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If you are itching to hear jazz and bluegrass, put up a modest amount of scratch at two local venues these next two weekends and your wish will be granted.
From 8 to 10 p.m. on Saturday, May 15, at California Stage (1725 R St.), jazz master Henry Robinett and his band will perform before an everyone-kept-at-a-social-distance crowd. Tickets are $15 and may be purchased online.
Henry Robinett
“I also write music, and own and operate a recording studio,” Robinett says in advance of the midtown gig. “Many of you probably know me from my band, The Henry Robinett Group. This has been, and continues to be, a major creative outlet for me. I love writing for and performing with HRG. I also love teaching music, jazz and the guitar.”
Nicki & Patrick Adams –
lynx (Sunnyside): “The collaborative essence of jazz ensures that the music is about making connections. These connections can be between individual musicians, different playing styles or even genres, as long as they are joined together in expressions through improvisation. Brothers Nicki and Patrick Adams have a natural bond that most musicians can never approximate with their peers. Their common upbringing and interests have also given them the idea to blend the aural tradition of jazz with the more written one of classical, with a unique approach that makes their efforts seem buoyant and natural on their new recording, Lynx. Originally from Prescott, Arizona, the Adams brothers both began playing piano early on at the behest of their parents. In middle school, the two entered the band program, and Patrick took up the trumpet. During high school, they discovered jazz under the guidance of master ceramicist/educator Heath Kreiger. Under Heath’s tutela