Come join us for an amazing evening of music at Jazz in the Park in Downtown Milwaukee, Thursday, Aug 7 at 6 pm. “I like to think of it as a juke joint band, if there is such a thing,” says Billy Martin about his new quartet, Wicked Knee. To which we can only respond, well, if there wasn’t one, there is now. Martin, for the past two decades the drummer of the genre-busting trio Medeski Martin & Wood, wanted his new project to be something completely different from what his fans are accustomed to hearing from him. With a lineup consisting solely of trombonist Curtis Fowlkes, tuba player Marcus Rojas, trumpeter Steven Bernstein and Martin serving as his own rhythm section, comparisons to anything that have come before are unlikely. Martin calls Wicked Knee “ragtime funk,” and one listen to the band’s debut self-titled six-song (plus bonus track) EP confirms that his description is spot-on. “Wicked Knee,” says Martin, “is cathartic, heart-based and primarily intended for situations that invite people to let go, throw down, get down and have fun. And we add avant-garde interludes as release and tension.” Learn more about this weeks #JazzInThePark musical guest
Posted on: Sun, 03 Aug 2014 13:58:14 +0000
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