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| Ted Nash World Premiere September 3rd at Dizzy's Club - SOMEWHERE ELSE: West Side Story Songs! Two-time Grammy winning composer and saxophonist Ted Nash presents the WORLD PREMIERE of his 15th album as a leader - SOMEWHERE ELSE - West Side Story Songs (Plastic Sax Records) on September 3rd at Dizzy's Club! One Night Only! Dizzy's Club - September 3rd Broadway at 60th St., 5th Floor 7:30pm & 9:30pm In Nash's own words: "There was a moment backstage when I wiped a bead of sweat from my temple and glanced over at Steve and Ben. We shook our heads and laughed. It was the only way to express the gratitude and sheer joy we felt about the interplay and trust we just experienced during the past hour on stage at the Havana Jazz Festival. "Our set, comprised of songs from West Side Story, was foremost a celebration of Leonard Bernstein's centennial, but also an opportunity for the trio to continue the tradition we have created interpreting wonderful songs by composers we love. (Our previous release, Quiet Revolution, was dedicated mainly to the music of Jim Hall and Jimmy Giuffre.) "We were welcomed this particular evening equally by a persistent humidity and an enthusiastic crowd, many of whom lingered at the edge of the stage to connect with us as we gathered our gear a little later. 'You have to record this music, ' the group implored. "And it is because of their insistence we bring the songs to you on this album." Features: Ted Nash - tenor sax, clarinet Steve Cardenas - guitar Ben Allison - bass Tracks: 1) Jet Song - 5:36 2) A Boy Like That - 4:47 3) Maria - 4:04 4) One Hand, One Heart - 4:00 5) Tonight - 4:00 6) America - 5:19 7) I Have a Love - 3:19 8) Something's Coming - 6:10 9) Cool - 4:17 10) Somewhere - 5:21 11) Somewhere (Reprise) - 2:56 "This set reopens the ears to well worn modern classics that are so much a part of the contemporary musical vocabulary. A winner throughout by some cats that really came to play." - Midwest Record on SOMEWHERE ELSE - West Side Story Songs "Nash has that kind of instantly identifiable talent that makes the distracted pay attention." - Time Out Magazine "Nash shows that technical brilliance and innovative indulgence only describe one side of jazz expression; beauty and delicacy are on the other." - Japan Times "Excellence in jazz is all about the freedom to musically explore with an open mind and heart to ultimately find one's voice...Ted Nash achieves that plateau of performance." - Billboard Magazine write your comments about the article :: © 2019 Jazz News :: home page |