This LIVE iPhone recording is of an impromptu arrangement of "Afro Blue" at The Velvet Note (metro Atlanta). Julie Dexter (v),Nick Rosen (p), Kevin Smith (b), Henry Conerway (d)

Afro Blue LIVE Julie Dexter Feat. Thehc3

This live performance was recorded at Churchill Grounds in Atlanta; with Tony Hightower (v), Nick Rosen (p), Tommy Sauter (b), and Henry Conerway, III (d). The first vocal piece of the evening was met with a shattering glass... and later, a roaring applause. Take a listen. 

Hello Young Lovers

Slippery

Sugar Ray

With Pride For Dignity

The Feel Goods

Hopscotch

Gingerbread Boy

Carvin's Agreement

Cottontail

Drummer Henry Conerway III has become a leading presence on the modern jazz scene since moving to New York in 2015. He’s worked regularly with the iconic Freddy Cole, Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra trumpeter Marcus Printup, vocalist extraordinaire Jazzmeia Horn, and many more luminaries across generations. This evening celebrates the release of Conerway’s new trio album, featuring compositions by pianist Kenny Banks, Jr. and arrangements by Conerway and bassist Kevin Smith. The title track, "With Pride for Dignity," speaks to the experience of Africans in America, and new arrangements of songs such as Jimmy Heath’s “Gingerbread Boy,” Ray Brown’s “Slippery,” Phineas Newborn, Jr.’s “Sugar Ray,” Duke Ellington’s “Cottontail,” and Marcus Printup’s “Hopscotch” speak to different chapters of this story.

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