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As venues are reopening and work is returning for musicians and presenters, saxophonist and bandleader Stacy Dillard has a recommendation for success in a new era. It involves the ability of the greater community to bond together and not forget its recent past. We need each other, Dillard told me recently, for Let Me Tell You Bout It. Society suffers from amnesia a lot..we saw what it was like to not have [music], and we need to keep in mind how much we actually love it.
WBGO s Let Me Tell You Bout It w/Stacy Dillard
Since his arrival in New York almost two decades ago, Dillard has closely mined musical kinship with his peers. One such grouping involves a tight-knit trio with drummer Ismail Lawal and bassist Diallo House that dazzles audiences on the road and at their weekly Saturday night residency in Smalls Jazz Club. In the latter situation, this band s concentrated dose of sophistication, grit and groove is potent enough for weekend party goers while remaining deft en