FYI, I stopped by Mezzrow last night to survey the room. I strongly urge you to secure your MUSIC ROOM seat in advance. The "listening room"/LOUNGE can be like a chat room.
UPDATE as of 5:30 pm on 2/13, for FRIDAY, 2/13: only 29 seats remain for 10:30 pm
The difference between the "music room" seats and the "listening room" (walk-in) seats are analogous to being on an airline flight and being seated in first class vs. being seated behind the curtain in dare I say...cccCoach! Seriously, I really mean this as a caution to you. The listening room seats are just that. Limited (if any) sight lines, but you can hear the music perfectly. You will miss seeing Joanne give those 88 keys a workout and being present as her musical thoughts and ideas unfold spontaneously like "767s stacked at Heathrow airport" according to JazzWise Magazine....
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FYI, I stopped by Mezzrow last night to survey the room. I strongly urge you to secure your MUSIC ROOM seat in advance. The "listening room"/LOUNGE can be like a chat room.
UPDATE as of 5:30 pm on 2/13, for FRIDAY, 2/13: only 29 seats remain for 10:30 pm
The difference between the "music room" seats and the "listening room" (walk-in) seats are analogous to being on an airline flight and being seated in first class vs. being seated behind the curtain in dare I say...cccCoach! Seriously, I really mean this as a caution to you. The listening room seats are just that. Limited (if any) sight lines, but you can hear the music perfectly. You will miss seeing Joanne give those 88 keys a workout and being present as her musical thoughts and ideas unfold spontaneously like "767s stacked at Heathrow airport" according to JazzWise Magazine.
This is as close as you can get to having Joanne & Cecil play in your living room.
Just back from their capacity crowd in Columbia, MO, this is a rare totally acoustic opportunity to get intimate with Joanne & Cecil for Valentine's Day. It will sure be a double treat for you and your sweet!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkCPEfSlbP0
Returning home to NYC from their sold-out concert in Columbia, Missouri, this living legend dynamic duo are the perfect intimate treat for your sweets!
“Brackeen unleashes notes in bunches then flurries, swinging in the process. This mixing and matching of lines with melodic charm… all delivered with ardor and an undeniably powerful sound…”
- Zan Stewart, Downbeat
“…At Carnegie Recital Hall… Mr. McBee reaffirmed that only a handful of bassists can match his technique… McBee makes the bass sing out clearly in every register and at any volume, even a whisper… [and] make virtually any tempo swing.”
- Jon Pareles, The New York Times
Welcome two of the planet’s finest working musicians: pianist Joanne Brackeen and bassist Cecil McBee. Theirs is a rare professional relationship, one that has crisscrossed and shared much musical territory for many decades. Each musician is considered the crème de la crème on their respective instruments; each can intertwine melody, harmony and improvise owning total command.
Brackeen remains one of the most heralded pianists of her era. The SoCal native arrived in New York City in 1965; in 1969, she became the first of only two women to hold the piano chair with Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers; stints with Joe Henderson and Stan Getz followed. Bill Evans called her "a pianist-composer of phenomenal capacity." Brackeen has been a leader and a seminal pianistic voice since the mid-1970s; her more than two dozen recordings are filled with distinct original compositions and accompanists such as Michael Brecker, Branford Marsalis, Eddie Gomez, Jack DeJohnette – and McBee – among many, many others.
McBee is one of post-bop's most advanced and versatile bassists. The Tulsa native moved to New York a year before Brackeen, landing gigs with contemporaries and peers such as Andrew Hill, Sam Rivers, Jackie McLean, Wayne Shorter. Charles Lloyd and Keith Jarrett. McBee continues to this day to release recordings under his own name as well as working as a member of masterful innovative cooperative ensembles such as The Leaders and now The Cookers.
Brackeen-McBee duo collaborations date to the 1970s. Their work as a pianist-bassist stands high on the duo charts – particularly during their many week-long engagements at Bradley’s, the famed Greenwich Village “living room” that closed October 17, 1996. - Jon Poses, Nov. 2014
Join us as Joanne Brackeen and Cecil McBee christen Mezzrow. This will be the start of something great!
www.joannebrackeenjazz.com
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3mTrBHRQPA
Returning home to NYC from their sold-out concert in Columbia, Missouri, this living legend dynamic duo are the perfect intimate treat for your sweets!
“Brackeen unleashes notes in bunches then flurries, swinging in the process. This mixing and matching of lines with melodic charm… all delivered with ardor and an undeniably powerful sound…”
- Zan Stewart, Downbeat
“…At Carnegie Recital Hall… Mr. McBee reaffirmed that only a handful of bassists can match his technique… McBee makes the bass sing out clearly in every register and at any volume, even a whisper… [and] make virtually any tempo swing.”
- Jon Pareles, The New York Times
Welcome two of the planet’s finest working musicians: pianist Joanne Brackeen and bassist Cecil McBee. Theirs is a rare professional relationship, one that has crisscrossed and shared much musical territory for many decades. Each musician is considered the crème de la crème on their respective instruments; each can intertwine melody, harmony and improvise owning total command.
Brackeen remains one of the most heralded pianists of her era. The SoCal native arrived in New York City in 1965; in 1969, she became the first of only two women to hold the piano chair with Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers; stints with Joe Henderson and Stan Getz followed. Bill Evans called her "a pianist-composer of phenomenal capacity." Brackeen has been a leader and a seminal pianistic voice since the mid-1970s; her more than two dozen recordings are filled with distinct original compositions and accompanists such as Michael Brecker, Branford Marsalis, Eddie Gomez, Jack DeJohnette – and McBee – among many, many others.
McBee is one of post-bop's most advanced and versatile bassists. The Tulsa native moved to New York a year before Brackeen, landing gigs with contemporaries and peers such as Andrew Hill, Sam Rivers, Jackie McLean, Wayne Shorter. Charles Lloyd and Keith Jarrett. McBee continues to this day to release recordings under his own name as well as working as a member of masterful innovative cooperative ensembles such as The Leaders and now The Cookers.
Brackeen-McBee duo collaborations date to the 1970s. Their work as a pianist-bassist stands high on the duo charts – particularly during their many week-long engagements at Bradley’s, the famed Greenwich Village “living room” that closed October 17, 1996. - Jon Poses
Join us as Joanne Brackeen and Cecil McBee christen Mezzrow. This will be the start of something great!
www.joannebrackeenjazz.com
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3mTrBHRQPA
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