Friday, September 02, 2005
Bruce Eaton's Microsoft Art of Jazz Series at the Albright-Knox is the essential entertainment/cultural event in our life. Every year I tell people, every year there is great stuff-- and usually something extraordinary. This last year was exceptional: I'd have to say that Guinga-- a guy nobody I know had ever heard of-- was the highlight, but Matt Wilson was terrific-- so good that I went to his workshop the following afternoon; Luciana Souza was transporting; and Barry Harris was marvelous. Any of them would have been worth the series to have seen, and I missed Jim Hall. This year's line up combines, as usual, people I have heard of and always wanted to see, and people I have never heard of, and can't wait to see: Toshiko Akiyoshi Trio Sunday, October 16, 2005, 3 P.M.; Steve Turre, Sunday, November 13, 2005, 3 P.M.; Maria Schneider Orchestra, Sunday, January 29, 2006, 3 P.M. and 7 P.M.;The Dewey Redman Quartet, Sunday, March 12, 2006, 3 P.M.; and Judy Carmichael with Randy Sandke, Sunday, May 7, 2006, 3 P.M..
Trust me, you should sign on for this. We've been going since it started, and have never been disappointed.
Trust me, you should sign on for this. We've been going since it started, and have never been disappointed.
// posted by Bill @ 10:38 AM 
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