David Murray @ Creole Restaurant & Jazz Cafe

David Murray, Kidd Jordan, David Burrell, Roy Campbell, Harrison Bankhead and Hamid Drake at Creole Restaurant & Jazz Cafe (2167 3rd Ave at 118th St, Manhattan)
9p and 11p
free

Back in the 80s, The Village Voice a) called jazz saxophonist and bass clarinetist David Murray the musician of the decade and b) was quite a respectable publication, so claims like "musician of the decade" really mattered. He's still carrying on the torch now, a master of the circular breathing technique, something that allows him to extend his phrases for minutes at a time. Kidd Jordan, the other sax/clarinet player in this lineup is no one to scoff at either. The French Ministry of Culture has Knighted him, and he's played alongside Stevie Wonder, Ornette Coleman, Aretha Franklin and Cecil Taylor just to name a few. Tonight the two of them are backed by some other notables, among them Roy Campbell and Hamid Drake, both of whom deserve a little Wiki search. Hop on this. You'll probably never get to see these guys play together again, and if you do, it certainly won't be for free.

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