Jazz Review 2014

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SUN TRIO PERFORMED AT THE LUTHERAN CHURCH ON FRIDAY, JUNE 20, 2014. PHOTO BY MARK CHAMBERLIN

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he 2014 Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival got into full swing over the weekend. Rochester’s downtown was packed — especially Gibbs Street, which was crowded wall-to-wall and impassable

on some evenings — as bands from around the world shared their craft.

Contained here is a recap of the Jazz Festival’s first four days (deadlines would not allow us to include Tuesday), as we reach a half-way point for the festival.

The festival continues through Saturday, June 28. Be sure to check online at Rochestercitynewspaper.com for our comprehensive Jazz Festival guide and daily-updated blogs of our critics’ thoughts on each night’s acts.

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At the Lutheran Church Friday night, Finland’s Sun Trio seemed caught between the past and future of jazz. When trumpeter Jorma Kalevi Louhivuori played his instrument traditionally he had exceptional range, from melodic to abstract, and from gorgeous to guttural.

Simply put, the man had incredible chops.

But, about half the time, he insisted on adding electronics to the mix, using pedals to distort and loop and another devise to harmonize. Sometimes he’d put the trumpet to his side but it was still playing.

The best moment of the concert came on a ballad when Louhivuori, and his superb bassist (Antti Lötjönen) and drummer (Olavi Louhivuori), gradually worked their way into such an other-worldly sound that it left the reality of the trumpet, bass, and drums behind. Ironically they didn’t need any of the electronics to work that magic.

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Hands down, my favorite part of seeing a band live is the spontaneous smile that creeps across a performer’s face. I don’t mean the “look nice for the crowd and pretend” smile. It’s the smile that happens after a musician pulls off a momentous build, or their bandmate wraps up a ridiculous solo. In that moment, you know they’re having as much fun as the crowd. That’s why Snarky Puppy’s stellar second set at Harro East Ballroom on Saturday night will stick with me for a while.

A collective of sorts, members of Snarky Puppy have their regular gigs with acts like Erykah Badu, Kirk Franklin, Justin Timberlake, Roy Hargrove, and Snoop Dogg. A world of influences comes back to Snarky Puppy, and live, this produced an epic-in-scope, rich set.

The eight members on stage — bandleader and bassist Michael League; Chris Bullock, tenor saxophone; Evan Weiss, trumpet; Justin Stanton, keys and trumpet; Cory Henry, keys and synth; Mark Lettieri, guitar; Nate Werth, percussion; and drummer Robert Searight — were filled with a contagious youthful energy that the crowd latched onto, bouncing all the way. League runs a tight ship and there was a clear favor toward the grand dramatic in the band’s hip fusion.

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If there could be any complaint it’s that at the softer points of Snarky Puppy’s set, a lighter solo or use of sparse instrumentation, the sound didn’t carry well across the large, boxy Harro East Ballroom.

But when pushing full-sprint, fullvolume — especially during a dual trumpet attack — those concerns quickly disappeared.

Marsalis joined the band on drums during the final song of the regular set, and on percussion during the two-song encore, reminding me why I love festival shows and why you should always stick around for the finale — and damn, I could write a full column about that Cory Henry, synthheavy, swirling finale.

BY JAKE CLAPP PHOTO BY MARK CHAMBERLIN

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Jason Marsalis Vibes Quartet At Kilbourn Hall on Saturday night, the Jason Marsalis Vibes Quartet provided a stark counterpoint to many XRIJF bands. Instead of the loose-fitting clothes favored by physically active musicians, all four of them wore suits and ties. This buttoned-down look would seem to contradict the freedom inherent in jazz, but even that freedom was under control. There were no 20-minute rambling tunes here; each composition lasted about five minutes. Marsalis kept glancing at his watch (at least eight times).

A one-hour set was going to last one hour.

If all of the above sounds negative, it’s not.

