Neither rain, nor snow, nor sleet, nor cold, nor gloom of night (not speaking metaphorically here either) shall stay this faithful correspondent from a jazz show--especially when the ticket is already paid for. Wanted to check out the Avram Fefer group at Bohemian Caverns last night. Fefer on tenor and alto sax; Adam Lane on electric bass guitar; Igal Foni on drums; and, Reut Regev on trombone.
Not really an "out" group, the compositions (mostly by Fefer) were interesting and well-designed. Fefer plays hard and intense, and the group was completely together. Lane was really strong too.
The real surprise of the evening for me was female Israeli trombonist Reut Regev, whose playing I can only described as "witty." She avoided mere volcanic eruptions or wholly abstract playing, and played through a succession of ideas and feelings on the trombone with spirit and little splashes of humor. She could bring it when needed but her playing is generally very fluid.
If I understood the onstage chatter, Reut and drummer Igal Foni are married, which kind of reminded me of Tom and Ingrid. Anyway, I could only stay for the generous and well-received first set.
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