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Rajiv Halim CD Release Concert at

Courtesy of Jazz Showcase | Posted on August 24, 2015

When

Tue, August 25, 2015
10:00 pm

At Door

$10

Musicians

Scott Hesse
guitar
Kevin Kozol
keyboards
Junius Paul
bass, electric

About

IF YOU’RE A BELIEVER IN STAR ALIGNMENTS, YOU HAVE TO DRAW MEANING FROM THE FACT THAT SAXOPHONIST RAJIV HALIM HAS THE SAME BIRTHDAY AS CANNONBALL ADDERLEY. NOT THAT THIS YOUNG LANE TECH ALUMNUS IS FOLLOWING ANY MUSE BUT HIS OWN. DEMONSTRATING BOTH A CANNONBALL-ESQUE AGILITY AND A COLTRANE-ISH INTENSITY, HE BRINGS HIS OWN COLORISTIC CONCEPT TO BANDS INCLUDING ROBERT IRVING III’S NEW GENERATIONS (SEE SUNDAY’S LINEUP) AND HIS OWN SMARTLY LAYERED QUINTET, INCLUDING TRUMPETER VICTOR GARCIA, GUITARIST SCOTT HESSE, BASSIST JUNIUS PAUL AND DRUMMER MICHAEL PIOLET.

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