I recently had the opportunity to hear Karrin Allyson at New York City's Birdland. I had been anxious to see Karrin and other old friends who either currently or formerly plied their trade from the Kansas City area. I got more than I had expected.
I managed to see three sets over two nights. The performances were mainly devoted to songs from Karrin's most recent album, Imagina: Songs of Brazil. Karrin was joined on stage by a slightly altered and pared down version of the grouping from Iamagina, Rod Fleeman playing guitar, Todd Strait on drums, vibist Steve Finley and Ed Howard, replacing David Finck, standing up with the bass. Karrin split her time standing in front of the band and at the piano.
Both evenings the first set was opened with A Felicidade, a fitting starting point for an evening's musical journey through Karrin's take on Brazilian jazz interspersing a number of favorites from previous recordings.
Throughout the evening the rest of the group got plenty of room to romp. Rod Fleeman received a number of roars of approval from the crowd. Also well received during the second Friday night set was the appearances of KC jazzers Randy Weinstien and Eldar Djangirov joining the group on harmonica and piano respectively.
Sorry but I'm having trouble getting the photos to format properly. Enjoy the pictures anyway.
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