Word: quartetting
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...Blakey and Herbie Hancock. Since the very beginning of his career, Garrett has never had to go out of his way to demonstrate his playing ability. Yet that is precisely the impression that he gave at Sculler’s Jazz Club as he took the stage with his quartet last Thursday...
...misses, marring the first set’s first half, were as mystifying as they were distressing. Garret’s quartet suffered from amateurish balance problems as Dave’s percussion drowned out Brown and bassist Vincente Archer. This lack of tonal center vaulted the frontman into a series of frenzied solos. One of Garrett’s new tunes, as yet untitled, started with a longing, mysterious texture and then built in intensity as layers of complexity mounted. Then Garrett took his solo and turned the piece into a chaotic, screaming mess that had absolutely nothing...
...beautiful in its construction. Moreover, Garrett infused his interpretation with pathos so breathtaking it was hard to reconcile his performace with the concert’s opening. His cadenza was particularly stunning, as he deftly blended themes from all three tunes. To round out the set, the full quartet returned and rolled into “Happy People,” a funk-laced ditty featuring a catchy bridge and an irresistible groove. As if making up for his earlier alienation, Garrett welcomed his audience back to his music by exhorting them to sing along. This was what jazz...
...second set wasn’t nearly as offensive as moments of the first, but there existed among the quartet an underlying and intangible lack of connection. Dave seemed to have lost his chops, Garrett appeared to have spent every creative idea in the first set and as ever, Brown was inaudible under the weight of everyone else. It seems a shame to bury a talented band under such awkward pretensions...
...biggest wake-up call of the meet was felt by the 4x100 relay team of juniors Sean Meeker and Chris Lambert, senior Shawn Parker and co-captain Kobie Fuller. The quartet, who broke a school record with a run of 41.07 seconds two weeks ago at Columbia, were in position to win their IC4A heat at the Penn Relays, but a dropped baton on the anchor leg spoiled...