The weekend quickly approached. Nicole and I had the pleasure of welcoming our cousin Paul (Beth's husband) to our apartment for dinner. He was here from Phoenix in nearby New Jersey for work. We decided to grill some fresh red peppers, mushrooms, onions and zucchini, a few thin cut porterhouse steaks and Nicole made great side salads topped with fat free feta. We caught up with Paul about his job, discussed politics and life in NYC.We didn't have much time to spare because we got tickets to see saxophonist Kenny Garrett and his quartet at Iridium Jazz Club near Times Square. Garrett was accompanied by a younger group of musicians: Cory Henry, a gospel-steeped Hammond B-3 organist; Kona Khashu, an electric bassist; and Justin Brown, a bombastic fast-paced drummer. 
They had a very funky feel in their jams throughout the night, definitely entertaining both us and the crowd. The performance was subsequent to his recent release of "Sketches of MD", a reference to Garrett's experiences playing with Miles Davis... who had a similarly titled popular album from 1960 called "Sketches of Spain". They seated us close, allowing us to immerse into the music with good wine, a scotch, cheeses and fruit. Check out a few clips from the session here: Video 1 and Video 2.
They had a very funky feel in their jams throughout the night, definitely entertaining both us and the crowd. The performance was subsequent to his recent release of "Sketches of MD", a reference to Garrett's experiences playing with Miles Davis... who had a similarly titled popular album from 1960 called "Sketches of Spain". They seated us close, allowing us to immerse into the music with good wine, a scotch, cheeses and fruit. Check out a few clips from the session here: Video 1 and Video 2.
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