Enough personal eschatology. It's an awkward time for music recommendations since enough player & venue sites don't post their gigs until the first of the new month, or later (you know who you are!). I'll add more recommendations as August begins, but here's what I've got now:
The Aaron Hill Trio is at the Beyu Thursday night. He's been playing with the Eric Hirsh Quartet lately & now also has his own trio. He plays a fine alto, making me listen more closely to that sax...
For those wanting more purely traditional New Orleans jazz, the Franklin Street Band is at the Bynum General Store at 7p. Not your average jazz venue but a fun place to hear music in the open--& mosquito-free--evening air...
I plan to split my Saturday between the first set of the guitar/sax Keith Ganz/Dave Finucane Quartet at Sharp Nine & the second set of La Fiesta Latin music at the Beyu. I haven't heard Keith in too long, & I own Gregg Gelb a La Fiesta listening. If I have any stamina left I'll track down Al Strong at either Alley 26 or Cuban Revolution.
Also, check out the Beyu's August line-up; it's got lotsa folks I didn't know. In addition to reading the substantial player blurbs on that site I looked at videos in some of the blurbs (one of the advantages of the Beyu website calendar!). So I have some thought of seeing singer Connie McKoy 8/8, unique jazzish violinist Chelsey Green 8/9, dreamy guitarist Bernie Petteway 8/16, & unique (yes, I used that word again) vocalist Angie with her Cool Network 8/22. It's great to have the challenge of deciding among "old" favorites & "new" performers! I'm finding I need to be mobile!