I knew that it had been a while since I had posted observations from the field, had no idea it had been over four months. No matter I guess, here is the latest - just heard Josh and Adrienne Hindmarsh down at Jazz Central, out on East Third and to say the least, they were fantastic - if you were not there you missed a great concert. Josh Hindmarsh has always been a tremendously talented jazz guitar player, ever since I heard him several years ago and he has gotten even better, hard to believe. Adrienne Hindmarsh plays B3 so well that Dayton area B3 players show up to hear her tear it up. She did not disappoint. They also pack as many songs into a set as possible, little chit chat, LOTS of music. They have three CDs out and the latest is entitled Blue Skies as a tribute to jazz standards, and what a tribute. They are joined by Columbus area drummer extraordinaire, Jim Rupp, excellent in his own right. They kept an appreciative crowd attentive all night long and whoopin' and hollerin' after many songs played. They did not do Route 66, a song on their Blue Skies CD but I saw them bring a packed house down at the Tuesday night jazz jam at Park Street Tavern in Columbus one night. The drummer who played with them was spot on all night, he never missed a beat. You would have thought he traveled around the World with them but no, just another fantastic Columbus drummer who goes by the name of The Governor. The trio was simply out of sight all night long. If you weren't there you missed a good one.
The very next night I was back at Jazz Central again for the weekly jazz jam, the place was crowded, the jazz was good and it sure seemed like a good time was had by all. Hats off to John Hampton Wagner, trumpet & emcee; Ron Applebury, bass; Kenny Baccus, B3 organ, Henry Miles Preston, drums; Cliff Darrett, latin percussion and congas; Jeff Slinker, guitar; Ahmad Abdullah, congas; a young trumpet player who's name escapes me but has been showing up on a fairly regular basis; Rodderick Wilson, trumpet; and sort of a guest artist who plays from time-to-time, Cameron Voorhees, who plays a fantastic jazz guitar and kept things lively all night. Thanks to Butch Stone for helping keep jazz going in the Dayton area at Jazz Central.
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