Recent Jazz #3: Rhythmica
Apr. 10th, 2011 07:31 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
rhythmaningThe last gig I went to was Rhythmica, a free show in the Front Room at the Queen Elizabeth Hall. Rhythmica are an offshoot of Tomorrow’s Warriors; they’re a bunch of young guys – kids, even - and on the strength of this gig, they are very talented.
I’d seen pianist Peter Edwards a couple of times before – with Tomorrow’s Warriors, playing Ellington and a suite of Edward’s tunes, and with Abram Wilson’s band. Indeed, I’d probably seen all of Rhythmica playing with the Warriors…
This time round, saxophonist Zem Audu couldn’t make the gig; they played the first set as a quartet, and for the second they were joined by saxophonist Denys Baptiste.
This was another great band. There was a feel of Blue Note – they lloked good, too. They played great music.
I’d seen pianist Peter Edwards a couple of times before – with Tomorrow’s Warriors, playing Ellington and a suite of Edward’s tunes, and with Abram Wilson’s band. Indeed, I’d probably seen all of Rhythmica playing with the Warriors…
This time round, saxophonist Zem Audu couldn’t make the gig; they played the first set as a quartet, and for the second they were joined by saxophonist Denys Baptiste.
This was another great band. There was a feel of Blue Note – they lloked good, too. They played great music.
