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Kenny Barron - David Sanchez Quartet and
After-Hours, Eugenio Macchia Trio at Dizzy's Club "Coca-Cola"
New York - Dizzy's Club Coca Cola - 13th October 2010
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Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola
Presents:
Kenny Barron with David Sanchez
Kenny Barron
- piano
David Sanchez
- tenor saxophone
Kiyoshi Kitagawa - bass
Johnathan Blake - drums
After Hours Set:
Eugenio Macchia & Friends
Eugenio Macchia - piano
Dario Di Lecce - basso
Gianlivio Liberti
- drums
di
Roberta
E. Zlokower
Kenny
Barron drew a packed house at Dizzy's Club tonight, part of Todd
Barkan's great lineup of talent. Barron opened the set with a tribute to
Bud Powell,
called "Bud Like", and
David Sanchez
on tenor sax with Barron on the Steinway combined for a roaring, rambunctious riff,
taking Dizzy's Club by storm. Kiyoshi Kitagawa mastered fingering on his
bass strings for a rich thematic backgrounD.
Sanchez filled these stretches with full scale musicality, making this
band's sound impressive and momentous. There was nothing whimsical here; this music
was intense, driven, and exciting. Earl McDonald's "Wanton Spirit" followed, a mellow
melodic theme, led by Barron's evocative piano. The rapturous elements were urgent,
with hints of clavé on Johnathan Blake's drums. Sanchez closed out this piece.
Barron talked to his fans, who were by now quite wired,
about an unfinished film score, called "Roman Numeral IV". This score was meandering,
urban, and upbeat, while Sanchez took a break. Blake's brushes enhanced Kitagawa's
breezy bass, as the bassist took a solo spotlight with engaging, vibrant results.
Sanchez then slowly walked to center stage, already playing his sax, a stylish flourish.
Sanchez quickly took the lead, complementing and contrasting with Barron's piano
theme.
"In Memoria" closed this second set, and I noted it would be a great score for modern
dance, powerfully rhythmic. Sanchez on sax took the music to a soaring level, while
Barron's piano and Blake's drums went full turbo. Throughout the set, Sanchez would
charismatically leave and re-enter center stage, and here was his last exit to the
edge, near the window. Kitagawa took a long bass solo, first echoing the theme,
then slowly extrapolating thematic moments, as Blake added hints of repetitive drums.
Blake's full out drum closer began quietly and built into a virtuosic, but brief,
percussive escapade. Sanchez' closing sax trills were astounding.
For the After-Hours set, Eugenio Macchia, from Gioia del Colle, Italy, brought out
his trio, for his nightly event, part of Italian Jazz Days at Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola.
Macchia's trio opened the set with a lovely atmospheric theme, expanded by Dario
Di Lecce, on bass, and
Gianlivio
Liberti, on drums. Liberti kept rapid edges of metal resounding throughout,
while Macchia's music became soothingly sentimental. The second piece had inherent
dance rhythms, even a foxtrot beat. Swing ballads in the hands of Macchia were presented
with waterfalls of elegant melodies. Thanks to di Lecce, on bass, these American
ballads were ornamented with European flair. A piece dedicated to Kenny Werner,
a Macchia original, showcased Macchia's mastery of jazz piano possibilities; his
sound is ethereal, with a sense of innocence, always reverent and distinctive. Liberti's
tiny drum effects combined with di Lecce's bass rhythms.
This was a new take on The American Songbook, as the ballads resumed in fine tuned,
uncluttered, heart-stopping poignancy. Macchia soon shifted to a Miles Davis
theme, and the keyboard went wild with glissandi. A dizzying theme ensued, with
the bass on slower notes and the piano chords in full resonance. Again, the metal
drum edges were used to enhance the moment. Liberti's solo drum riff was followed
by a return to the Davis theme, a gorgeous finale. For the next tune, Macchia played
what seemed an original with hints of Mancini. The closing piece was full of vivacity
and a clavé beat.
Johnathan Blake on Drums
Courtesy of Roberta E. Zlokower
David Sanchez on Saxophone
Courtesy of Roberta E. Zlokower
Kenny Barron on Piano
Courtesy of Roberta E. Zlokower
Kiyoshi Kitagawa on Bass
Courtesy of Roberta E. Zlokower
Kenny Barron and David Sanchez
Courtesy of Roberta E. Zlokower
Kenny Barron at Leisure
Courtesy of Roberta E. Zlokower
Dario di Lecce on bass
Courtesy of Roberta E. Zlokower
Eugenio Macchia on piano
Courtesy of Roberta E. Zlokower
Eugenio Macchia on piano
Dario di Lecce on bass
Gianlivio Liberti on drums
Courtesy of Roberta E. Zlokower
Dario di Lecce, Eugenio Macchia,
Gianlivio Liberti
Courtesy of Roberta E. Zlokower
Desmond L. Prass
Assistant Manager
Dizzy's Club Coca Cola
Courtesy of Roberta E. Zlokower
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