dewey redman, lady pearl

dewey redman was a son of fort worth who left a big footprint in jazz, playing tenor sax with ornette coleman, keith jarrett, pat metheny, and his own groups. he seemed to be on the rebound from various health issues before he checked out unexpectedly last september from liver failure. now, jhon kahsen is working with the jazz by the boulevard folks to put together a tribute to dewey at sardines on sunday, february 18th. details are sketchy at this point, but johnny says they plan to start around 5pm and have four bands playing hour-long sets before opening things up for a jam session.

meanwhile, lady pearl johnson's annual birthday tribute is at the bluebird this sat'day, january 13th. miss kim, ray reed and the b.t.a. band are hosting. i've been remiss in supporting the bluebird since it reopened; gotta take advantage of these oppos or they have a way of disappearing.