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| 'Smokin’ at the Sweet Rhythm' Jazz Series A special contemporary jazz series called “Smokin’ at the Sweet Rhythm, ” featuring top jazz artists will be held at the premier Sweet Rhythm jazz club, 88 7th Avenue South, in New York City, January 11-15, 2006. The historic event is open to the public. The series will feature such notable musicians as legendary piano player Mulgrew Miller, the Robert Hurst Quartet, Special Guest Eddie Henderson, the Duane Eubanks Quintet, Special Guest Donald Harrison, the Maurice Brown Quintet, the Ray Drummond Quartet, the Yayoi Ikawa Trio, the Anthony Wonsey Trio, Robert Glasper, Karriem Riggins, Lionel Loueke, Curtis Fuller and others. The event’s title “Smokin' at The Sweet Rhythm” pays homage to one of the great recordings of legendary piano player Wynton Kelly “Smokin' at The Half Note.” That recording's quartet consisted of Wynton Kelly, Jimmy Cobb, Paul Chambers, and the great Wes Montgomery. The deeply spirited recording is considered by many to be one of the greatest jazz recordings of all time. “The cultural legacy and deeply spiritual roots of the music is what ‘Smokin' at the Sweet Rhythm’ will be all about, ” said Michelle Malega of M& M Management and Booking Agency. “The great musicians performing have all learned from the masters, everyone from Miles Davis to John Coltrane, Horace Silver, Betty Carter, Tony Williams, Woody Shaw, Freddie Hubbard, Thelonius Monk, Sarah Vaughn, Billy Eckstine, Dizzy Gillespie, and Art Blakey.” "This special jazz series is all about sharing this historical and cultural lineage with the audience, " said Malega. "For many musicians of all bents their first inspirations and impressions came from these Great Masters, ” adds Malega. “What is unique about the musicians participating in this historical event is their ability to grasp the spirit of the Great Masters and reinterpret the music with their own ideas and understanding. It will be exciting and rewarding to hear the musicians explore the roots of the music and pay direct tribute to the Jazz Masters to whom we all owe so much. We hope that people will be touched by the beauty, intelligence, and spiritual legacy of the music." write your comments about the article :: © 2005 Jazz News :: home page |