The Redwine Jazz Band countered the cold January temperatures with jazz both cool and hot on Friday, January 9th at Germano’s Piattini, a European-style restaurant in Baltimore.
Bassist John Previti provided both rhythmic support and melodic accompaniment as well as a dry wit between tunes. Previti began studying oboe, but the draw to play rock ‘n’ roll bass guitar was too great for him to resist. He went on to play rockabilly for 18 years as the bass player with guitarist Danny Gatton.
With Redwine, Previti used gut strings and no amplification, playing soulfully complex and sometimes humorous solos. His technical prowess sets him apart from most other bass players, and his solos on every tune were much appreciated by the other players as well as by the audience.
— Anna Hoover
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