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Saturday, 20 March 2010 |
SF Bay Area
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Written by Ronaldo Oregano
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“Bobby is one of the best musicians in the world." McCoy Tyner
 Bobby Hutcherson Vibraphone master and jazz pioneer Bobby Hutcherson will appear at Yoshi's in Oakland with Special Guest Anthony Wilson on Friday, January 30th through Sunday, February 1st. Along with Lionel Hampton and Milt Jackson, Hutcherson is one of the true innovators on the vibraphone. In his hands, the vibraphone is an instrument of subtlety and power, and Hutcherson uses it to create sounds that are dynamic and swinging. Grammy-nominated guitarist/composer/arranger Anthony Wilson is one of the leading jazz musicians of his generation. |
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Written by Don Berryman
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 Joey DeFrancesco Two jazz musicians who were child prodigies and are complete masters of their respective instruments will join forces on stage on the west and east coasts this month. Jazz organist Joey DeFrancesco is an astonishing natural talent with blistering speed, complete control of the organ at all times and a tremendous ear for harmonics. Biréli Lagrène, called a "guitar phenomenon" by John McLaughlin, came to prominence in the 1980s via his manouche, Django-like style when he recording a signicant jazz album at the age of 13. He now performs swing, jazz fusion and post bop styles. Biréli Lagrènein has an impressive technique and is renowned for his work with (among others) Jaco Pastorious and Larry Coryell. Completing the trio is the swinging, hard-driving Philadelphia drummer Byron Landham, who has enjoyed a long musical partnership with DeFranceso. They play at Yoshi's in Oakland on Thursday, January 22 through Sunday, January 25 and then play the Kuumbwa Jazz Center in Santa Cruz on Monday, January 26. They then travel east to play the Iridium in New York on Wednesday, January 28th through Sunday, February 1st.UPDATE: Due to visa problems Biréli Lagrène will not be able to perform and will be replaced at Yoshi's and the Kuumbwa Jazz center by Mimi Foxl. At the Iridium in New York, the "Godfather of jazz fusion', guitarist Larry Coryell will replace Lagrène. |
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Written by Andrea Canter, Contributing Editor
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_18085e.jpg) James Moody©Andrea Canter
“An extraordinary improviser, he's assimilated the ascetic, blunt language of 1960's modalism into the slippery, elliptical phrasing of 1940's bebop.” --Peter Watrous, New York Times Improvising on the chord progressions of “I’m in the Mood for Love,” saxman James Moody created his signature tune back in the early 50s, putting a six-decade (so far) career into orbit as one of bop’s favorite living artists. An alum of the great bands of Dizzy Gillespie as well as a current member of the Gillespie Alumni All Stars, 83-year-old Moody will be on stage at Yoshi’s in Oakland, January 17-18. He’ll be backed by a West Coast rhythm section including John Campbell (piano), Tony Dumas (bass) and Paul Kreibich (drums). James Moody was raised in Newark, NJ. He recalls being fascinated by the saxophone long before he got one of his own. “There was a music store around the corner called Dorn and Kirchner and in the window there was this saxophone and, boy, I used to go and press my nose up against that window and just look at those horns. I loved the way they looked. I had to play one... My mother's uncle had a trumpet but it was in the closet. He said, ‘Here, play this.’ I didn't want to play that. I wanted a saxophone. Then my Uncle Louis bought me one. He and another one of my uncles contributed together and bought an old, beat-up silver alto.” The gift and the opportunity to hear the great horns of the Count Basie band launched Moody’s interest in jazz as a teenager. Soon he heard Charlie Barnet and particularly Lester Young, “his sound. Oh man, that gives you goosebumps.” And then he heard Charlie Parker and Dizzy. “When I heard them I said, ‘Uh, uh. No. This is it. This is what I want to do.’” Then there was Coleman Hawkins who made a big impression on the young Moody. “...naturally the thing to do would be to combine Pres and Hawk together. I mean, really get into them. Anyway, that's what I'm still trying to do.” |
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Written by Ronaldo Oregano
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 The Blue Note 7 - photo by Jimmy Katz Blue Note Records will commemorate the label’s 70th anniversary with the release of Mosaic: A Celebration of Blue Note Records, an eight-song collection of classic Blue Note repertoire re-envisioned by The Blue Note 7, an all-star tribute band comprised of current jazz luminaries. The all-star septet includes pianist, musical director and current Blue Note recording artist Bill Charlap with trumpeter Nicholas Payton, tenor saxophonist Ravi Coltrane, alto saxophonist/flutist Steve Wilson, guitarist Peter Bernstein, bassist Peter Washington and drummer Lewis Nash. More arrangements of songs from the Blue Note library will be created for The Blue Note 7 tour, which begins tonight in Yakima, Washington, and continues with stops in over 50 cities across North America, culminating in a six-night run at Birdland in New York in April. In and near the Bay Area they play the Napa Valley Opera House on January 14th (click for tickets), Zellerbach Hall in Berkeley on the 15th (click for tickets), and the Kuumbwa Jazz Center in Santa Cruz on the 19th (click for tickets). |
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