JAZZ BLOG 08, DAY 1: Unexpected standards

June 14, 2008 at 4:55am

I don't think the early-bird jazz fans were quite ready for Rachel Z play. And play is what she did, with those flurries of sustained, single notes that stretch the harmonies, jabbing out little clusters of notes to back up bassist Maeve Royce and hitting every rhythmic punch layed down by drummer Bobbie Rae. The trio worked its way through standards like "Autumn Leaves," even adding some funky swank to the famous outro from the Miles Davis version. Then there were new "standards,"�like "Comfortably Numb" by Pink Floyd. But I shouldn't expect anything but cutting edge from the woman who once played an Arabian-flavored rendition of John Lennon's "Imagine" when she was last in town.

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Adam Gould said on Jun. 14, 2008 at 12:31pm

Nice review by a reviewer how knows the craft of music and how to make it and how it's supposed to be made!

Jonathan Cook said on Jun. 17, 2008 at 11:50am

Excellent review. You really know how to paint a picture, Brendan. I'm glad to see you're taking photos for City now too. Keep up the good work. I look forward to reading your reviews of the rest of the jazz fest.

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