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Locavore Jazz: This Week

8/30/2015

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We're in that awkward time when some musicians/venues haven't posted their September schedules (which I'll detail when I know more), but there are things worth noting now:

--The UNC jazz program trio (pianist Stephen Anderson, bassist Jason Foureman, & drummer Dan Davis) play at the Hanes Art Center on campus at 7:30 Wednesday. Definitely worth hearing.

--UNC student drummer leads a hip-hop band at The Shed Thursday night. I note this because I'm intrigued: how will jazz musicians play hip-hop? Worth a flyer.

Looking farther ahead, more to note:

--the Al Strong Quartet plays in Chapel Hill at The Strowd, a bar above Sutton's Drug Store on Franklin Street that I hadn't heard of, Thursday night 9/10. Check details on Al's website. Worth going to just to welcome Al to Chapel Hill.

--Lois Deloatch plays two sets at Sharp Nine Saturday 9/12, a relatively rare event & well worth taking in. I'll be there.
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Locavore Jazz: Stephen Riley @ Sharp Nine 8/29

8/30/2015

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Having written that there were too many choices last night, I think I made the right choice seeing the Stephen Riley Quartet at Sharp Nine. In the opening duet with pianist Ernest Turner--showing their nine years of on-&-off playing together--Riley set the pattern for the evening, exploring "Body & Soul" in his own unique way, the improvisation somehow segueing into "Stars Fell On Alabama." He had us right there & kept us through the two sets, including another improve segue from "Somebody Loves You" to staccato Monk.

I've said before that I like a burst of edgier jazz to complement the solid straight-ahead groove locally. As with the Mouton brothers a couple of years ago, Riley challenged us. Another evidence of his skills: the audience was peppered with student musicians raptly listening to the band. Plus, Sharp Nine was close to full again, on a night with much competition. For some reason in my mind I hear Fats Waller singing "The Joint Is Jumping"...
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Extravore Jazz: Cecile McLorin Salvant

8/30/2015

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For those of you who haven't heard (of) Cecile McLorina Salvant, the link to her new CD below is critical; for those who already know her incredible voice, the link's another step in watching her career evolve. Do not pass Go, do not collect $200: http://www.npr.org/2015/08/26/434119797/first-listen-c-cile-mclorin-salvant-for-one-to-love.
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