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Joshua Paxton plays James Booker - great quarantine concert of solo piano from New Orleans

Posted by boredop
Tags: blues, jazz, piano, concerts, joshua paxton, james booker
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Josh Paxton plays James Booker

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    boredop
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    Josh Paxton is an acclaimed pianist from New Orleans who literally wrote the book on James Booker - he published the only available collection of Booker transcriptions. Last night he played a solo...

    Josh Paxton is an acclaimed pianist from New Orleans who literally wrote the book on James Booker - he published the only available collection of Booker transcriptions. Last night he played a solo concert from his home on Facebook, and it was the best quarantine concert I have seen so far. He tore through Booker's repertoire, gave us a look "under the hood" to reveal some of the unique flourishes of Booker's style and influences (and how he influenced some of the other great pianists), and interpreted some unlikely songs in Booker's style. I was hanging on every note!

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      joplin
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      Whoa! Josh is a good friend of mine. Thanks for posting this! He really is a great player.

      Whoa! Josh is a good friend of mine. Thanks for posting this! He really is a great player.

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      1. boredop
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        Nice! I'll bet we have some friends in common. I only met Josh once but I know a bunch of people he plays with. I have been following him since he was released Q's Blues and was in Michael Ray's...

        Nice! I'll bet we have some friends in common. I only met Josh once but I know a bunch of people he plays with. I have been following him since he was released Q's Blues and was in Michael Ray's band - twenty years ago! Time really flies.

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