Eric Alexander and Joe Farnsworth were cooking again last night, along with the help of John Webber on the bass and Mike LeDonne on piano. In the middle of the first set owner of Ibiza Lounge, Frankie Goris, had to bolt from the club when his wife went into labor. We all kept in touch with Frankie via text as the band played on. The great trumpet player Joe Magnarelli stopped by to sit in on the second set, www.joemagnarelli.com. In honor of Frankie they played "A Child is Born" by Thad Jones. It was an inspired night! Eric and Joe are off to Japan to play at the Cotton Club in Tokyo and the Blue Note in Nagoya. They will be back home in the Bronx for Ibiza Jazz Nights on Thursday, June 3rd. Be there! (photo of Eric Alexander)
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