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...next piece “Iraida,” a duet, featuring Lynch and Palmieri, was the best piece of the night. Dedicated to Palmieri’s wife, “Iraida” started out plaintive and slow, with both musicians playing restrained, subdued parts, only to explode in the center into action, putting their virtuosic talent on display...
Lynch hit higher and higher notes on his trumpet as Palmieri improvised on the piano, effortlessly pushing the piece faster and faster. By its end, the crowd was in paroxysms of sheer delight...
...Jazz Impromptu,” a song almost entirely improvised—featuring Palmieri, Lynch, Cohen, Parker K. Barnes ’08 on bass, and Christopher M. Krogslund ’09 on drums—was beautiful. Palmieri, Lynch, and Cohen wowed the crowd with their musicianship, exchanging solos, and just having a wild, raucous time with the piece...
...Waltz for My Grandson,” Palmieri left the piano to conduct the work. It was a little ditty moving slowly at first that peaked at its magnificent end. The whole work sped up, the beat solidified, and Palmieri jumped back on the piano for a rousing finish...
...last piece, featuring Maxwell I. Nwaru Jr. ’10 and his divine saxophone solo, a solo by Krogslund on the drums, and Barnes on the bass, began decidedly funky. Assuming a brassy tone, the energy was palpable. Lynch soloed and Palmieri was typically masterful on the piano. Though not the most compelling piece of the night—that distinction belongs to “Iraida”—it was a wonderfully emphatic way to end to an evening of beautiful jazz...