Dewey Redman in Claremont

[Newk]

Dewey Redman was in fine form playing in a quartet/septet tonight in Claremont, CA. I am not very familiar with his music but he's the most beautiful balled player I have heard in a while. The program was nicely balanced and everyone played great.

Nice room, close, and free. Perfect!

Edited March 4, 2005 by Newk

[RDK]

I was bummed that I wasn't able to go tonight.

[vibes]

Where in Claremont did he play, Newk? I grew up in there, so I'm very curious.

[Adam]

I made it to the show, but I arived at 6:50 and they wouldn't let us in the room - no seats. (I left Burbank at 5:10 to get there. Crazy traffic!)

So I listened to some from through a door near the band, then some from a lounge room at the back of the room where they were playing, and then finally a couple of numbers from inside the room.

It was at the Athaneaum on at Claremont McKenna College. On 8th Street.

I thought the show was pretty tame although nice. Redman didn't really go "out" at all. His tone and chops are absolutely lovely, and I echo Newk's view of him as a ballad player.

There were 7 players total, plus one gentleman whose name I missed acting as MC and as conductor on a couple larger arranged pieces. Cecilia Coleman on piano, Derek Oles on bass, Joe LaBarbera on drums, Tim Hagans trumpet, Danny House alto sax, Dave Woodley trombone. I have no previous familiarity with House or Woodley.

A very large crowdat the show - "sold out" although it was free. They played for about 90 minutes straight.

I think my favorite pieces were a couple where it was just a quartet - Redman plus p, b, d.

Only caught one title, which Redman introduced with a long story - "I-PIMP" which he says stands for "I peed in my pants."

Enjoyable, but the traffic might lead me to skip the third show, with Andrew Cyrille & others.

[Adam]

Up.

We've started discussing this now in the Aron's thread in Misc Music.

Another season of the American Jazz Institute at Claremont-McKenna College. = 2006

The Institute's website is not current, but the phone number on it is correct. I spoke with someone today there.

http://www.amjazzin.com/main.html

Coming up:

Monday Jan. 30 8pm, as people know - Tribute to Lee Morgan, with Tim Hagans and Clay Jenkins

Friday Feb. 10 - Gary Foster & Putter Smith duo

March 8 - Reid Gratz (sp?) - visiting profesor at the college

March 23 - Michael Marcus - playing the music of Ornette Coleman

Pickford Hall.

Go to Claremont, Foothill Blvd. Go South on Claremont

Turn right on 9th

Pass the baseball field and a big parking lot, then you come to a small parking lot, park there

Walk due west to the Bauer Center

Pickford Hall is "right there"