Renee Rosnes at Dizzy`s Club, NYC, Sept 26-30

September 26-30
RENEE ROSNES ALL STAR QUINTET
W/ CHRIS POTTER, PETER WASHINGTON & LEWIS NASH
7:30 & 9:30pm with an additional set at 11:30pm on Fri/Sat

Renee Rosnes, piano; Chris Potter, tenor saxophone; Peter Washington, bass; and Lewis Nash, drums.

"This young Canadian may well be the Muhammed Ali of modern jazz piano -- floating, stinging and floating again, with a touch that's tender as a kiss and just as dangerous." - The Independent Weekly

I first became aware of Renee Rosnes, who recently married Bill Charlap, through

her eponymous Blue Note debut album in 1990, which included guest appearances by Herbie Hancock, Branford Marsalis, Ron Carter and Don Alias, and a dreamy rendition of Diana, Wayne Shorter`s ballad dedicated to the daughter of Flora Purim & Airto Moreira - nowadays known as Diana Booker, or simply db, after her marriage to rapper Krishna Booker (a member of Sergio Mendes` current touring band) and their duo project Eyedentity, that released some excellent recordings on the now-defunct B&W label.

Around the same time, Eliane Elias gave me a copy of the LaserDisc New Stars on Blue Note, on which Renee was a member of the OTB band, comprised of young artists then recently signed by Bruce Lundvall to the BN label. Filmed in 1989, it included an excellent version of Blue Monk. Curiously, two months ago I attended Renee`s concert with the SF Jazz Collective supergroup at the Funchal Jazz Festival (Portugal) and their set included several of Thelonious` gems.

Ms. Rosnes' latest CD is "A Time For Love" (VideoArts Music), a trio outing with bassist Peter Washington and drummer Lewis Nash. Other recent releases featuring Ms. Rosnes are Bobby Hutcherson: "For Sentimental Reasons", the San Francisco Jazz Collective: Live 2007, and the Gerald Wilson Orchestra "In My Time."

"Rosnes rubs balm in jaded ears. She offers exquisite balances of delicacy and power, witty and weighted ideas, assertiveness and deference." - Down Beat

"If you looked closely, you would have sworn you saw steam rising from the piano at the Vanguard." - The New York Sun

MAKE RESERVATIONS NOW

AFTER HOURS
(no reservations necessary)
September 26-29
MIKI HAYAMA TRIO