A wonderfully warm and welcome reception to a vocalist whose style and delivery are unprecedented, Mr. Andy Bey!
I walked in the door
of the Jazz Bakery and there he was. So available, so humble and such
an incredible talent! I met Barbara Collins, his booking agent, who
manages so many other great artists that I know that you know. Andy
Milne, Sweet Baby Jai and of course the maestro for the evening Andy
Bey.
Barbara must have
done a great job promoting because the house was packed with an anxious
crowd. Suddenly, Andy and his band walk to the stage, the microphone is
on and the Bakery is silenced by the lovely voice.
He brought his own band which consisted of Kiyoshi Kitagawa on Bass, Mark McLean on drums and Paul Meyers on guitar.
Dynamic, rich, full,
delightful, low, lush and full of life, Andy embellishes his wonderful
tone and phrasing technique while playing with the ivory.
This cat has recorded
with Max Roach, Horace Silver, Gary Bartz and so many others, not to
mention some outstanding recordings of his own. His latest is called
“American Song” and he performed a few tunes from this recording this
evening..
Swingin’ with all the
changes, Andy and his band deliver with the style and grace that makes
him the consummate classic jazz singer that he is.
Andy will be at the Jazz Bakery until Sunday, April 25th so, don’t miss your opportunity to see one of the best!
LeRoy Downs
