DJ Hairy Larry Presents Michael Ward Playing An Aperitif
From The Archives Of Something Blue 2024-03-10
Thanks Marty, today we’re going to hear an uptempo jazz standard performed by ASU students in the Fine Arts Recital Hall.
I met Michael Ward at the Delta Jazz Workshop when he was in high school. I was immediately impressed with his tenor sax playing and his improvisational approach. When he started at ASU he played with me in the Jazz Recital Band. And then, after the pandemic, he played with Bebop Beatniks on the twitch porch. I’ll post links to these performances on the Something Blue website at sbblues.com.
Then there I was reading the Monday Morning Music Memo and what do you know. It’s Michael Ward’s Senior Jazz Recital. I just had to go.
And I was glad I did. He played great with an old school tenor sax tone that I just loved. And the ensemble work was excellent too. I knew some of the musicians who played with him and I was glad to hear those I hadn’t heard before. I mean that’s why you got to live music, right? To hear something you haven’t heard before.
He played six songs at his recital and I picked “An Aperitif” by Hank Mobley to play for you today. It’s uptempo and swinging, the ensemble work is tight and the soloists nail it. We’ll hear more songs from the recital this weekend on Something Blue.
Playing with Michael Ward on tenor were Layton Sanders, soprano; and Jasper Webb, alto. Playing in the rhythm section were Jack Alan Ezell, bass; Ethan Conner Williamson, piano; and Jalonnie Emmanuel Johnson, drums.
Ok now, here’s Michael Ward leading a sax ensemble playing “An Aperitif”.
Links
Michael Ward Senior Recital 2023-12-03
Something Blue Archives
archive.org/details/mw2023-12-03
Something Blue Archives – List Of Concerts
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The Woodshed Live at The Fowler Center at Arkansas State University on 2019-07-12
archive.org/details/hl2019-07-12
Bebop Beatniks on the Twitch Porch recorded on May 16, 2022.
archive.org/details/hl2022-05-16
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And that’s Michael Ward playing “An Aperitif” in the Fine Arts Recital Hall at his Senior Jazz Recital. Don’t miss Something Blue, Saturday night at 10:00, to hear more from Michael Ward, Charlie Hunter, and Compartment Of Secret Forks.
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This is Hairy Larry inviting you to enjoy Something Blue every Saturday night at ten. This week we’re featuring Michael Ward, Charlie Hunter, and Compartment Of Secret Forks. For more about the show visit the Something Blue website at sbblues.com.
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