Had a chance to hear guitarist John Moulder with his quintet at the Green Mill on Friday night in Chicago. I wasn’t familiar with him but I had heard of his drummer, Paul Wertico, before. Filling out the group was Jim Trompeter on piano, Jim Gailloreto on sax, and Eric … Continue reading
Leipzig, Germany has quite a rich history when it comes to music, not to mention its religious history (think Luther and Eck). Fitting then that I should visit the church where Bach was the Cantor from 1723-1750 for a concert / service including some of his music. The St. Thomas … Continue reading
I’ve just finished up 3 consecutive nights of great jazz in Shanghai, China. The first of those nights was at the House of Blues and Jazz (158 Mao Ming Nan Lu but moving soon) and the last two at JZ Club (46 Fu Xing Xi Lu). I also paid a … Continue reading
Went to the JZ Club in Hangzhou, China last night. The original JZ Club is in Shanghai, China, but they opened up another location in Hangzhou a year or three ago (I’m not exactly sure when). There aren’t so many jazz clubs in the world, but you can probably count … Continue reading
Went to the House of Blues and Jazz tonight in Shanghai. Heard the Theo Croker Quintet. They’re all pretty young (Theo’s 22 and the rest are in that ballpark). The group is Theo Croker on Trumpet, Charles Foldesh on Drums, Tobin Chodos on Piano, Rob Adkins on Bass, and Heidi … Continue reading
