Re: [Harp-L] G. Maret.....

[Joe and Cass Leone <leone@xxxxxxxx>]

On Apr 17, 2005, at 9:21 PM, Tom Ellis wrote:

> Those who missed his show at the Dallas/SPAH convention missed a 
> remarkable performance--his playing was spot on, and the setting, with 
> a great rhythm section and pianist, provided him ample room to 
> improvise with controlled abandon.

 Yeah. I thought the kid was GREAT, but a little bland?

>  At the time, Dapp Theory was high on his list, and he strongly 
> recommended it to me. I love it.

 That's the nice thing...you're allowed. The piano player is great too.

>   I also love the ensemble playing on the Charlie Hunter CD, and his 
> beautiful work with Little Jimmy Scott.

 I'll have to give them a listen. I like to keep an open mind.

>   In my opinion, there are only a few chromatic players who can 
> improvise at his level--Mike Turk comes to mind immediately--but in a 
> way Gregoire is heading off in another direction, integrating the 
> chromatic into new voicings in jazz.

 I agree on THAT, some of his note choices are definitely 'Avant-Garde'

>   I would really like to hear him cut across the musical boundaries 
> with Cassandra Wilson.

 Me too. We have a girl down here (Lisa Kelly) who is actually MORE 
fitting as a co-conspirator.

>   And as for Michalek's comment he "doesn't play with 
> personality"--hogwash.

 In all fairness, I felt the same as Chris (on THESE sides that I 
heard). I think he HAD to hold back under the circumstances and is only 
there for flavor. And, while I think he is a GREAT player, he needs to 
'fire-up' a little more. When I heard him in Dallas, I felt he was 
(surprisingly) "Schmaltzy" for a French player. As for age, Yes, he is 
WAY ahead of schedule. I feel he will be a force to be reconed with 
(and very SOON).

smo-joe

>   For a guy to play at this level, with the calibre of musicians he 
> plays with, and only be in his late twenties says plenty about his 
> mastery of creating his own, unique voice.  TOM ELLIS/Tom's Mics
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