This weekend has been filled with fantastic jazz. Tonight has been just awesome. There was the Brad Mehldau Trio. Brilliant easy listening hits, the trio were totally fascinating. I almost wished Pat Metheny was present too. He was unforgettable in the 2006 gig.
Then we rushed to the somewhat bizarre but grooving-inducing Of Montreal. The venue was set up to a club atmosphere. Very cool. We wished that more clubs would have this sort of band and music rather than the commercial crap that is so prevalent. Courtesy of Heineken, we had free-flowing beer. Yours truly was dosed full of flu medication. So I stuck to Fiji water.
After a quicker than fast bite at Barossa (the pasta came within 10 minutes of our order), we skipped into the hall with Mike Stern and the Yellowjackets. The boys were naturally excited. Earlier in the week, they had a masterclass with Mike Stern himself. The man even managed a one-on-one session. WOOTS. It was just a little unnerving that the audience only stood up for a standing ovation at the end and sat down when the band came back for the encore. I was soooo disappointed that they didn't stand up for the encore piece. Unlike the indie crowd, this audience was really alot more subdued.
Spanning 2 weekends, we're going to be treated to a feast for the senses. I love it that my evenings are going to be richly filled with music. I'm not going to have much time running to the concert venues from the office. Oh well, the Mosaic music festival is the one thing that can make me happily skip dinner in favor of quick sandwiches.
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envious envious... i've been missing such performances for the last 2 yrs plus already... sigh... the best i can do for now is looking forward to the upcoming eurovision on tv. sigh...
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Oooh Of Montreal is performing here in three weeks. I like some of their stuff - are they worth going to see?
dee: your place has got very good orchestras and indie gigs. see if you wanna check them out? the friends who live there are always raving about it till i'm envious!
dawn: shall update u in details via email! heh. pretty entertaining for a 1hr show. very colorful.
sigh... not until i can find a babysitter i can trust. i don't feel secure having babysitters here, especially when i can't lock the master bedroom door from the outside. :(
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dee: :( that's the thing- trustworthy babysitters aren't easy to get at all.
Hey I've been there like about 2 years ago during the opening and I loved it! I think the Esplanade is really going places with its programming for the Mosaic Festival. Incidentally, the Melbourne International Jazz Festival is just around the corner, and I'll probably check out some of its acts here too. :)
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