Anchor ads are not supported on this page.

4S Ranch Allied Gardens Alpine Baja Balboa Park Bankers Hill Barrio Logan Bay Ho Bay Park Black Mountain Ranch Blossom Valley Bonita Bonsall Borrego Springs Boulevard Campo Cardiff-by-the-Sea Carlsbad Carmel Mountain Carmel Valley Chollas View Chula Vista City College City Heights Clairemont College Area Coronado CSU San Marcos Cuyamaca College Del Cerro Del Mar Descanso Downtown San Diego Eastlake East Village El Cajon Emerald Hills Encanto Encinitas Escondido Fallbrook Fletcher Hills Golden Hill Grant Hill Grantville Grossmont College Guatay Harbor Island Hillcrest Imperial Beach Imperial Valley Jacumba Jamacha-Lomita Jamul Julian Kearny Mesa Kensington La Jolla Lakeside La Mesa Lemon Grove Leucadia Liberty Station Lincoln Acres Lincoln Park Linda Vista Little Italy Logan Heights Mesa College Midway District MiraCosta College Miramar Miramar College Mira Mesa Mission Beach Mission Hills Mission Valley Mountain View Mount Hope Mount Laguna National City Nestor Normal Heights North Park Oak Park Ocean Beach Oceanside Old Town Otay Mesa Pacific Beach Pala Palomar College Palomar Mountain Paradise Hills Pauma Valley Pine Valley Point Loma Point Loma Nazarene Potrero Poway Rainbow Ramona Rancho Bernardo Rancho Penasquitos Rancho San Diego Rancho Santa Fe Rolando San Carlos San Marcos San Onofre Santa Ysabel Santee San Ysidro Scripps Ranch SDSU Serra Mesa Shelltown Shelter Island Sherman Heights Skyline Solana Beach Sorrento Valley Southcrest South Park Southwestern College Spring Valley Stockton Talmadge Temecula Tierrasanta Tijuana UCSD University City University Heights USD Valencia Park Valley Center Vista Warner Springs

Tribe of D at the new Dizzy's

Alto saxophonist David Negrete joined forces with like-minded improvisers for a hypnotic and compelling set of original music.

http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/dec/29/37610/

Alto saxophonist David Negrete returned to San Diego last night with Tribe of D, a quartet featuring NYC bassist Danny Weller, local piano hero Joshua White and LA drummer Dan Schnelle for a long set of riveting and spiritual, original modal jazz.

As White set a series of tremolos into motion, Negrete pursed long, plaintive strokes of melody and established a heavy Coltrane groove to open "When I See The Dream, I Understand." Negrete has a warm tone and sound, balanced between an acidic edge and velvet pillows, and, as the tune evolved into a groove compendium, he and White stirred up a delicious tension of long tones against chameleonic harmony. The pianist upped the ante in his solo with shifting repetitions and powerful clusters as Weller and Schnelle charted his degrees of volume and intensity like dynamic cartographers.

On "Surveying," Negrete built slow waves of spiraling melodies while White kept the fires stoked with startling hammered notes and exponential expansion on short themes conceived in the moment.

The super melodic "Folk Song," brought a feeling of gospel-inspired Americana that had Weller coming to the forefront, carving off sculpted notes of poignant quavers before triggering velocity into a remarkable bit of storytelling.

White began "Takao," with misty clouds of harmony as Negrete posited a gorgeous theme in a tone that brought Jan Garbarek to mind--winding thematic curlicues into soaring arcs supported by the joyous lift of White's accompaniment. The band seemed to create an entirely new piece at the end, feeding each other spontaneous cues.

As an extra treat, the saxophonist's brother Steven joined the group on the hang a percussion instrument similar to a steel pan and looking like a small barbecue (or a miniature flying saucer), evoking a hypnotic, kalimba-like texture that drew the band into a communal exchange. Weller surfaced, alone, with a bass solo full of flamenco-like strumming and pregnant double-stops that reminded me of the great Jimmy Garrison.

Beautiful, original music played by some of the country's finest young musicians. Hard to top that.

Photo by Bonnie Wright

Here's something you might be interested in.
Submit a free classified
or view all

Previous article

Remote work = cleaner air for San Diego

Locals working from home went from 8.1 percent to 17.8 percent
Next Article

La Clochette brings croissants—and cassoulet—to Mission Valley

Whatever's going on with this bakery business, Civita Park residents get a decent meal

http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/dec/29/37610/

Alto saxophonist David Negrete returned to San Diego last night with Tribe of D, a quartet featuring NYC bassist Danny Weller, local piano hero Joshua White and LA drummer Dan Schnelle for a long set of riveting and spiritual, original modal jazz.

As White set a series of tremolos into motion, Negrete pursed long, plaintive strokes of melody and established a heavy Coltrane groove to open "When I See The Dream, I Understand." Negrete has a warm tone and sound, balanced between an acidic edge and velvet pillows, and, as the tune evolved into a groove compendium, he and White stirred up a delicious tension of long tones against chameleonic harmony. The pianist upped the ante in his solo with shifting repetitions and powerful clusters as Weller and Schnelle charted his degrees of volume and intensity like dynamic cartographers.