I just found it to be a fascinatingly different approach from a unique jazz personality. In fact, Marsalis and his band were great. It was refreshing to have each tune be a distinctive entity rather than a meandering jam. There were beautiful ballads (“Nights In Brooklyn”) and sneaky sounding melodies (“B.P. Shakedown”) and even a tone poem of sorts about a man who could not dance.

Solos were short, but excellent, with an occasional quote from a Monk tune or another classic. These well-groomed men let loose in their music in a manner reminiscent of a dressed-up 1950’s band. Marsalis’ polite demeanor did not prevent him from some astute political remarks that drew applause from the crowd. The show ended at exactly 7:02 with a standing ovation but no encore.

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Sunday evening and the crowds were a little lighter and not as frenzied, frazzled, and frantic as the night before. What’s cool for this festival is how much Brubeck it has exposed us to over the years. Whether it’s been the Sisters Euclid, Sunday’s appearance by the Brubeck Brothers Quartet , or the man himself (who insisted on an elbow bump in lieu of a handshake when I met him years ago backstage), Rochester has been substantially Brubecked, Brubeckerized, Brubeckified, and hipped to the ‘Beck.

The Brubeck Brothers Quartet — featuring Dan Brubeck on drums and Chris Brubeck on slide trombone and bass — were precise and swingin’ right out of the gate, with a lilting grace that played off the early evening sun streaming through the Harro East Ballroom windows. It stayed aloft even when they coped to a mostexcellent mambo in 9/8 time. Dad would have been proud. Highlights permeated the band’s whole set, especially its take on “Blue Rondo a La Turk,” which escalated into bluesy forays in another signature to keep the ears happy and the feet guessing. There are just some shows that make you feel privileged to be there.

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To say Cécile McLorin Salvant was great in

her Kilbourn Hall performance Sunday evening

like McLorin Salvant, pianist Aaron Diehl was

Her band was excellent but

would be an understatement. She understood,

beyond superb. It was Diehl who supplied the

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Cécile McLorin Salvant Songbook like no one else I’ve ever heard. In fact,

complete silence — that formed the foundation

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for McLorin Salvant. On “Laugh, Clown, Laugh,”

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sang some songs I’d never heard, like her opening

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The Matter Now,” he somehow made the piano

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took off on a solo, he was breathtaking, playing

impossibly complicated runs with both hands

She followed that with a brilliant classic by

Bert Williams who, she explained, was black and performed in blackface. The song, from 1905, was “Nobody” and McLorin Salvantlived it. She sang songs made famous by Bessie Smith and Billie Today.” Her vocal range, from way down low to the register of angels was impressive but her emotional range was far wider. She packed more into one word

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beautiful heroine. She sang the ode to spitefulness and jealousy, “The Stepsisters’ Lament.”

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The second breathtaking pianist I heard Sunday evening was Gerald Clayton at Hatch Hall. His set was Keith Jarrett-like, that is he improvised so much that even recognizable tunes were tough to decipher. The one that came closest to its original form was “On The Sunny Side Of The Street” but even that melody was taken down dark alleys and up grand boulevards. He ended with a magnificent rendition of something that sounded like enhanced Chopin, but he never announced what it was.

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responded with enthusiastic cheers.

Russell’s strong, soulful voice was near-

perfection as she plowed through one classic jazz tune after another, achieving the kind of technical prowess that is normally reserved for recordings these days. It was an impressive feat, considering how feverishly she moved her hips to the beat. The audience played along, bobbing their heads and tapping their toes.

Russell’s saucy vocals were

accompanied by a simple band comprised of upright bass, piano, and guitar. Fat, full bass notes laid a strong foundation for the simple pass-and-play style performance, and Russell’s narratives were punctuated with classic, cool solos from each of her band members.

There was nothing too complicated or sophisticated about the whole affair. It was a set list chock full of crowd pleasers.

CATHERINE RUSSELL Melissa Aldana and Crash Trio

Melissa Aldana and Crash Trio were skirting the abstract with a lighthearted, romantic slant and pitch. It was the drummer that knocked my socks off as he buttered the music with fills, stops, and starts with a slap-happy grin and drama. It seems every year or so, I fall in love with a drummer.

