Discoveries: I'm into the 9th day of a cold which refuses to completely go away, inhibiting my live jazz attendance. E.g., missed most of the UNC Jazz Camp.
1. Ernest Turner's trio won the Washington Jazz Fest performance competition: Hooray! He deserves such an accolade. To catch him locally use the home page Performer link.
2. Pianist Eric Hirsh's residency at Durham's Arcana has ended: He's looking for another venue for his distinctive music.
3. The Duke Performances, Carolina Performing Arts, & NCSU Center Stage 2019-20 calendars are out & linkable on the Home Page: Duke's jazz performances are not as flashy as the last two years, CPA is way light on jazz, & NCSU is at its usual level. There's enough in those to complement local jazz riches.
This Week: The week's biggest event--Branford Marsalis as Sharp Nine special guest w/ singer Autuemn Rainey--is sold out, but there are compensating little gems. E.g., if you need gypsy jazz, the Onyx Club Boys play three times this week (details below).
Monday
1. Ernest Turner's trio won the Washington Jazz Fest performance competition: Hooray! He deserves such an accolade. To catch him locally use the home page Performer link.
2. Pianist Eric Hirsh's residency at Durham's Arcana has ended: He's looking for another venue for his distinctive music.
3. The Duke Performances, Carolina Performing Arts, & NCSU Center Stage 2019-20 calendars are out & linkable on the Home Page: Duke's jazz performances are not as flashy as the last two years, CPA is way light on jazz, & NCSU is at its usual level. There's enough in those to complement local jazz riches.
This Week: The week's biggest event--Branford Marsalis as Sharp Nine special guest w/ singer Autuemn Rainey--is sold out, but there are compensating little gems. E.g., if you need gypsy jazz, the Onyx Club Boys play three times this week (details below).
Monday
- Grewen & Griffanzo make Imbibe great fun 7p.
- The Onyx Club Boys start their week on Carrboro's Oak Leaf restaurant patio 5p.
- Keenan McKenzie's band sparks a swing dance riot at Carrboro's Vecino's 7-ish.
- Yeaux Katz, Carrboro's best jazz bar band, does its thing at the Station 7p.
- Al Strong's Durham Hotel straight-ahead jazz jam 7p.
- Pianist Jonathan Markow joins vocalist Amy Hancock & Tin Tuxedo at Watts & Ward 7p. Expect fine singing of intelligent lyrics with equally fine piano play
- The GMMc/GpazzLive jazz jam 8:30p. Haven't yet figured out how this does/doesn't fit with Al Strong's. Guess I have some work to do!
- Onyx Club Boys at Chapel Hill's Cafe Driade 8p.
- If you need to track down the Onyx Club Boys, go to GBO's O'Henry Hotel 7p.
- If not, saxist Brian Horton's at C Grace 9p. Plus, you can check out other Usual Suspects
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