Billy Hart Quartet

[sonnyhill]

According to the Fat Cat website (Fat Cat Website) and the All About Jazz NY newspaper, The Billy Hart Quartet is playing Fat Cat in NYC on June 15, 16, and 17. Billy Hart on drums, Ethan Iverson on piano, Ben Street on drums, and Mark Turner on tenor. This band played at Fat Cat in February and was amazing. It was the best set of music that I have attended so far this year.

See this thread

In February, they also played three nights, but I regretablly only attended 2 of the three shows. I will not make that mistake again. Barring a disaster, I will be there for every note played.

It appears that this is a working band. I saw the same band last spring at the Vanguard. If you happen to be in NY, do not miss.

Edited June 6, 2004 by sonnyhill

[relyles]

Thanks for the info. I might consider a mid week trip into the City for this one.

[sal]

I'm very jealous.

[robviti]

to each his own, i guess. i saw pretty much the same band under iverson's name at the vanguard last year and thought the music was so-so.

[Trumpet Guy]

to each his own, i guess. i saw pretty much the same band under iverson's name at the vanguard last year and thought the music was so-so.

PARTY POOPER!!

[robviti]

you could be right. i just saw chris potter's new band (w/ adam rogers and craig taiborn) and again, i was left feeling dissatisfied. i'm not giving up though. i'm looking forward to my trip to nyc in two weeks, where i plan to catch a few good acts.

[sonnyhill]

I saw the band at the Vanguard last year too. It was billed as the Mark Turner/Ethan Iverson Quartet. I remember the music being quite tasty. At the end they did a nice Wayne Shorter tribute. Jazz Shrink if you didn't like that music you might need a psychiatrist

As for next week at Fat Cat, I'm gonna try to make it every night. Just 4 stops on the 1 or 9 away from work.

I'll probably have to forego the Osby gig at the Vanguard, but I saw him in the fall at the recording of "Public" and at the Vanguard earlier in the fall.