Wayne Shorter Quartet - Jazz @ Lincoln Center

Saturday night @ Jazz at Lincoln Center, the Wayne Shorter quartet played to a sold out house. Those of us who were fortunate to bag a ticket to this gig were privy to a living legend in the jazz world and his incredibly talented musicians.  Mr. Shorter who will be 89 this year, attended New York University while soaking up the Manhattan jazz scene.  Mr. Shorter has played along with other jazz greats such as John Coltrane, Maynard Ferguson and Miles Davis.  The entire program, played without intermission ran nearly 2 hours and was all Mr. Shorter's compositions and arrangements.  While Mr. Shorter did not have the full sound to his tenor sax, his soprano saxophone was resplendent.  Shorter allowed his gifted band members, Brian Blade on drums, John Patitucci on bass and Danilo Perez on piano to fully show off their musical talents.  The audience did not get any verbal exchange with the great Mr. Shorter, nor was it needed.  What we did receive was 2 hours of mesmerizing music and bragging rights for hearing a living legend in his 80's perform.  Jazz is one of the life's greatest celebrations, sound filled with impact and surprise.  "Jazz does not belong to one race or culture, but it is a gift that America has give the world," A. Alaadeen.  Jazz @ Lincoln Center is one of New York's great gifts to be treasured.