Jazz Beat: Matt Carrillo Group, at Take Five Coffee + Bar
When the disciples of Kansas City organist Everette DeVan reunite, the music clicks in a way you too rarely hear. Armed with a tenor sax that oozes the bluesy swing he learned from DeVan, Matt Carrillo returns this week from New York. (He started joining DeVan’s jam sessions while still in his teens.) Eboni Fondren’s singing continues to grow and mature but always carries the power learned in eight years of performing with DeVan. And Matt Hopper’s blues-based guitar has answered DeVan in countless jam sessions. Add Mark Lowrey on keyboards and Brad Williams on drums, and expect the house to shake this night just as you like it.
