
I met pianist Dred
Scott when I moved back to the Bay Area from Boston in the early 90's .
I co-led a quintet with saxophonist Kenny Brooks for several years. Dred was the pianist, Kenny Wollesen played drums and when he was available Larry Grenadier played bass.
Dred
had moved to Oakland from Akron with his trio, which he called Third
Plane. This trio had something special. Their music, which was composed
mostly by Dred, crossed stylistic boundaries
and was truly electrifying. I...