Jul 19, 2009 | All About Jazz
Opening Night: The Tim Hagans Quintet at Birdland
Established as the "Jazz Corner of the World" in 1949, Birdland is the quintessential jazz club in New York City.
An Assertive Trumpeter Is Muted, but Not Shy
The trumpeter Tim Hagans makes an art and science out of assertiveness. Repeatedly during his first set at Birdland on Wednesday night he unfurled long arcs of eighth notes, clipping each one neatly at the end.
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