{"id":4838,"date":"2013-06-17T19:30:17","date_gmt":"2013-06-18T02:30:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/rifftides\/?p=4838"},"modified":"2013-06-21T10:24:11","modified_gmt":"2013-06-21T17:24:11","slug":"aperturistic-trio-at-tsaritsino","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/rifftides\/2013\/06\/aperturistic-trio-at-tsaritsino\/","title":{"rendered":"Aperturistic Trio At Tsaritsyno"},"content":{"rendered":"

From time to time, Rifftides<\/em> reader Svetlana Ilyicheva (pictured) reports about music she hears
\n\"Svetlana-Ilicheva-X80\"<\/a> in Moscow. Here are her impressions of the June 12 concert by the visiting American group known as the Aperturistic Trio and their guest, the trumpeter Eddie Henderson. They played at a royal estate that is a splendid reminder of Russia\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s pre-revolutionary past.<\/p>\n

The third \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Classics & Jazz\u00e2\u20ac\u009d festival took place at Tsaritsyno with the participation of the Aperturistic\"Aperturistic<\/a> Trio consisting of James Weidman (p), Harvie S (b), Steve Williams (d). A pleasant trio. I especially liked James Weidman. One of the solo pieces he played was “Body and Soul” in an arrangement by Mulgrew Miller<\/a> as a tribute to the latter. I enjoyed his manner of playing, and his pleasant smiling bespectacled face reminded me of my all-time favorite, Billy Strayhorn.<\/p>\n

The peak of the concert was, of course, Eddie Henderson, who joined the trio coming out wrapped in some long cloth over his striped shirt as it was already late evening (the concert started 45 minutes later than it was announced). He looked rather funny in it, but after finishing the first piece he threw it off. Playing warmed him up, I suppose :-). He immediately won over the audience with his delicate sound and melodic pieces.<\/p>\n