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February 14, 2005
The Super Lowery Brothers at the Five Spot
On Saturday me and my homegirl, Quita, excuse me, my homegirl and I went to the Five Spot (our version of a spa)-to hang out, grab some grub and have a few drinks. We had no idea we'd be in for such a fabulous treat.
When we arrived, a jazz band was already in session. At first, I was distracted by the very-loud over-animated mc; I couldn't hear the band. After the mc got off the mic, I breathed a sigh of relief and Quita and I moved closer to the stage for a more intimate experience. We made the right move. The pianist, who we later found out was a colleague of neo-soul, supermusician, "Bilal", was making magic on the piano. His hands moved back and forth across the keys so fast all you could see was a blur moving back and forth, you couldn't even see his hands touch the keys. But we know they did. We could hear it, and we could feel it. He hit us with some crazy chords. He provided the perfect rhythm for the band to follow, and they were in perfect tempo. The trumpeter and saxaphonist were brothers and if there was any sibling rivalry between them, you couldn't tell. They played very well together while the percussionist did his thing keeping everyone on time to a smooth, steady beat.
The only thing that was missing was some strings. How I longed for the riff of guitar, or some bass, or cello...but won't complain. The band was definetely a perfect side dish for those super strong Remy Martinis we were drinking.
Quita told me that they band describes themselves as a "future" jazz band.
I can definetley dig it-it's a fitting name for them. They were able to take classical jazz-and improvise-flipping it-like Tribe Called Quest did with Low End Theory, for those who may have never experienced or understood this classical American music we call jazz and enjoy it. I know that I did. I'm looking forward to hearing more from the Lowery Brothers in the future...(no pun intended!)
To be continued...
Posted by renee at February 14, 2005 6:03 PM
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Also look for them at times at Union Square (Where I first had the pleasure).
Posted by: Max at April 10, 2005 10:47 AM
Caught the guys amazing performance at the Lemon Lounge in NYC on Park Ave near Union Sq....where I was specially blown away by the mc named Jason (great look)....they are a great group and compliment each other well...just happy to see young guys doing something in the arts with such passion and dedication :)
Posted by: AP at July 25, 2005 3:53 PM