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Tonight we continue our exploration of short-lived Jazz groups. This one existed from the Spring to the Fall of 1957. It was formed by two of the most prominent alto saxophonists in Jazz. One went on to a long illustrious career and that was Phil Woods but sadly the other while very active in the 50s and 60s faded into obscurity and is kind of a forgotten man and that was Gene Quill. They became friends and played together a lot from 1954 on in various bands but by 1957 decided to form a group to work around New York and elsewhere. The called themselves "Phil & Quill". Tonight s Jazz feature is their final recording and their best. Both are on fire! They are backed by the fine piano of Bob Corwin, bass master Sonny Dallas and driving drummer Nick Stabulas. They work their way through some fine Jazz standards like "Doxy" and "A Night in Tunisia" and "Scrapple from The Apple". Tonight it s "Phil Talks with Quill". Don t miss this ....
Norman Provizer Share During the ongoing covid-19 crisis (I’m not sure what else you would call an illness that can lay claim to taking over 600,000 lives in the United States alone), touring jazz players have become a rare breed. Fortunately, residents of these parts have a shelf-full of strong, area-based players to fall back on to keep the sounds alive. Under normal conditions those sounds could be heard at various spots around the area, but, more recently, they are concentrated at the city’s two primary jazz clubs – Dazzle at Baur’s and Nocturne. There’s also a third spot that has come into its own with the care given it by musicians Pete Lewis and Clare Church, the Muse Performance Space in Lafayette. For example, this week you can find keyboardist Jeff Jenkins at the Muse on Friday exploring the essence of pianist Bill Evans at 7 pm, big band trumpeter Pete Olstad leading a small group on Saturday at 7 pm, and trumpeter Brad Goode doing ....