The last one was from The Bad Plus (that m***er f***er played with his elbows for Chrissakes). This year’s percussion crush is this Crash Trio cat. Now if I only knew his name…

BY FRANK DE BLASE

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The sparseness of the band worked as a rudimentary call and response to Jolly’s beautiful voice. The set was peppered by a few too many stops, but Jolly’s charm made just about anything that could’ve happened or gone wrong, alright with me. I know she’s not a drummer, but maybe this was a night to fall in love twice.

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THURSDAY 12:00 p.m.: Nate Rawls Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County (FREE) 1:00 p.m.: Ian Shaw Eastman School of Music (Room 120) (FREE) 3:45 p.m.: Greece Odyssey High School Jazz Band Jazz Street Stage (FREE) 4:30 p.m.: Webster Thomas High School Jazz Band Jazz Street Stage (FREE) 5:15 p.m.: Honeoye Falls Lima High School Jazz Band Jazz Street Stage (FREE) 5:30 p.m.: Honey Island Swamp Band Harro East Ballroom ($20 or Club Pass) 5:45 p.m.: Manuel Valera Hatch Recital Hall ($20 or Club Pass) 6:00 p.m.: Brian Kellock & Tommy Smith The Rochester Club ($20 or Club Pass) 6:00 p.m.: Greater Rochester Jazz Orchestra Unity Health System Big Tent ($20 or Club Pass) 6:00 p.m.: ECMS Saxology I and Saxology II Jazz Street Stage (FREE) 6:00 p.m.: Ivan Jansen Aruba Jazz Project Montage ($20 or Club Pass) 6:00 p.m.: Joey DeFrancesco Trio Kilbourn Hall ($25 or Club Pass) 6:15 p.m.: The Brain Cloud Max of Eastman Place ($20 or Club Pass) 6:30 p.m.: Phaedra Kwant Xerox Auditorium ($20 or Club Pass) 6:45 p.m.: Ian Shaw Christ Church ($20 or Club Pass) 7:00 p.m.: Hey Mavis Little Theatre ($20 or Club Pass) 7:00 p.m.: Shine RG&E-LiDestri Spirit Stage (FREE) 7:15 p.m.: Soul Stew Jazz Street Stage (FREE) 7:15 p.m.: Honey Island Swamp Band Harro East Ballroom ($20 or Club Pass) 7:30 p.m.: Anders Hagberg Quartet Lutheran Church of the Reformation ($20 or Club Pass) 7:45 p.m.: Selwyn Birchwood Abilene ($20 or Club Pass) 7:45 p.m.: Manuel Valera Hatch Recital Hall ($20 or Club Pass) 8:00 p.m.: Cyndi Cain Squeezers Stage at The Inn on Broadway ($20 or Club Pass) 8:00 p.m.: Buddy Guy Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre ($40-$70) 8:30 p.m.: Hypnotic Brass Ensemble Unity Health System Big Tent ($20 or Club Pass) 8:45 p.m.: Ian Shaw Christ Church ($20 or Club Pass) 9:00 p.m.: Phaedra Kwant Xerox Auditorium ($20 or Club Pass) 9:00 p.m.: Shine RG&E-LiDestri Spirit Stage (FREE) 9:15 p.m.: Hey Mavis Little Theatre ($20 or Club Pass) 9:15 p.m.: Soul Stew Jazz Street Stage (FREE) 9:30 p.m.: Anders Hagberg Quartet Lutheran Church of the Reformation ($20 or Club Pass) 9:45 p.m.: Selwyn Birchwood Abilene ($20 or Club Pass) 10:00 p.m.: Cyndi Cain Squeezers Stage at The Inn on Broadway ($20 or Club Pass) 10:00 p.m.: Hypnotic Brass Ensemble Unity Health System Big Tent ($20 or Club Pass) 10:00 p.m.: Ivan Jansen Aruba Jazz Project Montage ($20 or Club Pass) 10:00 p.m.: Joey DeFrancesco Trio Kilbourn Hall ($25 or Club Pass) 10:00 p.m.: Brian Kellock & Tommy Smith The Rochester Club ($20 or Club Pass) 10:00 p.m.: The Brain Cloud Max of Eastman Place ($20 or Club Pass) 10:30 p.m.: XRIJF Nightly Jazz Session with The Bob Sneider Trio State St. Bar & Grill at the Rochester Plaza Hotel (FREE)

