Sonny Rollins has just been announced as one of the first two living
inductees to the Hall of Fame started last year by Jazz at Lincoln Center
With this post, I hereby inaugurate what may very well become at least a semi-recurring feature around these parts: a quick round-up of short jazz- and/or music-related items that either: a) have some connection to St. Louis; or b) catch my eye for some other reason, done in what I hope will be at least a reasonable approximation of the classic "three-dot" style. And so, to the news:
The Pat Metheny Trio, scheduled to play at the TouPAC on Sunday, October 2, has become a quartet for most of their fall tour now that saxophonist David Sanchez has joined forces with Metheny, bassist Christian McBride and drummer Antonio Sanchez. The horn-playing Sanchez - anyone know if he's any kin to the drummer who shares the same surname? - will be with the group in St. Louis, though he'll have to miss four other dates due to prior commitments...
Famed pianist Ahmad Jamal, who's set to play Jazz at the Bistro during the first week of March 2006, turned 75 last month and seems to be going strong, at least as indicated by this brief interview with the Seattle Times...
Sonny Rollins and Max Roach are the first two living inductees to the Nesuhi Ertegun Jazz Hall of Fame, which opened last fall at Jazz at Lincoln Center 's new home in the Time Warner Center in NYC. Other new inductees this year include Count Basie, Ella Fitzgerald and Benny Goodman, and Miles Davis was part of the first group of musicians honored last year. Interestingly, the brief bio of Miles included on the Hall of Fame site makes no mention of anything he recorded after 1966.
Given that JALC head honcho Wynton Marsalis has gone on the record many times as no fan of Davis' electric period, I guess I shouldn't be surprised. But given the historic significance and wide influence of recordings like In A Silent Way, Bitches Brew and On The Corner, it seems wrong, and a disservice to new listeners who want to learn more about the music, not to mention them at all. If projects like JALC and its Hall of Fame are supposed to educate people about the history of jazz, I think the principles of integrity and scholarship demand that they teach all of that history, not just the parts Mr Marsalis likes.
(edited 8/10/05 to correct the date of Metheny's concert)
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