Dipping My Toe In The Jazz World
Peter T.
location: New Hampshire
listening to: Too much of everything!
registered: 1999.05.20
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Last weekend I attended my first jazz concert in Harvard Square, Cambridge. The Michel Camilo
Trio (piano, upright bass, drums) came highly recommended so I coaxed my wife and daughter
into joining me. I had arranged for us to be seated in the front row, a mere 12 feet from the
band, and it made all the difference. We had a perfect sight line to watch Michel's hands dance
upon the keys (they were often a blur). Listening to such music on CD wouldn't interest me but the
immediacy of the performance often drew me in. I don't see the genre really growing on me
as it's such a departure from what I'm accustomed to. Michel's style of jazz, and I am truly
ignorant of jazz, doesn't have the hooks and melodies of the dixie land jazz that I have heard on
occasion. Fortunately, there were periods of sustained intensity. During these frenetic, really
rockin' (can I say rockin' in this context?) moments, I was boppin in time with the guys just as I
recently did for The Hold Steady. In short, I'm glad I went and pleased that my daughter was
exposed to jazz. Mostly, I appreciated the superior musicianship and enthusiasm of these guys.
Peter T.
Peter T.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=MXblyCqLP2g&feature=related
Last weekend I attended my first jazz concert in Harvard Square, Cambridge. The Michel Camilo
Trio (piano, upright bass, drums) came highly recommended so I coaxed my wife and daughter
into joining me. I had arranged for us to be seated in the front row, a mere 12 feet from the
band, and it made all the difference. We had a perfect sight line to watch Michel's hands dance
upon the keys (they were often a blur). Listening to such music on CD wouldn't interest me but the
immediacy of the performance often drew me in. I don't see the genre really growing on me
as it's such a departure from what I'm accustomed to. Michel's style of jazz, and I am truly
ignorant of jazz, doesn't have the hooks and melodies of the dixie land jazz that I have heard on
occasion. Fortunately, there were periods of sustained intensity. During these frenetic, really
rockin' (can I say rockin' in this context?) moments, I was boppin in time with the guys just as I
recently did for The Hold Steady. In short, I'm glad I went and pleased that my daughter was
exposed to jazz. Mostly, I appreciated the superior musicianship and enthusiasm of these guys.
Peter T.
