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And
Scott Joplin begat Jelly Roll Morton, who begat James P. Johnson, who
begat Fats Waller, who begat Earl Hines, and on and on. That is a rough
sketch of the jazz piano genealogy described by the pianist Jon Weber
in his fascinating and essential show “From Joplin to Jarrett: 115
Years of Piano Jazz,” at the Metropolitan Room on Thursday evening.
That
history suggested a river gathering tributaries until it reached a
delta, symbolized by Keith Jarrett, whose unaccompanied solo marathon
concerts in the 1970s summarized much of what preceded him.
From
an academic perspective, this one-hour program was an enlightening
music history tutorial, delivered with enthusiasm and wit by a musician
with no axes to grind and who is utterly devoid of professorial
grandiosity. But because Mr. Weber can play up a storm, it was also a thrilling demonstration of one man’s passionate attachment to his chosen instrument.
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