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Locavore Jazz - Peter's Blog
17.05.2024
Discovery: Durham's Goorsha restaurant has resumed its Sunday afternoon performances, many of which are jazz: https://www.facebook.com/GoorshaDurham/ Spicy Ethiopian food & hot jazz are a great...
16.05.2024
Discovery: Here's the Flying Bull Sunday night jazz schedule: https://www.flyingbullbeercompany.com/morrisevents Yup, another venue...
15.05.2024
Discovery: Well, what do you know, another jam session, Wednesdays in Wake Forest : https://www.broadsidesandbrews.com That makes nine in this area!
13.05.2024
Discovery: The major venues don't have all the good gigs! Durham's Succotash was smart enough to book the Dexter Moses Trio--Dex + pianist Jonah Smith + bassist Aaron Gross--w/ vocalist...
11.05.2024
Discovery: The second set of the fine Kevin Beardsley Quartet +1 performance at Sharp Nine is now up on its YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Sharp9Gallery Enjoy!
08.05.2024
Discovery: I'm dizzy with yet another jazz venue-->Durham's Flying Bull starts its regular Sunday jazz night 5/12 at 6:30p: https://www.facebook.com/flyingbullbeercomorris/ And, Durham's...
06.05.2024
Discovery: T he whole set of Eric Williams Quintet at Sharp Nine is now on the Jazz Now YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BDwNp08SGY&t=2s This Week: Jam-packed, & not just...
02.05.2024
Discovery: Last week's Angela Bingham Trio Sharp Nine gig is now on the Durham Jazz Workshop YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Sharp9Gallery Angela's gigs are always fun !
01.05.2024
Discovery: Wow, another jazz jam, this time curated by Al Strong, him playing Thursday at Missy Lane's 7p! I suspect ML's will announce further Summer Jazz Jam dates, replacing the until-August...
29.04.2024
Discovery: Sometimes there ain't none, for now... This Week: All those recommendations! Monday Apr 29 The Halo Trio Jazz Jam w/ Sam Fribush 9p @ The Cave, Chapel Hill, caverntavern.com...
28.04.2024
Discovery: In all the listening I've done at Sharp Nine, I don't recall tunes by contemporary trumpeters Marquis Hill & Ambrose Akinmusire being highlighted. Trumpeter Eric Wiliams led his...
25.04.2024
Discovery: If ya wanna hear the best local jazz musicians, all ya gotta do is go hear the NCCU Jazz Studies student combos! I caught up with them last night, & they were awesome. Ya got two...
22.04.2024
Discovery: The Jazz At Lincoln Center Orchestra can be boring. E.g., it submerged music by South African musicians on YouTube this morning into its own sound rather than the music itself. This...
20.04.2024
Discovery: Here's the NCCU Jazz Fest schedule: https://www.nccu.edu/cash/music/jazz-studies/33rd-annual-jazz-festival?ct=t(EMAIL_CAMPAIGNMAY182021_COPY_02)&mc_cid=2b3e4d0d86&mc_eid=c9d924f8d7...
19.04.2024
Discovery: Found another venue: STIR in Raleigh has scheduled guitarist Paul Bomar for the near future Sundays at 10a (when its brunch starts), starting this Sunday: ...
18.04.2024
Discovery: Dexter Moses posted the first ad I've seen for Ernest Turner's "Jazz Appreciation Month Jam" at New Creation United Methodist Church:...
15.04.2024
Discovery: I've found bassist Kevin Beardley's website. Since he's our best local bassist & has lots of gigs, it's a link worth checking: https://kevinbeardsley.wixsite.com/bass This Week:...
11.04.2024
Discovery: Ernest Turner's organizing a Jazz Appreciation Month concert 4/28 3p at the New Creation United Methodist Church: https://www.ernestturner.com/tour Ads will arrive when he finalizes the...
09.04.2024
Discovery: Got a late notice of Al Strong playing at Slim's in Raleigh Wed nite 7:30p: https://www.bandsintown.com/e/1031553405?came_from=162&utm_medium=email&utm_source=just_announced&utm_campaign=event...
