Jeremy Pelt’s latest record explores mainstream hard bop, but the band the trumpeter leads in Chicago delivers a more agitated sound.
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Pianist Benny Green keeps the classic hard-bop sound alive
Art Blakey disciple Benny Green keeps the hard bop flame alive, plays Jazz Showcase.
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The sound of New York hard bop on Smalls Live
New York’s excellent Smalls Live label shows how to document hard bop in concert.
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The noise scene’s lost Enemy, a trumpeter’s growth spurt, and one schmaltzy goodbye
Good-bye to Baby Teeth and experimental-music venue Enemy, hello to young trumpeter Marquis Hill
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The hard-bop side of salsa sideman Brian Lynch
Trumpeter Brian Lynch brings a hard-bop band to Andy’s this weekend.
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Tenor saxophonists Wilkerson and Brown blow into Hamilton Park on Friday
Local tenor heavies Edward Wilkerson Jr. and Ari Brown visit Hamilton Park for a free Friday show.
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The always reliable Eric Alexander at the Jazz Showcase
Tenor saxophonist and Chicago native Eric Alexander kicks off a four-night stand at the Jazz Showcase tonight.