Willie Waldman Project 6.7.12

Quixote's True Blue
Denver, CO
Feat. Bukaty, Wisdom, Keener, & Callarman
Words, Photos & Videos By Nicholas Stock
Audio Recording By Corey Sandoval (Kind Recordings)
The last time Bukaty, Wisdom, Callerman, and Keener (live painters) were together was at the Kanrocksas Music Festival. This time around they were painting a Free Jazz performance from Willie Waldman Project. WWP is a group that morphs on the regular taking on different members based on locale and availability. This time around the musicians consisted of Willie on trumpet, Brian Jordan on guitar, Cory Kertzie on drums, and Garrett Sayers on bass. A tight group to be sure, but the night also had its fair share of surprises. I arrived early and met with the band for an interview. I wanted to dive into the collaboration between the live painters and the musicians.
I have been seeing Wisdom paint with Waldman for ten years now and the most interesting element of his painting is his reliance on the performance rather than



So with the painters in “Quadraphonic Surround Sound," it was time for the set to get underway. As they started there was only about thirty souls gathered on the newly renovated patio at Quixotes. I would have to point out that the light turnout had to

Willie was not only the bandleader but also his soulful trumpet acted as the glue that tied the act together. Brian Jordan is plainly stellar, working with a wide range of musical styles he pulled out all the stops on his guitar throughout the two set show. The dynamism between Sayers and Kertzie built over the course of the entire evening. Kertzie is a monster on the kit and working with someone as accomplished as Garrett really gave him the room to shine. The paint splattered on the canvas as the group flowed in and out of Latin, world, jazz, and rock soundscapes. There was no setlist really, as it is all improvised.
Willie Waldman Project Live at Quixote's True Blue on June 7, 2012.
The second set saw more surprises including a sit-in from Cecil “Pnut” Daniels who stopped by after playing a Thursday set at the Highland Tap. Not only have Wednesdays

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