Fillmore Jazz Festival was a great time for me and my friends. This is the second consecutive year I've gone - and it was even better this year! I attended with my fabulous friends and fellow musicians (in no particular order) Dina Rao, David Navarro, Gerald Beckett and Aaron Walz. We had great food and heard great music, too - I love the barbequed oysters, personally - but we found this red velvet cake that was to die for!!
As for the music, the first group I noticed (and really enjoyed) was a trio called Farzad. They had a Spanish/jazzy sound to me, but they actually have a name for thier unique style: Fazz. This is like, a combination of Flamenco & Jazz... Cool idea. Check them out.
After listening to these guys a little while, we mozied on down to hear Tia Carroll. She was great! Totally the kind of stuff I really dig... very jazz - very soulful. I would definitely see her again - she's in Lafayette, CA on Friday, July 17th, if you get out that way.
Later on we heard the talented Sam Reider (actually, someone who started in the Bay and moved to New York) performed, and I thought he was pretty solid. My friends had seen him perform as a kid, actually, and they notice how far he had come since then. Apparently he was a child prodigy with the piano. He did some modern stuff along with original jazzy compositions.
And that pretty much sums up the highlights of my day at Fillmore Jazz Festival. It was great - and I recommend checking it out next year for the great music and food.
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Jason, thanks for commenting on my blog. We saw Farzad as well and really enjoyed them. The highlights for us were Marcus Shelby and Spencer day. I wanted to get out there to see Kim Nalley but had out of town plans that day. I love the fillmore fest and get out there every year.
ReplyDeleteI checked out your website - very nice. I like your style and hope to see you perform one of these days. My friend Sony Holland will be performing at the San Jose Jazz Fest on August 9th so I'll be at that fest taking care of the cd sales for her. I've never been to the San Jose fest so I'm looking forward to it.
Thanks again, Jo