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The wonderful world of jazz music.My posts from yesterday pretty much tell you where I was at (I actually followed my itinerary to the letter). Sunday night at the Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival was one of the overall best nights of music of the…

A place for thoughts on jazz…traditional, swing, straight ahead and beyond.She had some hard acts to follow, but Katie Thiroux’s unusual choices of music kept me in my seat. They included transcriptions from YouTube of a Jimmy Giuffre and another tune from the 50s, thus showing the influence of her…

The wonderful world of jazz music.Charnett Moffett soloed through most of his second set, showing his incredible mastery of his instument the bass. The set was influenced strongly with Mideastern and Indian flavors, although the sounds of funk and other influences also found their. Joined…

The best jazz performances together in one place on the web.I had to stand in line for Chuchito Valdes. Not an uncommon occurrence at XRIJF, but surprisingly the first for me at this festival. Chuchito is hitting the stage for his first set at Montage and bringing a bit of…

A place for thoughts on jazz…traditional, swing, straight ahead and beyond.As I noted in my pick post for Saturday, I was going to meet with a few alumni of the University of Chicago (I am the contact/president of the regional alumni club) early and possibly escort them to one or…

A place for thoughts on jazz…traditional, swing, straight ahead and beyond.Moved on to catch my first Nordic Jazz Now set at the Church of Reformation this year with guitarist Torben Waldorff’s group. Seamus Blake already tearing it up on sax. Now to listen…

The best jazz performances together in one place on the web.Floating a bit. University of Chicago meetup didn’t pan out, so had some time to relax and hang on Jazz Street. Buffalo School of Music & Performing Arts jazz band was outstanding. Catching a few minutes with locals Jazz Contingent…

The wonderful world of jazz music.If you follow my path across Twitter, Facebook and here, you’ll see that I took some detours on the first night of the Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival. And yet, it all worked out. Microcosm of life. You make choices….

The wonderful world of jazz music.Waited long enough… Sent from my mobile….

The wonderful world of jazz music.Another detour. Finishing up tonight with Jeremy Pelt Quintet. Pull of the hard bop. They’re starting out burning … we’ll see where they go. Now to listen …