Heads Up on Bobby Bradford

Just back from seeing the Bobby Bradford Quintet, featuring David Murray, one highlight among many of the Dave Douglas-curated New Trumpet Music Festival at the Jazz Standard in New York City. One of the most invigorating sets of jazz I've seen in a long time, the sort of exuberant, "free" but highly disciplined music that the city heard plenty of in the 1980s through mid-'90s but rarely anymore. More about that later. Meanwhile, the quintet expands to an octet tomorrow (Sunday, Oct 4). I can't make it, but if you can, get tickets now!

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Ronald Lyles's picture

I drove down Saturday from West Hartford, CT for the 9:30 p.m. set. Great music - left me wanting a whole lot more as I took the long drive back late at night.

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