THERE was one more manifestation of +233 Jazz Bar and Grill’s constant and fruitful activities in support of jazz in this country when its Blues & Jazz Festival 2022 came off from February 3 to February 5.
From the moment the GH Jazz Collective hit the stage as the opening act, till the clean, crisp high tones of Andy Narrel’s steelpans climaxed the festival, it was clear everyone had enjoyed an imaginatively conceived and excellently- executed programme.
With trumpeter/flugel horn player Nicholas Genest from France as guest, the GH Jazz Collective was in high spirits right from the start of their 57-minute set.
They had obviously experienced playing in various other contexts before coming together. They are, however, a cohesive unit though the rhythmic density of each player still shows.
The Collective’s Bernard Ayisa on tenor saxophone is an extremely confident player who ran the gamut of pitches on his horn.
When he tackled ballads, his technique ranged from murmurs that were not muffled to blasts that were heart-warming and not jarring.
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