Member Reviews: Workin' More Kitchen Sessions with Charlie Trotter

While fixing quesadillas, burgers and goat cheese puffs at a nightclub in Pittsburgh, I had the most fortunate happenstance of taking in some great jazz music. Na'jee was there. The Rippingtons and Russ Freeman. Pat Metheney. All of the headliners were glorious musicians that created beautiful music. I have always been a fan of classic rock, but when these jazz bands took the stage, the energy was almost tangible you could feel each note, see the colors coming from the speakers and hear their imagination at work. Rock is great for a long drive and for drinking icy cold beer around the barbecue pit, but jazz speaks in its own language. One night, one very special night, the Yellowjackets...