Queen, Alvin
Justin Time, 2025, CD
Instrument: Drums
Issue: 31.3
Jazz Ruler Type: Kool
Performance: 4
Sound: 4
Score: 78
O’s Notes: Switzerland-based (since 1979), drummer Alvin Queen has not performed in the US since 2016. He was denied a Visa in 2017 (after his US passport expired) because of a juvenile arrest even though the charges were dropped! Yet he continues to delight audiences throughout Europe. The Jazzcup Cafe Blues was recorded live at Jazzclub Domicile in Pforzheim, Germany, May 2019. Alvin is joined by Jesse Davis (a-sax), Danny Grissett (p), and Dezron Douglas (b). Cesar Granados adds percussion on two selections notably “Jazzcup Cafe Blues”. We also enjoyed “Au Privave” and “Evening Stroll Through Nyhavn”.
Publicist: Alvin Queen