Dub El, et al @ BoCav 11.28.06

If you haven't checked out Belgian Beer Happy Hour at Bohemian Caverns on Tuesday nights, I highly recommend it. Not only do you get a great deal on really good brews (no Blue Moons [i.e., fake white beers perpetrated on the world by mega-corps]), but you can hear the DJ stylings -- and often the live music -- of W. Ellington Felton, who, as the opening act for Esthero at the Birchmere in mid-August, was off the hook and whose newest joint, Outrospective: Me Then, Me Now, is excellent as well. (Usually, I would link to a site where you can purchase an album, but in this case, it's best to buy directly from Dub Ell at a gig, at the Caverns, or if you just see him on the street.)

Here's what he has to say about the goings-on this coming Tues. (11.28.06 [with a couple of links added by yours truly]):

Do you love GREAT MUSIC, Cool People, Great food, and BELGIUM BEER?

Where can you get ALL of those things in ONE place?

DUB's PUB!!!
Every tuesday @
Bohemian Caverns
2001 11th Street NW [Google map {which allows driving directions}; across the street {at 10th and Vermont exit} from the U St. Metro stop]
Washington, DC
http://www.bohemiancaverns.com/

W.Ellington Felton spins rare grooves, classic hip hop, and the world's best underground and indie soul.

join him as he features Global and Local musical, visiual, and graphic artist.
Chimay, Delirium, Duvel, and other great belgium beers are on sale for half price...
there is a food menu that features delicious Appetizers and Entrees....

This Tuesday, November 28th 2006 Join us for a special meet n greet, listening session and performance, and celebration for the release of "Ancestors" By: The W.E.S. Group

Echoes of ancestral and native sounds can be heard in this collective of talented musicians, whose folk jazz and acoustic approach create a distinctive sound of peace and beauty. Exceptional musicians in their own right, the collaboration of these seasoned musicians exhibits the passion and spirit of a “great camp meeting in the promised land” of jazz.

ABOUT W.E.S.: http://www.myspace.com/thewesgroup [and http://www.thewesgroup.com/ as well]

W. E. S. (William E. Smith, Ph.D.) – Through studying, composing, teaching and living music, saxophonist/composer W.E.S. has sought to enrich the lives of others through sound. His family roots go deep into the history of jazz and the African-American experience. W.E.S.’s grandfather and great-uncle, owned a music publishing company in the 1920s and published music that was performed by the great King Oliver as well as Noble Sissle. Many musicians used to come by the family home on the south side of Chicago including Art Tatum. W.E.S.’s cousin Warren Smith Jr. played percussion with the Miles Davis, Gil Evans orchestra and many other notable performers. In the spirit of this legacy, W.E.S. himself has performed nationally and internationally with his group and with jazz greats such as James Moody, Donald Byrd, Kenny Burrell, Wynton Marsalis, and Jon Hendricks.

After leading a quartet under his own name (The Will Smith Quartet) for several years, W.E.S. decided to form a group with a different focus. He wanted the group to transcend the traditional classification of jazz from strictly art music, to music that has a world flavor and is not only enjoyed but inspires the best in people. W.E.S. is currently an Assistant Professor and the Jazz Ensemble Director at American University and gives lectures on jazz and hip hop at the University of Maryland, University of Delaware, and Howard University.

HERE ARE SOME REVIEWS:

"Smith's passion is evident from-the-jump. He has a kind of take no prisoners approach that is full of youthful fire…"

Willard Jenkins, JazzTimes Magazine

"[Will is] an accomplished musician with a confident sound and an appealing repertoire, who brings to mind "the legacy of John Coltrane."

Mike Joyce, Washington Post

"Smith freely channels the spirits of Charlie Parker, Dexter Gordon, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Sonny Rollins, and other masters with minimal derivativeness, but comes up with his own muscular style."

Eric Brace, Washington Post