“Rising-star vibraphonist Warren Wolf plans to show several sides of his musical personality Tuesday-Wednesday, February 8-9 at the Dakota jazz club. On Tuesday night, multi-instrumentalist Wolf will present a show he’s been touring with for about two years, a retrospective look at the evolution of his main instrument, the vibes.
“A lot of people get confused and call it a ‘xylophone,’” the 42-year old Wolf says. “I want to let people know about all the wonderful musicians past and present who have played the instrument, and show how it has evolved, sound-wise, up to today.”
He says the “interactive” presentation features music by trailblazers like Lionel Hampton, Milt Jackson, Bobby Hutcherson, Roy Ayers, Dave Samuels (whom Wolf studied with) and Gary Burton, along with current players like Stefon Harris and Joe Locke.
Wednesday night’s show will feature “groove and R&B standards, just having a good time” from Wolf’s fourth recording for Mack Avenue, “Reincarnation,” along with a few of Wolf’s originals. Wednesday night only, vocalist Amani Grace Cooper will join Wolf and his quartet, which also includes Alex Brown on piano and Fender Rhodes keyboard, Eliot Seppa on upright and electric bass and young drummer Carroll Dashiell III. Wolf will also play some keyboard…”
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ARTICLE BY: DAN EMERSON