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LJ: This Week (11/25-12/1)

11/25/2018

Discovery: Turkey doesn't replace jazz...

This Week: Don't forget Usual Suspects!

Tuesday: The North Carolina Jazz Rep Orchestra (NCJRO) @ Sharp Nine 8p.

Wednesday: Time to note Usual Suspects...

Pianist Ariel Pocock @ Bar Virgile 7p.
Pianist Jonathan Markow @ Empress Room 7:30p.
Sidecar Social Club @ Humble Pie 8:30p.
Pianist Andrew Berinson @ C Grace 9p.

Thursday: More Usual Suspects...

Guitarist Kevin Golden w/ organist Doug Largent @ Vinos Finos 6:30p.
Al Strong's Durham Hotel rooftop (w/ heat) jazz jam 7p.
Drummer Donovan Cheatham's quartet @ Watts & Ward 7p.

Friday: Two solid choices....

Jazz At Lincoln Center drummer Ali Jackson with the Duke Jazz Ensemble @ Baldwin Auditorium 8p.
Nashville-based saxist Rahsaan Barber w/ UNC/NCCU/UNCG musicians @ Sharp Nine 8p.

Saturday: Angela Bingham sings (w/ guitarist Scott Sawyer) @ Sharp Nine 8p. That's where I'll be. You should be too.

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LJ: This Quiet Thanksgiving Week

11/19/2018

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Discoveries/This Week:

1. The Brandon Mitchell Quartet MJQ Tribute: No one plays like the MJQ any more, but this quartet---Mitchell on vibes, pianist Andrew Berinson, bassist Aaron Gross, drummer Donovan Cheatham, plus tenor saxist Shaquim Muldrow--both played like the MJQ & like themselves. That was beautifully refreshing--& a tribute also to local jazz spirit, Ed Furtick, for facilitating this performance. Thanks to all!

2. This is a week of opportunities: Yes, I'll go to the Calvary United Methodist Church jazz jam tonight, but this week is time for me to do some other things (bluegrass, movies, museums, etc.). That's what I need this week, but it's not gospel. Just check the Usual Suspects & you'll find jazz to meet your needs.

3. Guitarist Brad Maiani has retired: Brad's been a pretty low-key public player while he practices evenings at home. He retired 11/1. We'll now hear more of him.

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LJ: This Week (11/12-18)

11/12/2018

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Discoveries:

1. The Beyu is dead! Long live the Beyu: The Beyu will no longer have music after New Year's Eve, but will continue as a community hub. I hope Dorian Bolden finds his way back to some jazz in the future.

2. The "future of jazz" ain't just a cliché: I used that phrase to describe why I planned to hear the Julliard-trained Isaiah J. Thompson quartet at Sharp Nine Friday. I was right...

3. NCCU is late again for promoting its fine jazz events, but there's still time to...to go to the student performances Tuesday at 7p in B.N. Duke Auditorium or Delfeayo Marsalis performance Friday 7:30p.

This Week: Pretty normal except for Friday night, which has so much I need to focus on it...

Friday:

Tea Cup Gin at Cary's Mayton Inn 6p.
Doug Largent Trio at Irregardless 6:30p.
Sam King's RSB Band at Watts & Ward 7p. W&W has added some Friday gigs.
The interesting pairing of trumpeter Al Strong & pianist Stephen Anderson at Raleigh's Brasa Steak House 7p. If I could squeeze this in, I would.
The NCCU Vocal Jazz & the Jazz Ensemble are joined by Delfeayo Marsalis 7:30p. If I could figure out how the pair this with the next, I would.
The Brandon Mitchell Quintet pays tribute to the MJQ 8p. This week's must-see, something local jazz spirit Ed Furtick has been planning for years!
Robert Griffin & Katherine Whalen again fill Imbibe with standards 8p.
Not often seen (yet) local guitarist Avery Linderman at Circa 1888. I've been waiting for him to show up somewhere.

Sunday:

Jazz & blues guitarist Randy Johnson makes a semi-annual visit to Durham's Blue Note Grill, accompanied by local organist Doug Largent 5p. Nice to have such gigs early Sunday evenings.

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