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GoodRattle chat with Quentin Young
GoodRattle chat with Quentin Young at the Second Story Garage in Boulder, Colorado.
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GoodRattle perform ‘The Velvet Hammer’
GoodRattle perform ‘The Velvet Hammer’ at the Second Story Garage in Boulder, Colorado.
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GoodRattle perform ‘The Right Riot’
GoodRattle perform ‘The Right Riot’ at the Second Story Garage in Boulder, Colorado.
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Second Story Garage: GoodRattle
We brought another jazz band into the Second Story Garage, but GoodRattle was playing to an entirely different tune. The group, which also goes by the Wil Swindler Quintet, features Swindler on sax, Gabe Mervine on trumpet, Ben Markley on piano, Matt Smiley on bass and Chris Smith on the drums. They’re all involved in different jazz projects around the Front Range, but as GoodRattle, they’re a swinging, Pepper Adams and Cannonball Adderely-influenced good time. What they brought us: Swindler left us a [...]
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Meyer, McLagan and Ellis perform ‘No Yes’
Meyer, McLagan and Ellis perform “No Yes” at the Second Story Garage in Boulder, Colorado. Our first foray into jazz turned very experimental with this trio. Saxophonist Danny Meyer, bassist Kent McLagan and drummer Jay Ellis improvised all three of the songs they played for us, without so much as a few words beforehand. Well, at least not any words about tempo or key changes. The conversational back-and-forth between these three was as natural and unpredictable as their music. Since [...]
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Meyer, McLagan and Ellis perform ‘It’s Too Hot For A Donut’
Meyer, McLagan and Ellis perform “It’s Too Hot For A Donut” at the Second Story Garage in Boulder, Colorado. Our first foray into jazz turned very experimental with this trio. Saxophonist Danny Meyer, bassist Kent McLagan and drummer Jay Ellis improvised all three of the songs they played for us, without so much as a few words beforehand. Well, at least not any words about tempo or key changes. The conversational back-and-forth between these three was as natural and unpredictable [...]