FRIDAY 12:00 p.m.: Vince Ercolamento Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County (FREE) 1:00 p.m.: Pat LaBarbera Quartet Eastman School of Music (Room 120) (FREE) 3:45 p.m.: Gates-Chili High School Jazz Band Jazz Street Stage (FREE) 4:30 p.m.: Pittsford Mendon High School Jazz Band Jazz Street Stage (FREE) 5:15 p.m.: Buffalo Academy High School Jazz Band Jazz Street Stage (FREE) 5:45 p.m.: Harold Danko Hatch Recital Hall ($20 or Club Pass) 6:00 p.m.: Bill Frisell’s Guitar in the Space Age Kilbourn Hall ($25 or Club Pass) 6:00 p.m.: ECMS Latin Jazz and Junior Jazz Jazz Street Stage (FREE) 6:00 p.m.: Pat LaBarbera Quartet The Rochester Club ($20 or Club Pass) 6:00 p.m.: Greece Jazz Band Unity Health System Big Tent ($20 or Club Pass) 6:00 p.m.: Ibrahim Electric Montage ($20 or Club Pass) 6:15 p.m.: Phaedra Kwant Max of Eastman Place ($20 or Club Pass) 6:30 p.m.: Rufus Reid Trio Xerox Auditorium ($20 or Club Pass) 6:45 p.m.: Mark Lockheart Christ Church ($20 or Club Pass) 7:00 p.m.: The Wee Trio Little Theatre ($20 or Club Pass) 7:00 p.m.: Ester Rada East Ave. & Chestnut St. Stage (FREE) 7:15 p.m.: Hypnotic Brass Ensemble Jazz Street Stage (FREE) 7:30 p.m.: The Deciders Lutheran Church of the Reformation ($20 or Club Pass) 7:45 p.m.: Harold Danko Hatch Recital Hall ($20 or Club Pass) 7:45 p.m.: The Dirt Daubers Abilene ($20 or Club Pass) 8:00 p.m.: John "Papa" Gros Band Squeezers Stage at The Inn on Broadway ($20 or Club Pass) 8:00 p.m.: Earth, Wind & Fire Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre (SOLD OUT) 8:30 p.m.: Honey Island Swamp Band Unity Health System Big Tent ($20 or Club Pass) 8:45 p.m.: Mark Lockheart Christ Church ($20 or Club Pass) 9:00 p.m.: Marcus Miller Band East Ave. & Chestnut St. Stage (FREE) 9:00 p.m.: Rufus Reid Trio Xerox Auditorium ($20 or Club Pass) 9:15 p.m.: Hypnotic Brass Ensemble Jazz Street Stage (FREE) 9:15 p.m.: The Wee Trio Little Theatre ($20 or Club Pass) 9:30 p.m.: The Deciders Lutheran Church of the Reformation ($20 or Club Pass) 9:45 p.m.: The Dirt Daubers Abilene ($20 or Club Pass) 10:00 p.m.: John "Papa" Gros Band Squeezers Stage at The Inn on Broadway ($20 or Club Pass) 10:00 p.m.: Pat LaBarbera Quartet The Rochester Club ($20 or Club Pass) 10:00 p.m.: Phaedra Kwant Max of Eastman Place ($20 or Club Pass) 10:00 p.m.: Bill Frisell’s Guitar in the Space Age Kilbourn Hall ($25 or Club Pass) 10:00 p.m.: Honey Island Swamp Band Unity Health System Big Tent ($20 or Club Pass) 10:00 p.m.: Ibrahim Electric Montage ($20 or Club Pass) 10:30 p.m.: XRIJF Nightly Jazz Session with The Bob Sneider Trio State St. Bar & Grill at the Rochester Plaza Hotel (FREE)

