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Jazz Congress The Stars Come Out for Satchmo at Dizzy's Club
Jazz at Lincoln Center was hopping this week. First, they hosted Jazz Congress, the annual convention that brings together all elements of the jazz community.
Wednesday night at the Congress was capped by an emotional all-star tribute concert to the late, great guitarist Russell Malone.
Wynton marsalis foundationThursday night the Congress concluded with the Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation (LAEF) holding their annual soiree at Dizzy’s Club. It was a New Orleans kind of night (full disclosure, I had to have the gumbo, which I highly recommend).
The LAEF All-Star Sextet served as the house band and was composed of all Crescent City natives and long-time friends: LAEF President and Jazz at Lincoln Center Artistic Director Wynton Marsalis (trumpet), his childhood friend and fellow legend Terence Blanchard (trumpet), Branford Marsalis (saxophone), Darrell Lavigne (piano), Chris Severin (bass), and Herlin Riley, the session