Wonderful music is being made at the new jazz club at 163 West Tenth Street in New York City, Mezzrow, and I was there to witness some of the beauty on September 16, 2014. The creators were pianist Michael Kanan and bassist / composer Neal Miner, and the result was glorious sounds in an inviting place. Here is the first half of their sweetly inspiring recital. The videos are dark but the music gleams.
IT’S YOU OR NO ONE:
GONE WITH THE WIND:
LULLABY OF THE LEAVES:
WRAP YOUR TROUBLES IN DREAMS:
AUTUMN IN NEW YORK:
I will share the second half with JAZZ LIVES soon, but I’d like this one to sink in. Michael and Neal know that there is deep emotional life in “these old songs,” which have not grown old and will not as long as they are handled with intelligent tenderness. As they are here.
May your happiness increase!
JAZZ LIVES 
Indeed these beautiful songs are handled with the intelligent tenderness~.
I loved every note. Michael Kanan is definitely a superstar in my eyes.
Thank you so much for the lovely post, NM.
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