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SATURDAY 3:45 p.m.: MCC Jazz Band Jazz Street Stage (FREE) 4:30 p.m.: Webster Schroeder High School Jazz Band Jazz Street Stage (FREE) 5:15 p.m.: School of the Arts High School Jazz Band Jazz Street Stage (FREE) 5:45 p.m.: Stephanie Trick Hatch Recital Hall ($20 or Club Pass) 6:00 p.m.: Newport Jazz Festival: Now 60 Kilbourn Hall ($25 or Club Pass) 6:00 p.m.: Rochester Metro Jazz Orchestra Unity Health System Big Tent ($20 or Club Pass) 6:00 p.m.: Gomeh Barak Quintet Jazz Street Stage (FREE) 6:00 p.m.: The Deciders Montage ($20 or Club Pass) 6:00 p.m.: The Wee Trio The Rochester Club ($20 or Club Pass) 6:15 p.m.: Cyrille Aimee Max of Eastman Place ($20 or Club Pass) 6:30 p.m.: Norma Winstone Trio Xerox Auditorium ($20 or Club Pass) 6:45 p.m.: Gwilym Simcock Christ Church ($20 or Club Pass) 7:00 p.m.: The London Souls East Ave. & Chestnut St. Stage (FREE) 7:00 p.m.: Scott Feiner & Pandeiro Jazz featuring Mike Moreno Little Theatre ($20 or Club Pass) 7:00 p.m.: Prime Time Funk East Ave. & Alexander St. Stage (FREE) 7:15 p.m.: John "Papa" Gros Band Jazz Street Stage (FREE) 7:30 p.m.: Susanna Lutheran Church of the Reformation ($20 or Club Pass) 7:45 p.m.: Stephanie Trick Hatch Recital Hall ($20 or Club Pass) 7:45 p.m.: Chuck Mead & His Grassy Knoll Boys Abilene ($20 or Club Pass) 8:00 p.m.: Joe Beard Band Squeezers Stage at The Inn on Broadway ($20 or Club Pass) 8:30 p.m.: Ester Rada Unity Health System Big Tent ($20 or Club Pass) 8:45 p.m.: Gwilym Simcock Christ Church ($20 or Club Pass) 9:00 p.m.: Norma Winstone Trio Xerox Auditorium ($20 or Club Pass) 9:00 p.m.: Soulive East Ave. & Alexander St. Stage (FREE) 9:00 p.m.: George Thorogood and The Destroyers East Ave. & Chestnut St. Stage (FREE) 9:15 p.m.: John "Papa" Gros Band Jazz Street Stage (FREE) 9:15 p.m.: Scott Feiner & Pandeiro Jazz featuring Mike Moreno Little Theatre ($20 or Club Pass) 9:30 p.m.: Susanna Lutheran Church of the Reformation ($20 or Club Pass) 9:45 p.m.: Chuck Mead & His Grassy Knoll Boys Abilene ($20 or Club Pass) 10:00 p.m.: Ester Rada Unity Health System Big Tent ($20 or Club Pass) 10:00 p.m.: Cyrille Aimee Max of Eastman Place ($20 or Club Pass) 10:00 p.m.: Newport Jazz Festival: Now 60 Kilbourn Hall ($25 or Club Pass) 10:00 p.m.: The Wee Trio The Rochester Club ($20 or Club Pass) 10:00 p.m.: Joe Beard Band Squeezers Stage at The Inn on Broadway ($20 or Club Pass) 10:00 p.m.: The Deciders Montage ($20 or Club Pass) 10:30 p.m.: XRIJF Nightly Jazz Session with The Bob Sneider Trio State St. Bar & Grill at the Rochester Plaza Hotel (FREE)

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