Roy Hargrove and Pharoah Sanders... at first glance it might have looked like a misprint. But it was true. Kicking off a two-week residency that Yoshi's hopes to make an annual tradition, Hargrove's quintet was booked at the club's San Francisco stage for four nights with saxophonist Sanders as a special guest star. But would this unlikely pairing of divergent musical personalities work? [more] »
Short takes on recent releases by Wayne Escoffery (Uptown), Von Freeman (Vonski Speaks), Komeda Project (Requiem), Donny McCaslin (Declaration) and James Weidman (Three Worlds). [more] »
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