Went to the Village Vanguard with Sandra to hear Bill Frisell, one of Sandra's favorite guitarists. Performing with him was Jenny Scheinman on electric violin, and Brian Blade on drums. Mr. Frisell, unfortunately took a back seat to Ms. Scheinman who gave a mixed performance. Two early pieces, one of which was written by Mr. Frisell called 'Rag', were very good. She played it in what I would call a Celtic style. Building to a very quick raised finish with all three players. The last piece, 'Embraceable You' was so slow people were nodding off. $25 admission, $16 for one drink [tip included] so so value.
The Village Vanguard was opened on 7th Ave. South 2/22/35 by Max Gordon. At first it included folk music and beat poetry. It became an all jazz venue in 1957. Over 100 live jazz albums have been recorded there. The first one in 1957 was Sonny Rollins. Some other artists who have performed there: Bill Evans, John Coltrane, Cannonball Adderley, Wynton Marsalis, John Coltrane, Dexter Gordon, Art Pepper, Chris Connor, Gerry Mulligan and Barbra Streisand.
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