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| Jeff Kaliss posted an interesting [interview](http://www.sfcv.org/events-calendar/artist-spotlight/wynton-marsalis-bending-to-the-music) with Wynton at SFCV -- definitely worth the time to read! Sadly, I couldn't find any post-show reviews of this gig ... I guess that state-of-the-art jazz big band isn't newsworthy in the age of Instagram and reality stars. Andrew Gilbert mentioned the performance in an aside as part of a [Berkeleyside article](http://www.berkeleyside.com/2016/10/06/two-chances-to-see-jazz-pianist-myra-melford-in-berkeley/) he posted on local performances by Myra Melford, and I appreciate his ongoing effort to bring jazz news to the greater bay area. | Jeff Kaliss posted an interesting [interview](http://www.sfcv.org/events-calendar/artist-spotlight/wynton-marsalis-bending-to-the-music) with Wynton at SFCV -- definitely worth the time to read! Sadly, I couldn't find any post-show reviews of this gig ... I guess that state-of-the-art jazz big band isn't newsworthy in the age of Instagram and reality stars. Andrew Gilbert mentioned the performance in an aside as part of a [Berkeleyside article](http://www.berkeleyside.com/2016/10/06/two-chances-to-see-jazz-pianist-myra-melford-in-berkeley/) he posted on local performances by Myra Melford, and I appreciate his ongoing effort to bring jazz news to the greater bay area. |
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| Overall I thought the show was great fun, though I would have preferred seeing them in a smaller venue. The addition of Myra Melford as a special guest was a huge surprise -- apparently this is a result of her work having gathered attention from Ted Nash, who arranged Myra's piece _the Strawberry_ for inclusion in a Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra program back in New York, then reprised the piece here in Oakland to honor her as both composer and performer. After my initial shock -- Wynton calling Myra up onstage? Wow! -- I settled in for careful listening, and we were rewarded with a really invigorating performance. The band deftly negotiated the quirky darting turns of the tune, which shifted gears from a straight dixieland or stride meter to a more express-train-like chug-a-lug and then blasted on into outer space with a wild crashing solo full of tone clusters and arm bars from Myra. I thought it made quite an impression ... left a smoking crater of my mind, indeed! It's good to know that Wynton is willing to let the band get that far out of line from the standard big band swing. I look forward to hearing more performances from them in this vein in the future! | Overall I thought the show was great fun, though I would have preferred seeing them in a more intimate venue like Miner Auditorium. The addition of Myra Melford as a special guest was a huge surprise -- apparently this is a result of her work having gathered attention from Ted Nash, who arranged Myra's piece _the Strawberry_ for inclusion in a Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra program back in New York, then reprised the piece here in Oakland to honor her as both composer and performer. After my initial shock -- Wynton calling Myra up onstage? Wow! -- I settled in for careful listening, and we were rewarded with a really invigorating performance. The band deftly negotiated the quirky darting turns of the tune, which shifted gears from a straight dixieland or stride meter to a more express-train-like chug-a-lug and then blasted on into outer space with a wild crashing solo full of tone clusters and arm bars from Myra. I thought it made quite an impression ... left a smoking crater of my mind, indeed! It's good to know that Wynton is willing to let the band get that far out of line from the standard big band swing. I look forward to hearing more performances from them in this vein in the future! |
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