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Andy Bey stops time. And he starts it again. He opens up songs and breathes new life into them. He offers up standards so intimately it seems as if you've never really heard them before.

Seen here at Seattle's Jazz Alley, the Andy Bey Duo, featuring guitarist Paul Meyers, cast a spell on the crowd, making us believe we were deep into the night, even though it was light outside.