[Dixielandjazz] The Convincing Anachronism

[Steve Barbone]

Convincing Anachronisms. That's what we need. :-) VBG.

Below snipped from a Times review.

Cheers,
Steve


Cyrus Chestnut Shows He's a Jazz Anachronism

NY TIMES - By NATE CHINEN - July 8, 2006

The pianist Cyrus Chestnut is one of jazz's most convincing anachronisms.
His brand of crisp articulation and blues-inflected harmony evokes another
era, sometime before the ascent of Bill Evans and McCoy Tyner, to say
nothing of Herbie Hancock and Keith Jarrett. But unlike the typical
nostalgist, who pines for the past partly because of a queasy discomfort
with the present, Mr. Chestnut appears comfortable with his placement in
time. 

What makes his music fly is a complete security in his style, and that sense
of untroubled self-assurance was one of the best things about Mr. Chestnut's
first set at the Jazz Standard on Thursday night. Working with his regular
rhythm partners, Michael Hawkins on bass, and Neal Smith on drums, Mr.
Chestnut played music tinged by gospel coloration and rooted in earthy
swing.