{"id":5650,"date":"2014-04-08T22:30:35","date_gmt":"2014-04-09T05:30:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/rifftides\/?p=5650"},"modified":"2014-04-08T22:35:34","modified_gmt":"2014-04-09T05:35:34","slug":"scott-lafaro-day-scott-lafaro-drive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/rifftides\/2014\/04\/scott-lafaro-day-scott-lafaro-drive\/","title":{"rendered":"Scott LaFaro Day, Scott LaFaro Drive"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[contextly_auto_sidebar id=&#8221;DbGx0rfZ5DCbwNMeoXVSs5HnbfUOAUou&#8221;]<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/rifftides\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Scott-LaFaro.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/rifftides\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Scott-LaFaro.jpg\" alt=\"Scott LaFaro\" width=\"175\" height=\"221\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-5651\" \/><\/a>Geneva, a town of 13,000 in New York State\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Finger Lakes district, is the home town of Scott LaFaro. The brilliant bassist of the Bill Evans Trio influenced the development of jazz bass playing, and the town is keeping his memory alive. He died near Geneva in an auto accident in 1961. Thanks to <em>Rifftides<\/em> readers Frank Roellinger and Svetlana Ilyicheva for alerting us that last Thursday, Geneva honored LaFaro on his 78th birthday by proclaiming April 3rd its first annual Scott LaFaro Day. On Friday, the town\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s monthly Geneva Night Out celebration included a concert by a quartet performing LaFaro compositions, and the bassist\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s recordings playing at a book store called Stomping Grounds. Jim Meaney, the coordinator of Geneva Night Out, said, <\/p>\n<blockquote><p>LaFaro was a revolutionary and singular musician, but his contributions to the music world aren\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t widely known to many Geneva residents. This effort aims to give recognition to LaFaro\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s short but stellar career, while creating a platform for future jazz tribute concerts, festivals, and events in Geneva that will honor LaFaro\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s legacy.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>In addition, the town renamed a street Scott LaFaro Drive.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/rifftides\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Scott-La-Faro-Drive.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/rifftides\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Scott-La-Faro-Drive.jpg\" alt=\"Scott La Faro Drive\" width=\"200\" height=\"267\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5652\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here is one reason Geneva finds LaFaro worth honoring&#151;the bassist with Bill Evans and Paul Motian playing his most famous composition, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Jade Visions\u00e2\u20ac\u009d from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Sunday-Village-Vanguard-Keepnews-Coll\/dp\/B001D6OKJ2\/?_encoding=UTF8&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=9325&#038;linkCode=ur2&#038;tag=rifftidougram-20\"target=\"_blank\"><em>Sunday at the Village Vanguard<\/em><\/a>.  <\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/W2EBwlzr3Gk\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>For details about Geneva\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s LaFaro day, <a href=\"http:\/\/genevanightout.wordpress.com\/2014\/04\/01\/honoring-scott-lafaro-in-geneva-ny-scott-lafaro-day-street-re-naming-and-a-special-geneva-night-out-on-april-4th\/\"target=\"_blank\">go here<\/a>. For an extensive <em>Rifftides<\/em> appreciation of LaFaro, analysis of his importance and rare videos, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/rifftides\/2009\/11\/listen_to_the_bass_player_part_4.html\"target=\"_blank\">go here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[contextly_auto_sidebar id=&#8221;DbGx0rfZ5DCbwNMeoXVSs5HnbfUOAUou&#8221;] Geneva, a town of 13,000 in New York State\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Finger Lakes district, is the home town of Scott LaFaro. The brilliant bassist of the Bill Evans Trio influenced the development of jazz bass playing, and the town is keeping his memory alive. He died near Geneva in an auto accident in 1961. 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