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"It's a great feeling to be dealing with material which is better than yourself, that you know you can never live up to."
-- Orson Welles
!!! ca veux dire Homme en chinois :-)
"It's a great feeling to be dealing with material which is better than yourself, that you know you can never live up to."
-- Orson Welles
Bireli was a no show (is anyone surprised?), but he was not missed. Bireli who?
The Rosenbergs were fabulous, as always, but it was the supporting cast that elevated this to a new level. The guitar wankers in the audience would have been happy with three hours (!) of Rosenbergs, but it wouldn't have been anything close to the show that was put on. Tim Kliphuis was his usual brilliant self, and Koen De Cauter's laid-back and subtle soprano sax was enjoyable. But it was James Carter on tenor and soprano who stole the show and elevated it to new heights. His virtuosity and energy were simply astonishing. When he and Stochelo started trading off, you could see Stochelo laughing at times, as if to say, "How do I match this?" And of course he did, responding with incredible energy and imagination of his own.
Nous'che, of course, put on his usual master class in gypsy rhythm. Every guitarist in the audience was probably riveted on his playing. As Michel St. Pierre pointed out to me, we can all watch Stochelo on YouTube anytime we want, but a live show is a rare opportunity to focus on Nous'che's rock steady playing. He's truly the glue that holds everything together. How he and Nonnie are able to maintain such a solid rhythm with all that going on around them is beyond the grasp of mere mortals such as myself.
It was great to see our own Denis Chang join them for a few tunes towards the end. He can more than hold his own on a stage with such powerhouses. There was also a young classical violinist who joined Tim whose name unfortunately I didn't catch. Perhaps someone else knows who that was. He played like a jazzman, no mean feat for a classical guy.
Finally, it must be said again that all of us who were treated to this fantastic evening's entertainment owe Denis Chang a huge debt of gratitude. The concert almost didn't happen, for reasons that are still somewhat murky, and it was only through Denis' Herculean efforts that it came back together. Thanks, Denis, for this and all that you do!
"It's a great feeling to be dealing with material which is better than yourself, that you know you can never live up to."
-- Orson Welles
"It's a great feeling to be dealing with material which is better than yourself, that you know you can never live up to."
-- Orson Welles
His name is Ben something - WWWonderfull tone he had, great all around player.
It was a great show in all, met Steven from Toronto, a manouche with heavy metal looks
thats it, Powell