Sorry for the lag...
The second day of the Newport Jazz Festival was an absolutly amazing experience.
I love Joe Lovano. I have loved Joe Lovano since "Universal Language" back in the 90s.
Joe Lovano played on Sunday as the first act on the main stage. It...was....beyond....words!
NPR webcast the performance and it is available for download here. RUN, do not walk, to this site and download it. US5 is, in my opinion, his most creative project yet and they were in top form. The 2-drummer format worked very nicely...very textural and not much "bashing" (although, there was some). Esperanza killed it for a second day in a very different setting. She is an amazing musician.
Roy Haynes and Ron Carter (!)...another killer set. Ron's bass sound is as thick as ever and his playing is even more refined than I remember.
Brubeck was as elegant as always. Played mostly Duke tunes and it was great to hear his sensibilities steeped through Dukes compositions.
Enjoy the pics:
Brubeck!
Lovano and some hack...
Roy Haynes and Ron Carter
Lovano!
Lovano on Tarogato...
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