Well, more accurately, it should be "Hangin' around WITH PJ". P.J. Perry was in town last night (the 12th) as Special Guest and clinician at JazzFest 2010. This event is in its 11th year, and provides a wonderful opportunity for young student musicians to essentially work as professional musicians for a day. They spent the morning in a clinic with PJ, performed a noon-hour matinee concert for over 800 elementary school kids, debrief that show with their teachers and the staff at the Port Theatre, and then come back for an evening performance in front of a paying audience...and a capacity audience to boot!
PJ sat in with the Harbour City All-Stars, as well as with the Instructor's Combo, and played to his usual extraordinary standard. I had the good fortune to act as the MC for the evening's activities, and one of the quotes that I found (to use in my comments) described it along the lines of "PJ Perry plays like Shakespeare wrote". It is so true. The after party was great, and I enjoyed chatting with PJ...if I ojnly had time to get a more formal interview with him!
CHARLES MINGUS - MINGUS AH UM - BETTER GET IT IN YOUR SOUL
LOUISE GIBBS AND KIRK LIGHTSEY - EVERYBODY'S SONG BUT OUR OWN - SPRING CAN REALLY HANG YOU UP THE MOST
GUIDO BASSO/DOUG RILEY - A LAZY AFTERNOON - MY FOOLISH HEART
JOANI TAYLOR/BOB MURPHY - THE WALL STREET SESSIONS - I WANNA BE LOVED
BRAD TURNER TRIO - QUESTION THE ANSWER - THE STAR CROSSED LOVERS
CRIMSON JAZZ TRIO - KING CRIMSON SONGBOOK VOLUME ONE - I TALK TO THE WIND
VICTOR WOOTEN - WHAT DID HE SAY? - NORWEGIAN WOOD
P.J. PERRY AND THE EDMONTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA -JUSTIN TIME RECORDS 20TH ANNIVERSARY COMPILATION - HARLEM NOCTURNE
STEVE JONES - CHESTER'S WALTZ - SERENADE FOR SILVER
FREDDIE HUBBARD - NEW COLOURS - RED CLAY
HUGH FRASER QUINTET - RED & BLUE - THANK YOU VERY MUCH
JACO PASTORIUS BIG BAND - WORD OF MOUTH REVISITED - TEEN TOWN
BILL WATROUS AND THE MANHATTAN WILDLIFE REFUGE - MANHATTAN WILDLIFE REFUGE - FOURTH FLOOR WALKUP
WOODY HERMAN - HERD AT MONTREUX - FANFARE FOR THE COMMON MAN
STAN KENTON - KENTON '76 - TIME FOR A CHANGE
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