Of all the worthy sounds heard Tuesday night, the final night of jazz at the Knit, what stood out most was the slashing, furious freak-jazz of the DaHa Orchestra, short for Andrew D’Angelo and Curtis Hasselbring, both in fantastic form at the helm of a big band. With the unstoppable frenzied pinpoint assault of Jim Black on drums. If it sounds like a lot of music, it was. D’Angelo thrives but is still struggling with the aftermath of brain surgery earlier this year. Play, Andrew, play.
The Search & Restore series will resurface in other venues soon. And Winter Jazz Fest, formerly a Knit event, will spread out to three venues on January 10. Look at the roster and know it’s true: New York jazz is wrapping up an insanely productive decade. Signs are that it will not slow.
P.S. — Larry Blumenfeld on the Wayne Shorter concert I missed.
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