May 4 Ron Carter - 1937

I saw Rez Abbai with his newish group at the Rex:  Rez Abbasi - guitar Marta Sanchez - piano Chris Lightcap - bass Hamir Atwal - drums They are heading into the studio soon to record.  I actually went two nights in a row, which was probably unnecessary.  They played the same set each night (even repeating the same song from the first set to the second!), as they are still building their material.  I suppose I was expecting that they might have mixed up the occasional standards a bit more... I picked up a couple of his CDs and had him sign Snake Charmer. I was pretty bummed that the late night set on Sat. was cancelled due to a Toronto Hydro power outage! Anyway, next week Don Byron is back in town, playing with a larger group this time, and I will be going next Sat.

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