On "Surveying," Negrete built slow waves of spiraling melodies while White kept the fires stoked with startling hammered notes and exponential expansion on short themes conceived in the moment.

The super melodic "Folk Song," brought a feeling of gospel-inspired Americana that had Weller coming to the forefront, carving off sculpted notes of poignant quavers before triggering velocity into a remarkable bit of storytelling.

White began "Takao," with misty clouds of harmony as Negrete posited a gorgeous theme in a tone that brought Jan Garbarek to mind--winding thematic curlicues into soaring arcs supported by the joyous lift of White's accompaniment. The band seemed to create an entirely new piece at the end, feeding each other spontaneous cues.

As an extra treat, the saxophonist's brother Steven joined the group on the hang a percussion instrument similar to a steel pan and looking like a small barbecue (or a miniature flying saucer), evoking a hypnotic, kalimba-like texture that drew the band into a communal exchange. Weller surfaced, alone, with a bass solo full of flamenco-like strumming and pregnant double-stops that reminded me of the great Jimmy Garrison.

Beautiful, original music played by some of the country's finest young musicians. Hard to top that.

Photo by Bonnie Wright

Sponsored
Here's something you might be interested in.
Submit a free classified
or view all
Previous article

Along Came A Spider @ 98 Bottles

Next Article

Kamau Kenyatta at The Loft

Ask a Hipster — Advice you didn't know you needed Big Screen — Movie commentary Blurt — Music's inside track Booze News — San Diego spirits Classical Music — Immortal beauty Classifieds — Free and easy Cover Stories — Front-page features Drinks All Around — Bartenders' drink recipes Excerpts — Literary and spiritual excerpts Feast! — Food & drink reviews Feature Stories — Local news & stories Fishing Report — What’s getting hooked from ship and shore From the Archives — Spotlight on the past Golden Dreams — Talk of the town The Gonzo Report — Making the musical scene, or at least reporting from it Letters — Our inbox Movies@Home — Local movie buffs share favorites Movie Reviews — Our critics' picks and pans Musician Interviews — Up close with local artists Neighborhood News from Stringers — Hyperlocal news News Ticker — News & politics Obermeyer — San Diego politics illustrated Outdoors — Weekly changes in flora and fauna Overheard in San Diego — Eavesdropping illustrated Poetry — The old and the new Reader Travel — Travel section built by travelers Reading — The hunt for intellectuals Roam-O-Rama — SoCal's best hiking/biking trails San Diego Beer — Inside San Diego suds SD on the QT — Almost factual news Sheep and Goats — Places of worship Special Issues — The best of Street Style — San Diego streets have style Surf Diego — Real stories from those braving the waves Theater — On stage in San Diego this week Tin Fork — Silver spoon alternative Under the Radar — Matt Potter's undercover work Unforgettable — Long-ago San Diego Unreal Estate — San Diego's priciest pads Your Week — Daily event picks
4S Ranch Allied Gardens Alpine Baja Balboa Park Bankers Hill Barrio Logan Bay Ho Bay Park Black Mountain Ranch Blossom Valley Bonita Bonsall Borrego Springs Boulevard Campo Cardiff-by-the-Sea Carlsbad Carmel Mountain Carmel Valley Chollas View Chula Vista City College City Heights Clairemont College Area Coronado CSU San Marcos Cuyamaca College Del Cerro Del Mar Descanso Downtown San Diego Eastlake East Village El Cajon Emerald Hills Encanto Encinitas Escondido Fallbrook Fletcher Hills Golden Hill Grant Hill Grantville Grossmont College Guatay Harbor Island Hillcrest Imperial Beach Imperial Valley Jacumba Jamacha-Lomita Jamul Julian Kearny Mesa Kensington La Jolla Lakeside La Mesa Lemon Grove Leucadia Liberty Station Lincoln Acres Lincoln Park Linda Vista Little Italy Logan Heights Mesa College Midway District MiraCosta College Miramar Miramar College Mira Mesa Mission Beach Mission Hills Mission Valley Mountain View Mount Hope Mount Laguna National City Nestor Normal Heights North Park Oak Park Ocean Beach Oceanside Old Town Otay Mesa Pacific Beach Pala Palomar College Palomar Mountain Paradise Hills Pauma Valley Pine Valley Point Loma Point Loma Nazarene Potrero Poway Rainbow Ramona Rancho Bernardo Rancho Penasquitos Rancho San Diego Rancho Santa Fe Rolando San Carlos San Marcos San Onofre Santa Ysabel Santee San Ysidro Scripps Ranch SDSU Serra Mesa Shelltown Shelter Island Sherman Heights Skyline Solana Beach Sorrento Valley Southcrest South Park Southwestern College Spring Valley Stockton Talmadge Temecula Tierrasanta Tijuana UCSD University City University Heights USD Valencia Park Valley Center Vista Warner Springs
Close

Anchor ads are not supported on this page.

This Week’s Reader This Week’s Reader