Brinae Ali & Sean Jones

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Review:

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The great trumpeter Sean Jones has teamed up with singer Brinae Ali (who also tap dances) and electronic wizard Wendel Patrick to form Dizzy Spellz, a unique Dizzy Gillespie tribute band.

Despite the sparse background behind the trumpeter, the trio is quite effective in paying homage to Gillespie but in a very contemporary way.

Brinae Ali takes brief vocals (she is a fine singer), dances to the music, and offers commentary while Wendel Patrick achieves a wide variety of sounds.

With Sean Jones emulating Gillespie but in his own sound, the group on Apr. 26, 2020 performs unique versions of “Vote Dizzy” (based on “Salt Peanuts”) and “A Night In Tunisia” plus some politically-charged funky vamps.

They certainly hold one’s interest throughout.

– Scott Yanow