Roy Hargrove Quintet Returns to the Dakota, January 16-17

© Andrea Canter “There’s a physical electricity to Hargrove’s performance that is not terribly common in jazz.” –David Adler “His contributions help tie jazz to hip-hop and R&B, reinforcing the perception that jazz is, perhaps, America’s last truly adventurous musical genre, one capable of addressing what is transpiring in the present while also honoring what […]

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Live! It’s Bryan Nichols and Brandon Wozniak, Recording in the Dunsmore Room, January 13-14

© Andrea Canter For the past decade-plus, they’ve been two of the young jazz monsters to watch, each performing with multiple bands as well as together.  Now pianist Bryan Nichols and saxophonist Brandon Wozniak have discovered their mutual affection for the Stan Getz/Kenny Barron recording People Time, and are ready to record their own collaboration […]

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