Wayne Shorter gig in UCH Limerick

Nyquistic

Just wondering if anyone else here was at last Wednesday's gig in UCH Limerick, and what you thought? He played with the quartet and they were later joined onstage by the opening act, a wind quintet called Imani Winds (http://www.imaniwinds.com/) for an amazing nine-piece performance.

Is this jazz or avant-garde classical? Does it matter?

Setun

I saw him last year. It was an epic performance. Half hour (at least) long compositions that drifted in and out of unusual territory. He was playing with just a quartet, great gig though.

Did the nonet go down well?

Nyquistic

I wasn't familiar with any of the material and I have to admit I found it tough going, until I decided I needed to relax and just let the sound happen, without my mind looking for structure -- then I began to enjoy it. John Patitucci on bass held a lot of it together, but I found the bass and drums were too far back in the mix ... with complex material like this, and in a situation in modern jazz where the bassist is often the rhythm instrument, being able to properly hear it properly is paramount.

The numbers with the Imani Winds were the highlight of the show, and you can see why Shorter writes for them. I felt he was now able to realise the polyphonic lines he intimates in some of the Weather Report stuff.

I'm not sure it went down well with all of the audience though ... a small number left early on, but perhaps they were expecting more "traditional" chamber music ... they did give two standing ovations though!

JacoStanley

Nyquistic wrote: »

I wasn't familiar with any of the material and I have to admit I found it tough going, until I decided I needed to relax and just let the sound happen, without my mind looking for structure -- then I began to enjoy it. John Patitucci on bass held a lot of it together, but I found the bass and drums were too far back in the mix ... with complex material like this, and in a situation in modern jazz where the bassist is often the rhythm instrument, being able to properly hear it properly is paramount.

The numbers with the Imani Winds were the highlight of the show, and you can see why Shorter writes for them. I felt he was now able to realise the polyphonic lines he intimates in some of the Weather Report stuff.

I'm not sure it went down well with all of the audience though ... a small number left early on, but perhaps they were expecting more "traditional" chamber music ... they did give two standing ovations though!

People left????

Nyquistic

JacoStanley wrote: »

People left????

Yeah, but very few. They were the ones we could see before the gig and thought, "do they know where they are?" sort of way -- don't want to be snobbish, but it was pretty obvious that they were expecting something a bit less challenging. Maybe Acker Bilk with a string section .... :eek:

Setun

Nyquistic wrote: »

but it was pretty obvious that they were expecting something a bit less challenging. Maybe Acker Bilk with a string section .... :eek:

"I wonder will Wayne play Summertime tonight?"

Nyquistic

Daddio wrote: »

"I wonder will Wayne play Summertime tonight?"

Who's that black guy??? :rolleyes: