Jazz Talk

Any writer-for-publication appreciates how engaged readers write back to us with comments and even corrections – though we might wish corrections were necessary less often.

Jazz fans may be among the most passionate and best-informed of any cultural community; and therefore the most likely to dialog – as when my review of the Warren Wolf/Joe Locke show last Friday at A Place for Jazz got some things wrong. 

Among the several who reached out to me, one corrected the venue where Wolf and Locke participated in a vibes summit, and filled in some song title blanks. This knowledgeable, astute fan and reader pointed out, “I am pretty sure they said they played at the Detroit Jazz Festival.” (I thought it was Chicago.) “Also, the tune starting the second set I believe was ‘Whisper Not’ by Benny Golson” (who died at 95, the day after the A Place for Jazz show); and went on to say, “Can’t swear to when ‘Whisper Not’ was played. They also did a great version of ‘Just in Time.’”

Other readers noted an early version of my post got wrong a Hoagy Carmichael song title: It was “Slylark.”

Thanks for this, and keep those cards, letters and emails coming!

Also, the next show at A Place for Jazz is the all-woman all-star crew Artemis on October 4.

And, the next night, just a few blocks away, the Van Dyck Music Club reopens in the second floor of what’s now Stella Pasta Bar, presenting an all-star band of local heroes. More to come on this, but for now, we know the line-up: Michael Benedict (vibes or drums), Cliff Brucker (vibes, drums or piano), Kaitlyn Fay (vocals or baritone saxophone), David Gleason (keyboards), Mike Lawrence (bass), Chad McLoughlin (guitar), Chris Pasin (trumpet), Keith Pray (saxophones or organ), Awan Rashad (saxophones), and Lee Russo (saxophones). Hosts: Bill McCann (WCDB, A Place for Jazz president) and Tim Coakley (WAMC).