Jimmie Highsmith at PIs
After posting the gig on this blog, my wife and I took up Jimmie Highsmith Jr. on his invite and went to see him and the band play Saturday evening at P.I.’s Lounge, 499 West Ave. in the 19th Ward. Located next to the Southern food mecca Unkl Moe’s, P.I.’s is a neighborhood bar with a good-sized dance floor and bandstand. On Saturday night it was full of love, with Jimmie and the band (and a few additional members from the last time we saw them) laying down the groove for a friend’s birthday celebration. We had a great time—Dianna and I met Jimmie and got to hear the band again. In addition, the “birthday boy” (and the rest of us lucky devils in the bar) were treated to a “Saturday night” version of “Dr. Feelgood,” which left little to the imagination and was delivered using more of a “Sunday goin’ to church” voice. Thanks Jimmie.
As I told Jimmie Saturday, I’m willing to post items sent in by jazz groups and musicians for upcoming gigs, especially those that might not be getting much exposure in the press and other venues I’ve mentioned as forming usual sources for the listings I post. I’m interested in gigs throughout all of the communities in Rochester and its environs, especially those that are not always, shall we say, well-represented in the local press. I can’t become a posting service for any particular band or venue, but I can give some exposure where the venues they’re playing won’t or can’t advertise. In the interest of full disclosure, I can assure you that it will not being read by thousands now. However, there is a slow growth in the number of people taking a look at Jazz@Rochester and coming back (not just stumbling onto it, although there are a few of those), so it can’t hurt. Just hit the email link and let me know (plus give me some lead time).
