Charles Lloyd led New Orleans Jazz Fest through an hour-long version of his 77-year musical pilgrimage, offering an impassioned, lyrical performance on Saturday (May 2). A native of Memphis, the tenor saxophone legend has the delta blues in his bones. But he went way beyond that at Jazz Fest, reminding a breathless crowd of acolytes that he also knew Central Avenue when it was the bop mecca of Los Angeles, that he played with West Coast pop stars in the psychedelic 60s – and made his own million-selling jazz recordings in that same milieu.
REVIEW: Charles Lloyd, New Orleans Jazz Fest
