MUSIC

Kirk Knuffke Trio

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 2022
8:00 PM

Roulette In Person & Live Stream
509 Atlantic Avenue (entrance on Third Avenue), Boerum Hill, Brooklyn

$25 advance in person; $30 door in person; $20 students/seniors at door in person; free live stream
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You’d think playing jazz in-and-out would be easy, but then why are so few people really good at it? Cornestist Kirk Knuffke is a treat: in what has to be the perfect description of his playing, one critic said, “he is tuneful even when there is no tune” — and that’s it exactly. The rhythm section comprises bassist Mike Bisio and, as Bisio’s presence might lead you to hope, pianist Matthew Shipp, more outside than inside to be sure, but one of the great musicians in all of jazz. (That’s right: NO DRUMS.)

MAKE A NIGHT OF IT: In person, nice enough bistro at Bacchus. Streaming at home, have a Storm King (a drink that originated at the nearby Grand Army Bar, as it happens): pour 2 oz. blended Scotch, 1/2 oz. Nocino (meaning, walnut liqueur), and 1/4 oz. Bénédictine, with 3 dashes of Angotastura bitters, into an ice-filled cocktail shaker. Stir. Strain into a chilled Martini glass or coupe. Garnish with a cocktail cherry.