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Live From The Jazz Corner in Hilton Head Island - Roundup

The Jazz Corner
Hilton Head Island, SC
February 2, 2018
Joe Gransden returned to The Jazz Corner on Hilton Head-Jazz Island February second and third, accompanied by pianist/composer Kenny Banks. Gransden is well-known on the island for his sixteen-piece big band performances, but there was a special intimacy to this performance with just a piano accompaniment. Gransden played the flumpet, a softer, mellower sound somewhere between trumpet and flugelhorn. This particular instrument was the famous Monette Gold Brush, made of brass finished with 24-carat gold overlay and decorated with cow motifs on the valve caps. It was loaned, for this performance, from the collection of Mr. Dan Cathy, COO of the Chick-fil-Arestaurant chain, hence the cow motifs.
Gransden's voice smoothly encompassed the melodies made famous by

Frank Sinatra
vocals1915 - 1998

Tony Bennett
vocals1926 - 2023

Ray Charles
piano and vocals1930 - 2004
Banks played clearly and inventively, full of character and vibrancy. He worked so well in accompaniment, never intruding, always supporting and letting rip when his solo was called. In short, these were two great musicians, confident in their musical abilities and nice, relaxed guys with whom to pass away an evening of jazz, smoothly and professionally polished.
Kris Tokarski Trio
The Jazz Corner
Back to Chicago
Hilton Head Island, SC
January 20, 2018
Pianist " data-original-title="" title="">Kris Tokarski led his trio this weekend at The Jazz Corner on Hilton Head Island. They played Chicago stylefast, with clipped, sharp finisheshistorically, so that the whole tune fitted on the maximum three minutes of sound recording available on a disc turning at 78 revolutions per minute. Many New Orleans musicians were tempted North to Chicago.

Louis Armstrong
trumpet and vocals1901 - 1971

Bix Beiderbecke
cornet1903 - 1931
Andie Schumm was born in Chicago. He resembles photos of Biederbecke, wearing a bow tie and with his hair center parted, which sets the 1920s period scene. He played clarinet expressively, with notes drawn out and tremulous before switching easily to trumpet using wah-wah and plunger mutes. The sound was exactly in period, emphasizing solos and fast tempi.
Drummer

Hal Smith
drumsb.1953

Jelly Roll Morton
piano1890 - 1941
The music may be over 100 years old now, but it still swings along joyously.
Noel Freidline and Friends
The Jazz Corner
Hilton Head Island, SC
November 25, 2017
In a rare club performance, Noel Freidline played piano duets with Martin Lesch Friday 24th and John Brackett on Saturday 25th November, 2017. It was unusual to see two grand pianos on a jazz club stage. Both nights were exciting as the pianos interlaced and improvised around the Beatles' "Hey, Jude," the

Fats Waller
piano1904 - 1943
Martin Lesch plays piano with his Monday night band at The Jazz Corner in a series he named a Journey through Jazz. It's a varying performance, a progression through the music to give patrons a taste of the styles in different eras. John Bracket plays piano with his quartet at Redfish restaurant on Hilton Head Island, featuring bossa nova, jazz, and smooth Latin music.
Catching up with Noel at sound check, he revealed he was recently Musical Director and arranger responsible for illustrating a speech by Oscar, Grammy and Tony award winning lyricist, Sir Tim Rice. Sir Tim collaborated with Sir Andrew Lloyd-Webber on musicals in London and New York City, notably Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat featuring the popular tune "I Don't Know How to Love Him," Jesus Christ Superstar which included "Any Dream Will Do" and Evita with the famous "Don't Cry for Me, Argentina" and "You Must Love Me." He also wrote lyrics for Abba, Sir Elton John, Disney and Dreamworks productions. Noel bought together his favorite musicians and singers to honor the great lyricist. Audiences in Charlotte, NC see Noel Freidline at sold-out first-Friday performances at The Bechtler Museum of Modern Art.
Kevin Bales Centennial Blues Band
The Jazz Corner
Hilton Head Island, SC
November 19, 2017

Kevin Bales
piano
Billy Thornton
bassIt's always a delight to hear this level of musicianship and watch the players smile across the stage at each other complimenting and recognizing some great solo improvisations.
Joshua Bowlus Trio
The Jazz Corner
Hilton Head Island, SC
November 10, 2017
The

Joshua Bowlus
pianob.1984

Ahmad Jamal
piano1930 - 2023
Joshua studied with

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