Danny Green / Leonard Patton Quartet at Museum Of Making Music

Jazz and popular music have always been connected, albeit to varying degrees, throughout the history of the music. A desire to explore this connection is the raison d’etre of the newly formed Leonard Patton/Danny Green Quartet, with Justin Grinnell and Julien Cantelm; a foursome of articulate virtuosos from the San Diego area. Patton is a smoky, soulful vocalist with equal parts Bill Withers and Bobby McFerrin in his pipes. Green is one of the most technically advanced pianists in the United States at this moment has garnered a reputation in the jazz community as an emerging artist whose music sounds simultaneously seasoned and fresh....

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Jazz and popular music have always been connected, albeit to varying degrees, throughout the history of the music. A desire to explore this connection is the raison d’etre of the newly formed Leonard Patton/Danny Green Quartet, with Justin Grinnell and Julien Cantelm; a foursome of articulate virtuosos from the San Diego area. Patton is a smoky, soulful vocalist with equal parts Bill Withers and Bobby McFerrin in his pipes. Green is one of the most technically advanced pianists in the United States at this moment has garnered a reputation in the jazz community as an emerging artist whose music sounds simultaneously seasoned and fresh.

These musicians explore the cream of pop music, reimagining classic hits by Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder, and the Beatles as springboards for improvisation, adding creative twists and turns while maintaining the integrity of the originals. The jazz elements are undiluted, yet the essence of the original is intact.

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