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| Dave Graf (2012) |
© Andrea Canter
We're accustomed to seeing the trombone in large ensembles, but
Dave Graf has helped elevate the brass bone to chamber contexts, most notably
with Brad Bellows in the popular quintet, Valve [Brad] Meets Slide [Dave], often on stage at the Artists Quarter. Of course we also hear Dave with a long list
of other bands, from Dave Karr's Mulligan Stew to the JazzMN Orchestra, Pete
Whitman X-Tet, Salsa Del Soul, Explosion Big Band and more. But when Valve Meets
Slide, we get to hear the melodic side of the trombone in all its growling
glory, as a leading solo voice, as the entire rhythm section coiled into one
bad ax.
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| Brad Bellows and Dave Graf, "Valve and Slide" |
