the whole thing

i will always hate lite jazz

i am homulating on doing a jazz band thingy

it is hard to draw

My mom says they are coming to Pittsburgh. You should go, and then you will not hate jazz so much that you probably will stop saying that. The Blue Note 7 is not lite jazz, but they are not so abstract that the music doesn't make sense. I didn't get to go to the theatre, but my mom played some of their music for me. I liked it. I still like Mr. Mozart more, but that's just me.

If you go and then do your jazz band thingy, maybe you can deduct the price of your ticket as a business expense next year.


indeed

i have always loved he blues

this is a big blues town
I like to be helpful.

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