Best Jazz Night

The art gallery and community resource center owned by Grammy-winning saxophonist Kebbi Williams is the joint for jazz (and more) in the West End. This year, a Masters Series showcased vocalist Dwight Trible (who has worked with Patrice Rushen and Pharoah Sanders) and the New York-based Antione Rodney Trio. Artists as diverse as shockabilly shaman Eugene Chadbourne, Norwegian drummer Paal Nilssen-Love?s Large Unit free jazz ensemble, and Albuquerque, New Mexico-based Yjastros Flamenco Dance Company have presented amazing concerts. On most Sundays, the venue hosts Communion, a weekly brunch curated by local chefs, as well as a slammin? evening jam session, which attracts some of the city?s finest veteran and aspiring jazz improvisers, such Williams, Ali Barr, Dionne Farris, Phil Adair, Dallas Dawson, Marquin Mason, Melvin Jones, Paulino and Eric Fontaine. less...