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Two Sets: Rmg Collective & Dill Katz at 606 Club
Courtesy of Laura G Thorne | Posted on August 23, 2017
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Tue, September 5, 2017
20:00
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8:00PM RMG COLLECTIVE Originally named “Skydive” after a Freddie Hubbard tune they played during their first performance, RMG Collective were brought together for the Chatham Jazz Festival as an all star band and in the tradition of such things, enjoyed themselves so much that they decided to make the line up permanent. The band features 606 Club owner and flautist Steve Rubie (Julian Joseph Big Band, Samara), virtuoso trombonist Geoff Mason (Ronnie Scott’s Big Band) and leading UK pianist Jonathan Gee (best known for his work with the likes of Pharoah Sanders, Cleveland Watkiss and Tim Whitehead as well as his own excellent trio). Their musical roots stem from mid-60s Hubbard and Hancock, through Brazilian music to their own varied compositions, all performed with the highly unusual, but extremely effective, frontline of trombone and flute. Completing the quintet tonight will be RMG's regular rhythm section of Flo Moore-bass and Winston Clifford-drums. A world-class band performing classic contemporary compositions....