Month: September 2017

Saturday Night Forecast: Snowblind at the Black Dog on September 9, Steve Kenny Trio Opens

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© Andrea Canter “Miles Davis said that the only question for a musician was, ‘Do you have ideas and can you project them?’ For Snowblind, the answer is, ‘at all times.’” – Phil Hey  The brass-laden quintet Snowblind easily earned drummer Phil Hey’s admiration, as well as broad-based fan support,  since it first launched over […]

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Jackie Ryan/Rickey Woodard Quintet at Sunset Jazz at Newport

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Superb vocalist Jackie Ryan gave a splendid performance at Sunset Jazz Newport in Marriott’s Rose Gardens on August 9th.  The weather was once again perfect.  Ryan and  saxophonist Rickey Woodard’s quintet performed exceedingly well with Quinn Johnson (piano), Chris Colangelo (bass), and Dean Koba (drums) rounding out the band. The Rose Gardens at Marriott Hotel […]

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