Cassandre McKinley jazzed up the Narrows Friday night with a swingin' three piece band and right-on-the-mark vocals.She particularly focused on her latest CD in which she covers Marvin Gaye tunes--but she did a great version of the Beatles' "Yesterday" that these furry ears thought sounded like a hit.
This was a jazz show, something we rarely do at the Narrows, in part because we don't get the audience. Cassandre had a healthy draw, particularly considering the fact that she's new to the scene, but she deserved a full house. Is jazz dead? Artistically it's not. But do people really want to come to the Narrows and listen to jazz? We hope so, because as a center for the arts we're interested in bringing the finest talent doing a range of music. We wouldn't mind doing a classical show, either, by the way.
How about we take a poll. Please leave a comment about whether you would consider coming to a jazz show at the Narrows, and, if so, what artists you'd come to see.
1 comment:
Jazz is definately not dead, and I think the Narrow's would be a great venue-- you get John Scofield or Charlie Hunter and we're there.
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