![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPv_nHtnf3FhKY6QBV96iPGtqRak8MpBVcQM8sQVZasKf8fKWsCc_ndXlGlLIWBEoCRQSHbPpwsefB0CLMwjKTqMaG-ADsQIhozw8_kJ2Eyey9hrg8hqjAkvi3ZNMPLY67sd-N/s1600/Fourplay+6.jpg) |
FourPlay performing at Jazz Alley. The band comprises Bob James (keys), Nathan East (bass) Chuck Loeb (guitar) and Harvey Mason (drums) -truly a supergroup |
I was fortunate to catch these guys at
Dimitriou's Jazz Alley in Seattle just recently. Absolutely amazing musicians, all: get to see them if you have the opportunity. My thanks to the Management of Jazz Alley for permission to take photographs. Scroll down for a vid (not mine) of the band in concert.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEideCe__ej2mnFMAKjA-7LzM04fTdNR3U-A0SbQcsdmemFos6Q_30xP6PrJTSeD2GWGd-LNW2X6U2HD-z3Y-k8qJ9ETleid2uOYm71BY57GhQvkw-tA8OAtlw2wW313sLEeRiDd/s1600/Fourplay+1.jpg) |
Nathan East and Chuck Loeb having a 'Status Quo' moment. Make no mistake, these guys can really do some straight ahead rock when it takes their fancy |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj55TGmUkZUnQJOG42xYDoEbuNyR09Y5uQOz435RVJFMFOyAX4wD7MH6yTCfftiw7MvdJwyZrV5YqCPTvg7PIjOGV0F-zXnWtQ_6lA-dipbrCc8GggIwZ0AvLwcAzXEgqZv2anr/s1600/Fourplay+3.jpg) |
Not much in the way of conventional Four/Four rhythms for FourPlay: Harvey Mason's drumming was so intricate that I gave up trying to count the time signatures! |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOyOqcQj3QpRG-8gj-tb1f5NMQ5pmcD67gzZhAu1CZxh1Mev8eOaB0e-RLcwSUFMrl6pSk7ZrO3OyCKtxhadPDwOb_gH9ZUfAL7HP5PhXi6qygepGFsUS04SuR2BmisLg3DDiT/s1600/Fourplay+5.jpg) |
Bob James: consumate master of the keys and an original founder of the smooth jazz genre |
No comments:
Post a Comment