On a cool fall Saturday evening, I decided to go to
Chalkers to catch a good friend and trumpet player by the name of Brian
Chahley. A fellow graduate of both the
Brubeck Institute and the New School of Music, Brian showed effectively through
his performance how all that hard work is starting to pay off in great ways.
Brian Chahley fronts a quartet that consists of the great
Nancy Walker on piano, and two fellow young lions Dan Fortin on the bass and
Fabio Ragnelli on the drums. Through
the performance it was a mixture of tried, tested and true standards and
original compositions played with such ease, poise and aplomb.
Brian Chahley is a very creative,
real trumpet player that doesn’t run out of ideas and conceptions. He keeps building on his ideas while
interacting with a rhythm section that is following and complimenting his every
move and attack on the music.
Not only he is a great trumpet
player in the likes of Woody Shaw, Freddie Hubbard and Miles Davis, but the
main showstopper for me was his vocal and scat take on “I Fall in Love Too
Easily”. It was a very creative,
classy, and a smooth vocal reminiscent of Chet Baker and not to mention very
sensual and sexy at the same time.
Enclosed at the end of this article is a video clip of what I witnessed
during that showstopper performance.
Again, it was a fine night of music
from one of the big up and coming young talents on the trumpet and vocal
scene.
BRIAN CHAHLEY OFFICIAL WEB SITE
www.brianchahley.com
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