![]() Fresh, modern (but of course, jazzy) versions of The Beatles’ “Michelle” and Al Green’s “Simply Beautiful” gave the set a pop flair.Ĥ:08 p.m. Wade was reciting an apt poem by none other than Duke Ellington - but the performance was hardly just an exercise in reverence for the classics. “Music is a gorgeous bitch,” said singer Charenee Wade over the improvisations of The Mosaic Project, an ensemble led by drummer Terri Lyne Carrington dedicated to the promotion of female jazz musicians. Even on keys, though, percussion was never far away - below the piano sat a kick drum pedal attached to jam block.ĭetroit Jazz Festival Day 2 Highlights: Roy Hargrove, Freddy Cole & Moreģ:32 p.m. 9) on Mack Avenue Records (one of the festival’s presenting sponsors), delighted the crowd with a four-hands piano performance alongside his brother Ruy Adrián López-Nussa (who plays drums in his trio). Harold Lopez-Nussa, a Cuban pianist whose next album, El Viaje, is due this Friday (Sept. ![]() This is the hippest stuff that ever happened in the world.” One reason he thinks artists today might have a tougher time? Not enough places to play.Ģ:02 p.m. “We came from a certain place in life, and then made *history* with these instruments. A drum circle (sans percussion) including Nasheet Waits, Louis Hayes, and more, gathered to talk about the instrument’s future in jazz - but the topics of conversation quickly became more universal.”It’s amazing,” said Hayes, who made his name in the bands of Horace Silver and Cannonball Adderley during their ’50s and ’60s heydays. ![]() In keeping with the festival’s theme, the all-star group performed a version of “This Little Light Of Mine” arranged by none other than saxophone giant Joshua Redman.ġ:26 p.m. Though it wasn’t a Sunday, the crowd still gathered for a rousing performance by the Motown Legends Gospel Choir, who’ve earned their name as alumni of groups like The Contours and The Original Vandellas. Detroit Jazz Festival Day 1 Highlights: Chris Potter, Randy Weston, Jimmy Heath & Moreīelow are a few highlights from the festival’s last day.ġ2:50 p.m.
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