Ghost-note is a jam-jazz-funk collective helmed by two drummers that also do time in the downtown modern jazz big band Snarky Puppy. Drummer Robert “Sput” Searight and percussionist Nate Werth were joined by two saxes, keys, guitar, bass, and singer. The octet was tight and it was nice to see a group with emphasis placed on drums. Searight was active and was a delicious smash of ?uestlove and Art Blakey. The music was loose jams that drew on Tower of Power, James Brown, and Sly Stone. I’ve seen this crew at a Newport Jazz and they seem to have evolved over time. The singer didn’t do much singing but his yelping “Ha” and “Good Gawds” lent some vocal percussion. They keys player offered some spacey passages that made me reminisce of Bernie Worrell of the Mothership. First time at this brewery whose product appears nowhere except at this address. They have a taproom and the concert happened in another space called the “green room”. The saxes played off of each other with one’s sound processed through some synth. The guitar and bass were a solid backbone and could be in front or back of the sound. Great cover of The Isley’s Work To Do.
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