Tag Archives: tenor saxophone

BackCountry Jazz – February 21, 2015

Posted on March 29, 2015 by parker

BackCountry Jazz – Cole Auditorium – February 21, 2015 Once again Bennie Wallace has put together a sterling presentation, this year focusing on the music of Duke Ellington.

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Bertha Hope – October 26, 2014

Posted on December 12, 2014 by parker

Bertha Hope – Morris High School – October 26, 2014 Here’s someone who was totally not on my radar screen at all; Hope was married to a minor NYC player, Elmo Hope, also a pianist. For a while they shared … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Angeleisha Rogers, bass, Bertha Hope, Bronx, jazz, Jure Pukl, Kim Clark, Morris High School, piano, tenor saxophone, trumpet | Leave a comment

Abdullah Ibrahim – October 20, 2014

Posted on December 11, 2014 by parker

Abdullah Ibrahim – Schomburg Center – October 20, 2014 I just love these old jazz masters whose command of technique is so thoroughly transparent that impediment-free channeling from their consciousness to mine is achieved; Ibrahim certainly fills the bill. He … Continue reading →

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Yard Byard – August 14, 2013

Posted on August 16, 2013 by parker

Yard Byard – Dobbs Ferry Riverfront Park – August 14, 2013 This is a tribute band to the late jazz piano encyclopedist, Jaki Byard; a number of the players had worked with him in some capacity. It is testimony to … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Adam Kolker, bass, Dobb's Ferry Riverfront Park, drums, flute, George Schuller, guitar, Jamie Baum, jazz, JazzForum Arts, Jerome Harris, tenor saxophone, Ugonna Okegwo, Yard Byard | Leave a comment

Busking Seattle – August 2-3, 2013

Posted on August 9, 2013 by parker

Busking Seattle – August 2-3, 2013 The area around Pike Place Market in Seattle is a natural hub for that city’s busker community. In addition to musicians of various ilk, other forms of entertainment were proffered, including the guy I … Continue reading →

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Wycliffe Gordon – February 4, 2013

Posted on February 11, 2013 by parker

Wycliffe Gordon – Paul Hall – February 4, 2013 Juilliard School’s jazz program has really hit the jackpot this year regarding its guest artists, mentors, artists-in-residence, whatever they call them. Gordon is the latest; here he collaborates with two distinct … Continue reading →

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Andrew Cyrille – January 17, 2013

Posted on January 21, 2013 by parker

Andrew Cyrille – David Rubenstein Atrium – January 17, 2013 The complete name of this group is “Andrew Cyrille’s 21st Century Big Band Unlimited”, which doesn’t fit on a single line here, so we have the triumph of form over … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Andrew Cyrille, Art Baron, bass, Billy Harper, David Rubenstein Atrium, drums, french horn, jazz, John Clark, Lincoln Center, Mark Masters, Marty Ehrlich, Putter Smith, tenor saxophone, trombone | Leave a comment

Jeremy Pelt Quintet – January 13, 2013

Posted on January 21, 2013 by parker

Jeremy Pelt Quintet – Greenwich Library – January 13, 2013 Greenwich Library continues to dominate the interregnum with this final concert of their season. Front row seat makes it hard to fit entire entities on the page.

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged bass, David Bryant, drums, Dwayne Burno, Greenwich Library, jazz, Jeremy Pelt, Jonathan Barber, Lawrence Clark, piano, saxophone, tenor saxophone, trumpet | Leave a comment

Christian McBride & Inside Straight – October 27, 2012

Posted on November 4, 2012 by parker

Christian McBride & Inside Straight – Vassar College – October 27, 2012 McBride has assembled the cream of the crop for this combo, all serious players. He has a semi-standup-comic narration to go along with it (he has done a … Continue reading →

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George Coleman – October 16, 2012