08.04.2024
Discovery: I can even do this calendar while traveling... This Week: Is writing there's a lot of choices now a cliche? Monday Apr 8 The Halo Trio Jazz Jam 9pm @ The Cave, Chapel Hill,...
05.04.2024
Discovery: Now that Raleigh's Rialto is back in business, the April-June schedule features one jazz gig a month, so I put it on the venue list: https://therialto.com/events/ Another jazz...
03.04.2024
Discovery: Vocalist Jazzmeia Horn is coming to town! The NCCU Jazz Fest has snagged Jazzmeia for the 33rd Fest:...
01.04.2024
Discovery: Bars come & go but they keep adding jazz gigs. In Raleigh both the Green Monkey gift/beer/wine bar & the Pickled Pub have both added guitarist Dan DeLorenzo to their calendars:...
31.03.2024
Discoveries: 1. Thumbs up: Al Strong's sextet covering Miles Davis's "Kind of Blue" at Missy Lane's last night (especially Lovell Bradford on piano). 2. Thumbs down: Gaston Reggio's group at...
30.03.2024
Discovery: You'll hear it here first! I was told last night that vibrant vocalist Jazzmeia Horn will perform at the NCCU Jazz Fest in the last week in April. Here's a link to her:...
28.03.2024
Discovery: Just noticed Al Strong added "featuring the Rebecca Kleinmann Quartet" to his listing for the Durham Hotel Jazz On the Roof tomorrow at 7p: https://www.alstrongmusic.com/#shows-2 Hmm,...
27.03.2024
Discovery: One of the most exciting, energetic Sharp Nine performances--both Thrio sets from a few weeks ago--is now on the S9 YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Sharp9Gallery If you...
26.03.2024
Discovery: Yet another jazz jam, this time led by Gregg Gelb at Raleigh's Umbrella Dry Bar Wednesday night: https://umbrelladrybar.com/calendar I've lost track of how many regular jazz...
25.03.2024
Discovery: It happened again last night! I go to a lesser-known venue--in this case Durham's Wine Feed--& the music is magical. Pianist Ryan Hanseler was as good as ever, complemented by...
24.03.2024
Discovery: Today's headline: "Bassist sells out Sharp Nine!" Jason Foureman exclaimed that after his first number last night. Yes, bassists are in demand--as sidemen--but don't often get the...
23.03.2024
Discovery: Kassa Overall: not jazz but jazzish sax & piano players & a great show!
22.03.2024
Discovery: OK, time for another new jazz venue: Slim's in Raleigh, almost every Wednesday night: https://slimsraleigh.com OK, I'll ask again, why is every brewery around here scheduling...
21.03.2024
Discovery: Attention all fans of pianist Sean Mason! As a rising international jazz star, he's playing at Amsterdam's Bimhuis tomorrow & should pop up live on the Bimhuis YouTube channel...
20.03.2024
Discovery: Found out via Al Strong's website that Raleigh's Transfer Co Food Hall now has a Jazz Fusion Thursday Night:...
18.03.2024
Discovery: I hadn't paid much attention to drummer Kassa Overall, thinking he's just another player of possibly jazzish music. I was wrong! I will see him at Missy Lane's Thursday night. Here's...
17.03.2024
Discovery: As expected, pianist Orrin Evans + veteran bassist Robert Hurst + drummer Terri Lynn Carrington were marvelous in the first set at Missy Lane's last evening. The only surprise was...
11.03.2024
Discovery: Thrio sounded magnificent last night at Sharp Nine, melodic & energetic, capturing the audience from the get-go. It should appear on the Sharp Nine YouTube channel soon. This Week: ...
10.03.2024
Discovery: The winner of the Best Vocal Jazz Grammy--Nicole Zuraitis--will do two shows at Sharp Nine 9/22: ...
09.03.2024
Discovery: You can see these melodic sets from Sharp Nine--guitarist Jake Killman's 2nd set & pianist Lovell Bradford's 1st set--on the Durham Jazz Workshop YouTube channel:...
07.03.2024
Discovery: I stumbled upon yet another jazz venue--Durham's Wine Feed wine store/bar, having also discovered bassist Matt Booth's website via meeting him at A 26. If that sentence is a bit...