Vagabonds invade Max One of my favorite Jazz Festival experiences was entirely unexpected. Between shows in 2008, I was walking down Gibbs Street when I ran into Frank De Blase. He told me I had to see this group at Max. I hadn’t planned to see them but Frank was adamant. On the stage I […]
Eldar
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Jazz Fest 2016, Day 3: Ron reviews Eldar, Pedrito Martinez, and Arild Andersen
Just about every pianist I’ve seen at Hatch Hall over the years has been excellent, but Eldar is in a class by himself. He’s the Vladimir Horowitz of jazz, or for the younger generation, let’s say Lang Lang. The point is, Eldar is one of the world’s greatest pianists — and we had him all […]
