KB Is In The House
Well, it has finally arrived. This is truly one of the biggest 2 days in the history of The Cellar. Its the third show of its size to come to the club. The first two being the less than memorable visit from Kenny Garrett and the spectacular 2 night visit by Benny Green and Russell Malone. The latter I missed because I was on the road with my own band and as mentioned earlier the Kenny Garrett show was very dis-satisfying on a number of different levels.
I have often referred to a 'list' that I made when I first purchased The Cellar. The list contained people that I wanted to bring to The Cellar. On that list were Kenny Garrett, Gary Bartz, Mulgrew Miller, Chris Potter, George Coleman, Benny Golson, Frank Wess and a few other that slip my mind at the moment. On the top of that list however is pianist Kenny Barron. You would think a sax player would be at the top but Kenny Barron holds a special place in my heart. When I was younger (about 7 years ag0) I had the pleasure of interviewing Sphere (Barron, Bartz, Buster Williams and Ben Riley) at Jazz Alley in Seattle for my Chasin The Train radio show. Here was this young punk in a room with four jazz icons all of which had a massive presence. To be honest I don't even remember the interview as I was so scared I was just trying to get through without making an ass out of myself. Once the interview was done I felt okay but of course thought it could've gone a lot better. After all the guys left, Kenny Barron stayed in the room. He pulled me aside and asked if he could talk to me. I was SOOO SCARED. He simply said "I just wanted you to know I have done a lot of interviews and thats one of the best ones that I have evern done." I couldn't believe it and that has stuck with me to this day.
As I sit here doing my radio show I can actually say I'm prepared as I can be for the trio's arrival this afternoon. Usually these shows find me running around like a complete fool, trying to get everything done and I ususally forget a few things. This time however has been a bit different and I feel like I have it all together. Stage set up with monitors, piano tuned, menus printed, tickets rung through. You have no idea how much preperation goes into these shows. All we need now is a trio.
I also want to thank everyone for their overwhelming response to this show. I wish I didnt have to charge so much but I can assure you the pricing is very fair in relation to what the band charges.
Its going to be a fun couple of nights all around and the best part is that CBC is taping the show for rebroadcast so there will be some documentation of this great event.
Cory
I have often referred to a 'list' that I made when I first purchased The Cellar. The list contained people that I wanted to bring to The Cellar. On that list were Kenny Garrett, Gary Bartz, Mulgrew Miller, Chris Potter, George Coleman, Benny Golson, Frank Wess and a few other that slip my mind at the moment. On the top of that list however is pianist Kenny Barron. You would think a sax player would be at the top but Kenny Barron holds a special place in my heart. When I was younger (about 7 years ag0) I had the pleasure of interviewing Sphere (Barron, Bartz, Buster Williams and Ben Riley) at Jazz Alley in Seattle for my Chasin The Train radio show. Here was this young punk in a room with four jazz icons all of which had a massive presence. To be honest I don't even remember the interview as I was so scared I was just trying to get through without making an ass out of myself. Once the interview was done I felt okay but of course thought it could've gone a lot better. After all the guys left, Kenny Barron stayed in the room. He pulled me aside and asked if he could talk to me. I was SOOO SCARED. He simply said "I just wanted you to know I have done a lot of interviews and thats one of the best ones that I have evern done." I couldn't believe it and that has stuck with me to this day.
As I sit here doing my radio show I can actually say I'm prepared as I can be for the trio's arrival this afternoon. Usually these shows find me running around like a complete fool, trying to get everything done and I ususally forget a few things. This time however has been a bit different and I feel like I have it all together. Stage set up with monitors, piano tuned, menus printed, tickets rung through. You have no idea how much preperation goes into these shows. All we need now is a trio.
I also want to thank everyone for their overwhelming response to this show. I wish I didnt have to charge so much but I can assure you the pricing is very fair in relation to what the band charges.
Its going to be a fun couple of nights all around and the best part is that CBC is taping the show for rebroadcast so there will be some documentation of this great event.
Cory
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