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June 14, 2008 at 5:12am

JAZZ BLOG 08, DAY 1: Are we confused yet?

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Judging by the capacity crowds at all of the Club Pass shows I went to Friday, the 2008 Rochester International Jazz Festival is off to a great start. An even better indicator is the fact that all of the musicians I saw were top notch. Unfortunately, between Norwegian accents, muffled microphones, and the tendency to speak over applause, I couldn't catch the names of too many sidemen.

The first strains of "So What" -- and I mean the exact gorgeous piano part that Bill Evans played on the "Kind of Blue" album  -- let the Kilbourn Hall audience know in no uncertain terms that Ola Kvernberg.

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Zsuzsanna Marchl said on Jun. 14, 2008 at 9:33pm

Just to set the record straight, Timo Lassy is from Finland. They were great!

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Eric said on Jun. 15, 2008 at 2:40am

Thanks for the correction, Zsuzsanna; I've edited the piece to reflect that information. Cheers, Eric Rezsnyak, features editor

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