Dance Like There's No Tomorrow
By Joel Roberts
That's the low roar of a sousaphone—courtesy of New Orleans' Matt Perrine—you hear on the opening notes of “All Up in the Aisles,” the first tune on Brooklyn-based saxophonist John Ellis' soulful Dance Like There's No Tomorrow. A North Carolina preacher's son who spent his formative musical years in the Crescent City before moving up north, Ellis remains a devotee of the New Orleans sound, although he and his band Double-Wide put a decidedly New York twist on it here.
With Perrine holding down the bottom on the unwieldy but powerful instrument, Gary Versace providing some deep church grooves on organ, Jason Marsalis ably manning the drums, plus Ellis' own expressive tenor sax, the group serves up an eclectic mix of modernist jazz that's both danceable and challenging (click here to read full review at AllAboutJazz.com...).
Tour Dates | John Ellis & Double-Wide
- May 13, 2008 / The Jazz Standard / New York, New York (7:30 PM & 9:30 PM)
- May 14, 2008 / The Jazz Standard / New York, New York (7:30 PM & 9:30 PM)
- May 28, 2008 / Regatta Bar / Cambridge, Massachusetts
- August 21, 2008 / The Sunside / Paris, France
- August 22, 2008 / 72 hours of Ainlay - Castle Concerts / Ainlay, France
- September 20, 2008 / Chris' Jazz Cafe / Philadelphia, Pennsylvania