Charles McPherson Quintet at Smoke
Caught a living legend last night at UWS jazz club Smoke, where alto saxophonist Charles McPherson, 86, is in residency with his veteran quintet: Steve Davis – tromboneJeb Patton – […]
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Ravi Coltrane Trio plays the Jazz Standard
by Nick Stubblefield The Jazz Standard is an ideal venue to hear jazz, thanks to its very dry acoustics and intimate confines. In the front row, you won’t hear artificial
Christian McBride and Inside Straight at Columbia University
by Dan Lehner By now, bassist Christian McBride’s Inside Straight has pretty well established itself as the leading exponent of swinging music. What also needs to be said about the quintet,