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CAFÉ CODA PRESENTS: THE SAM ROBINSON QUINTET | Two Shows | 7 & 9 PM at Cafe CODA
Courtesy of Cafe CODA | Posted on March 29, 2022
When
Sat, April 9, 2022
7:00 pm
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Musicians
Sam Robinson
trumpetAbout
From Chicago Jazz Magazine:
Over the past several years trumpeter Sam Robinson has performed—both scheduled and impromptu gigs—at various venues in the greater Chicago area. His debut recording, Sweet Love of Mine, features musicians he met during his live appearances and is somewhat in the form of a jam session. Although each track is a single standard, the loose structure of these renditions brim with ad lib spontaneity.
The effervescent title piece, for instance, has Latin hints and showcases several band members within a dynamic rhythmic structure. Saxophonist Scott Angst blows his tenor with gusto and delightful abandon while Robinson embellishes the main theme with elegant restraint and muted tones. Drummer Linard Stroud exchanges exciting and thunderous vamps with the rest of the group before the concluding head. The contrasts are quite captivating....