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Blowing Free, Brad Bellows - Donald Washington Quartet at The Black Dog Cafe |
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Written by Don Berryman
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Wednesday, 06 July 2011 |
“Our music is very vast. Sometimes you can’t pat your feet. The important thing is that the music is saying something. When you listen to Bird you can’t pat your foot. Music is the way we live. It’s our life, and that’s why our music is different.” - Donald Washington in a 2009 interview by Bill Graham .
 Brad Bellows © Andrea Canter
To explore the free jazz idiom, valve-trombonist Brad Bellows teamed up with the renowned saxophionist and scholar Donald Washington. In what promises to be an exciting musical adventure, the Brad Bellows - Donald Washington Quartet will appear at the Black Dog Cafe in Saint Paul's lowertown from 8:00 - 11:00 p.m. on Friday, July 8th. The quartet also includes Chris Bates (Red Planet, Atlantis Quartet) on bass and the time-bending Pete Henig (Fantastic Merlins, Atlantis Quartet) on drums.
"And of course my teacher Donald Washington who’s to me like Elijah Muhammed was to Malcolm X. I’m forever in his debt because if it wasn’t for him, I wouldn’t be playing saxophone or even thinking about music." James Carter
 Pete Hennig © Andrea Canter
Originally from Detroit, Donald Washington may be best known these days as the educator and “musical father” of star multi-reedist James Carter. Washington was the founder and leaaader ot the New Day Blues Band with wife, flautist and vocalist Faye Washington, son Kevin, and the late pianist, Sam Favors.
Valve trombonist and band leader, Brad Bellows was trained at the Berklee School of Music in Boston and has been a professional musician for over 30 years. He is probably best best known as the founder and leader of Locally Damaging Winds, the Midwest's preeminent jazz trombone ensemble which brings together the finest trombone talent to perform original arrangements. Brad had a friendship and musical association with bthe late ebop legend Eddie Berger spanning decades. Brad also plays euphonium and released a CD playing it in a duo with guitarist Dean Granros called Bear's Delight. Black Dog Coffee and Wine Bar is located at the corner of 4th and Broadway in Lowertown, St. Paul, MN651-228-9274 |
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