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LJ: Wednesday 8.31.22

8/31/2022

Discoveries:

1. "Veteran" local saxophonist Aaron Hill is now a professor at NCCU. Good news!

2. NCCU grad student saxphonist Dexter Moses is now the WNCU Wednesday night DJ. Give him a listen tonight. He's got a good radio voice.

I do believe in musicians getting paid for their skills!

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LJ: Bill Dietch kept me going edition 828-9.3.22

8/28/2022

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Thoughts: Ten years ago or so four jazz venues started. Art of Cool is still in Al Strong's heart but its original impetus didn't; Beyu Caffe was planning jazz but gave up music; C Grace just closed after a run of five night a week jazz. Only Sharp Nine remains, with a solid fan base, the best jazz venue sound system, the best local jazz piano, & many performers you won't hear any place else--plus jazz education classes which help support live gigs. And....what we've lost in the C Grace closing may yet be balanced: more suburbanize venues have jazz now & who knows if a Raleigh bar might fill the C Grace niche.

Discovery: September looks like a fine month for jazz...

9/1: Saxist Brad Line does Sun Ra in the best jazz dive bar in Chapel Hill:

http://www.caverntavern.com/?fbclid=IwAR3O14ckTmMPCyoLj4MrWTS9XlF8WmDvs64EDTH-VFGML2geGQG_3qyeI60

9/2: Brad does Dewey Redmond at Sharp Nine in Durham:

www.instantseats.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.event&eventID=49D80433-CA06-7E76-102EDD3355E5351A

9/2: Local piano trio Thrio debuts its first recording in Cary:

https://www.bondbrothersbeer.com/calendar

9/3: Kate McGarry & Keith Ganz monthly residency in Durham's Sharp Nine:

https://www.instantseats.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.event&eventID=4A3C8F77-EDCE-04E4-61F7DBDEFCEDB240

9/10: Now only youngish pianist Joey Alexander at Duke Performances in Durham:

https://dukeperformances.duke.edu/events/joey-alexander/

9/14: Duke presents vocalist Samara Joy free at Durham's American Tobacco Campus:

https://dukeperformances.duke.edu/events/samara-joy/

9/17: Pianist Eric Hirsh returns to Durham's Sharp Nine after three years of quartet abstinence:

https://www.instantseats.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.event&eventID=E88CFF12-91E1-3408-1B48C839345C09FA

9/22: Al Strong's monthly jazz jam goes Latin on the popular Durham Hotel Roof:

https://www.thedurham.com/roof/

9/23: Local piano trio Thrio debuts its first recording at Durham's Sharp Nine:

https://www.instantseats.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.event&eventID=B27EADDE-E8A2-37F7-30CE0439CB2663BF

9/25: Vibist Jason Marsalis does two shows at Durham's Sharp Nine:

https://www.instantseats.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.event&eventID=F5E49C72-D565-279B-95AF52E7CB63DF4B

9/30: Lesser known but very fine saxist Joel Frahm joins the UNC jazz faculty at Durham's Sharp Nine:

https://www.instantseats.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.event&eventID=192CBBAC-EC34-B322-914FFFFB4CA95970

C Grace may have died but long live jazz!

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LJ: Friday 8.26.22

8/26/2022

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Discovery: Went to Al Strong's Jazz Jam last night at the Durham Hotel, learning that you need to get there way early (5:30p? 6p?) to get a seat. The Durham Hotel Roof is much too popular!

I won't need to worry about that at Sharp Nine tonight...

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