From Chris Duarte, Chris Thomas, and Mitch Watkins on up to Alejandro Escovedo, Eric Johnson, and Buffalo Nichols, drummer Brannen Temple has most likely played with your favorite local artist, not to mention a passel of national touring acts. He also maintains deep ties to our jazz community, with the much-missed bands Hot Buttered Rhythm and BLAZE, and a long-running association with Red Young in the keyboardist’s solo bands and the bristling Black Red Black. How he finds time to lead his own group the Xpress is beyond mere mortals’ understanding, but anytime Temple touches drums it’s worth hearing.
Fri., Dec. 29