Top 10 Most Life Altering Jazz Concerts


Not necessarily the best, but the ones that had the most impact on me at the time.

presented in chronological order

  1. Max Roach Quartet, with Cecil Bridgewater, Odean Pope and Tyrone Brown
    New Haven Green, New Haven, CT, 1990
  2. Ray Baretto (featuring Jairo Moreno, Hector Martignon and others) and Papo Lucca (y El Sonora Poncena), with guest soloist Hilton Ruiz.
    Village Gate, NYC, 1991
  3. McCoy Tyner Trio, with Ron Carter and Al Foster
    Fat Tuesday's, NYC, 1992
  4. Arthur Taylor and Taylor's Wailers, with Abraham Burton, Willie Williams, Jacky Terrason and Tyler Mitchell
    Village Vanguard, NYC, 1992
  5. Brad Mehldau Trio, with Ugonna Okegwo and Leon Parker
    Village Gate, NYC, 1992
  6. Tom Harrell Quintet, with Don Braden, Danilo Perez, Ray Drummond and Leon Parker
    Visiones, NYC, 1993
  7. Cedar Walton Trio, with David Williams and Billy Higgins
    Sweet Basil, NYC, 1995
  8. Kenny Barron Quintet, with John Stubblefield, Eddie Henderson, David Williams and Victor Lewis
    Sweet Basil, NYC 1996
  9. James Williams and Intensive Care Unit, with Steve Wilson, Bill Pierce, John Lockwood, Yoron Israel, Miles Griffith and Roger Holland
    Visiones, NYC, 1997
  10. Ahmad Jamal Trio, with James Cammack and James Johnson
    Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT, 2001