New Condos Downtown San Diego - Notes From Denis
Sunday, February 1, 2009 at 8:07PM
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Notes From Denis
The best thing about writing a blog is you can ask other people to write about their experiences. One of our client/friends is Denis Poole. Here is his first entry for us. We hope you enjoy as much as we enjoy it.
Spare, inexpensive and comfortable, Dizzy’s Jazz Club at 3rd Avenue and K Street sits amidst the urban regeneration that typifies much of downtown San Diego. My visit to this appealing venue coincided with a celebration of the musical collaborations of French vocalist Henri Salvador & Brazilian composer Antonio Carlos Jobim performed by the outstanding Allegato Quintet. Featuring vocalist Allison Adams Tucker with Danny Green on piano, Duncan Moore drums, the excellent Evona Wascinski on upright and electric bass plus Tripp Sprague playing sax, flute and harmonica, the combo were well rehearsed and struck an instant chord with the small but appreciative crowd.
Not only that, the Allegato Quintet exemplifies the depth of local talent routinely on offer in San Diego. The linguistically dexterous Tucker recently released her own solo album ‘Come With Me’ which I have described elsewhere as indicating that great jazz is not always defined by what a song is but more by how it feels. At Dizzy’s she generously shared the limelight with her fellow players of whom the performance of Danny Green was particularly notable. In fact Greens debut CD ‘With You In Mind’ is now available and already catching the attention of those ‘in the know’. The sophisticated maturity that it displays suggests he has a promising career ahead of him.
As for Dizzys, it has existed as a music space since 2000 when owner Chuck Perrin struck a deal for a dusty storage room in an old 1911 warehouse across the street from where Petco Park now is. When in 2007 the city mandated that the old warehouse undergo a massive retrofit, Dizzy’s moved to its current location at the San Diego Wine & Culinary Center where patrons now have the added benefit of enjoying a glass of wine and a snack from the Center’s menu.For more, and to check out Dizzy’s schedule, go to www.dizzyssandiego.com
Denis Poole is an English music writer with a second home in downtown San Diego. His work can be found both on-line and in magazines worldwide. Check him out at www.smoothjazztherapy.com
By Sharyn & Victoria Crown, Downtown San Diego real estate agents
This is part of a series of articles entitled, New Condos, Downtown San Diego Style
