Jazz 101: Education For Your Ass!

Jason Davis and Candace "Mahogany" Miller kicked off Jazz 101: Jam Session at Buttons Restaurant in Addison, Texas on Sunday night to show off jazz in its purist form. The band, hosted by Candace "Mahogany" Miller, will perform and invite musicians on stage to jam.

This week, gifting us with music from Miles Davis' 1969 recording, "In a Silent Way," Jamil Byrom (drums), Jonathan Fisher (upright bass), Eric Willis (piano), Joseph Yusuf McCowan (congo drums) and bandleader, Jason Davis (alto sax), were true to form and proved, once again, what real jazz music is supposed to sound like.

Then there's vocals. Mahogany--where antithetically--raspy, raw passion and honey surrender to create the most sultry, soulful/jazz thunder on the planet. I would be remiss if I didn't note that, more than just singing, Mahogany's voice is a movement that vibrates to your very core. When she opens her mouth, her breath mists lyrics that marries the music effortlessly, and forces you to dance, sing along, groove or make love to..musical beauty. She. Can. Sang.

Early on, a vocalist and drummer joined them to jam.

The restaurant, Buttons, was the perfect venue for tonight's jam session. The ambiance was an appropriate oxymoron of sports, food and live music that blended smoothly to create an eclectic warmth. Their skillfully quirky menu offered an abundance of pound-gaining dishes. However, the eclectic ambiance did not appeal to an eclectic palate that would probably appreciate meatless dishes besides salads.

Not a deal breaker.

Join the band and Mahogany each week at Buttons where they will be schooling folk every Sunday until, hopefully, the 1st of Never.

Up next week: Jazz Divas. Friend Jason Davis and Mahogany The Artist on Facebook for updates and schedules.