Centrum Presents: Matt Wilson’s ‘Good Trouble’: Igniting a New Jazz Revolution
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Centrum Presents:
Jazz Port Townsend
FRIDAY MAINSTAGE CONCERT
McCurdy Pavilion
Friday, July 25 7:30 p.m.
Tickets $50, $38, $28
Long story short, there’s just no waiting around in Matt Wilson’s music. The groove, the spark, the chi of his concoctions is there at the jump and never fades. Take, for example, the first 1.3 seconds of “Fireplace” (a wily inversion of Geri Allen’s “Feed The Fire” with momentary Monk and Tristano echoes) from the charismatic drummer’s new Good Trouble. Pianist Dawn Clement throws a three-note phrase into the air and bam!, the quintet is off to the races, Ben Allison’s plunk bass waxing propulsive, Wilson’s brushes sweeping everything along. By everything I mean Jeff Lederer and Tia Fuller’s saxophones making memorable solo statements before swirling together in the firmament (which is the best place to swirl). This is a new ensemble for our guy, who likes to keep 16 or 17 irons in the fire, career-wise. You might’ve guessed that the unit’s moniker comes from civil rights activist John Lewis, a phrase about getting under the hood, speaking truth to power, and fixing some of the shit that’s wrong with this perpetually unlevel playing field we all call the USA. You know, PARTICIPATION. As the program unfurls with nods to Ornette and Gary Bartz, it seems like Wilson has figured out several ways for that to happen within the group as well. That chi is working overtime
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Centrum Presents:
Jazz Port Townsend
FRIDAY MAINSTAGE CONCERT
McCurdy Pavilion
Friday, July 25 7:30 p.m.
Tickets $50, $38, $28
Long story short, there’s just no waiting around in Matt Wilson’s music. The groove, the spark, the chi of his concoctions is there at the jump and never fades. Take, for example, the first 1.3 seconds of “Fireplace” (a wily inversion of Geri Allen’s “Feed The Fire” with momentary Monk and Tristano echoes) from the charismatic drummer’s new Good Trouble. Pianist Dawn Clement throws a three-note phrase into the air and bam!, the quintet is off to the races, Ben Allison’s plunk bass waxing propulsive, Wilson’s brushes sweeping everything along. By everything I mean Jeff Lederer and Tia Fuller’s saxophones making memorable solo statements before swirling together in the firmament (which is the best place to swirl). This is a new ensemble for our guy, who likes to keep 16 or 17 irons in the fire, career-wise. You might’ve guessed that the unit’s moniker comes from civil rights activist John Lewis, a phrase about getting under the hood, speaking truth to power, and fixing some of the shit that’s wrong with this perpetually unlevel playing field we all call the USA. You know, PARTICIPATION. As the program unfurls with nods to Ornette and Gary Bartz, it seems like Wilson has figured out several ways for that to happen within the group as well. That chi is working overtime
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