and the Richie Cole Sextet.
Last night's concert was in a space we hadn't seen before. It was in the ex-convent behind this beautiful cathedral, Santa Rosa de Viterbo, completed in the 18th century.
The ex-convent now houses the office of the local cultural institute, the sponsor of the jazz festival. The grounds are being restored:
And the Richie Cole Sextet played here. You can see the nuns' cells in the background.
Born in New Jersey in 1948, here is what he looked like early in his career:
This is what he looks like now:
With special guest trumpeter and Mexican legend, Luis Gasca. They both attended the Berklee School of Music in Boston.
Richie Cole is one amazing alto sax player. He channeled Charlie Parker for much of the evening, and be-bop was in the ex-convent's air. Wonder what the nuns' ghosts thought of that.
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