Although Vermont pulled out of the opportunity, Stroudsburg, PA kindly accepted the offer to take it Furthur on July 5th 2010. This would be the smallest venue the band would play besides rehearsal shows in California in the bands existence. If the intensity didn't put you in a haze, the heat definitely did. It felt as though it was 100 degrees in the theater, and it may have well been, but that did not stop the jam packed show from levitating above expectation.
From the beginning you could safely make the assumption that the whole band was locked in tightly, and completely rehearsed. "Scarlet Begonias" sent off the introduction to a unbelievable night of music in the right direction. A deep jam towards the end evolved into a funky endeavor by the name of "Shakedown Street", where Bob Weir shown threw with genius rhythm guitar, as John Kadlecik laid down undoubtedly astounding guitar work. Jeff Pehrson and Sunshine Becker Garcia injected gorgeous vocals that sat lightly ontop of a deep and disco-funk filled Shakedown. The final segue jam flowed into a period tempo dropping where an abrupt stop came, Bob Weir signaled, and started the "Promised Land". Of course being Bob Weir especially, no one is perfect, and when he flubbed a few of the lyrics, the crowd cheered in his obvious acknoledgement of his mistake. However, his courageous vocals over shadowed the usual embarrassment for a musician when forgetting lyrics.
"Candy Man" was a beautiful rendition, which is when John Kadleciks singing shines through the best. "Playin In The Band" rose above the previous jams played, with all around meritable playing. "The Eleven" was a first set highlight for me, especially John Kadlecik's picking. "Colors Of The Rain" put the crowd into...
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...nsity with every melody variation. Jeff Chimenti was on fire all throughout. The last song break in the second set led to "The Music Never Stops" which reintroduced a funk atmosphere, with a huge portion of the funk being played by Bob Weir's genius rhythm guitar. The banter was on the verge of one of the best post Grateful Dead I've heard, where Bobby went off into his usual crazy vocals. This transitioned into a lively "China Cat Sunflower > I Know You Rider", both appropriately humble, and energetic beyond belief.
When Phil Lesh came on for his donor rap, the crowd was on the verge of tearing the building down with the amount of volume. And to end the night, "Box Of Rain" was beautiful, well structured, and smooth.
This was certainly a great night of music, in an intimate venue, where the band didn't lay low, but rather experimented with taking it Furthur.
The Grateful Dead did their first show at Magoo's pizza on May 5th, 1965. During this time they were known as the Warlocks. They realized after a while that there was another band named Warlocks. After they changed their name from the Warlocks to the Grateful dead, they played in San Jose, California. The place was called Ken Kesey's Acid Tests. The first show ever recorded was by a fan at Fillmore Auditorium on January 8, 1966.
Overall, I enjoyed the concert and I think the musicians did a nice job performing those music pieces. It was my first time participating in a jazz concert, and I had a better understanding about jazz music after hearing their performance. Jazz is a music genre that was originated from the African American communities during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Besides, I feel really honored to be able to enjoy the performance of the famous bassist Rufus Reid. He is one of the most passionate musicians I have ever seen and it was a pleasure to listen to his work from “Quiet Pride: The Elizabeth Catlett Project”.
concerts in my lifetime, so I had never had an experience like this. The other band,
His cover of the latter’s hit “Money Trees,” got the crowd singing along to Heckendorf’s lighting fast tongue, which was accompanied by the stunning dance of his fingers across his guitar.
I chose to do my concert critique on Eric Clapton-MTV unplugged full concert-HQ January 16, 1992 at Bray Film Studios in Windsor, England. Eric Clapton is my favorite rock n roll singer which has a mixture of genres. The concert was inside and on stage. The audience was seated up close to the stage which made the atmosphere comfortable; Eric and the band showed much warmth and connected with the crowd it wasn’t like the band was untouchable.
The rest of the trumpet section was also very lively; I felt they carried the main theme in almost every song which certainly kept me interested in the performance. The conductor kept the band on time, and to me they never missed a beat. One could tell they were certainly well rehearsed and truly knew how to use their instruments. A lot of music these days has become focused on generating the catchiest lyrics or chorus, so seeing this jazz ensemble was very refreshing. I was delightfully surprised to see such remarkable music talent at a performance of that size and caliper.
...ked throughout the concert. The pacing of the selections seemed appropriate. No piece sounded like the one before it. There was a great variety of songs played. There were songs played that were written by famous jazz composers and songs played that were written by some of the performers themselves. This added to the excitement of the show.
...ength in themselves and their love of jazz fusion music. The last song of the night played was their hit single, “Free the Toronto Nine”. Each musician had their own solo that kept true to the original song, but with fresh improvisation that created this incredible tune. This song has it all, swing feel, syncopation, improvisation, and enticing the rise and fall, but with a dramatic and modernized twist that just leaves you wanted more. This tune was definitely my favorite song of the night.
One performance that stood out to me during the concert was a song called Sinfonia #3 by J. C. Bach (Wind Ensemble Concert program). The reason I enjoyed this song was because it was performed by nine saxophone players. I would say
The evening opened with a nice pieced titled, Time After Time. The song opened with a guitar solo performed by Tyler Jones from Baxter Springs, Kansas. This particular piece had great dynamic contrast as it started out quiet and then gradually got louder. The song also featured a miraculous trumpet solo by Justin Crossman from Leavenworth Kansas. Justin stole the show with his remarkable
Compared to all the other concerts that I have gone to, the Ron Eschete Trio concert was a definite change in atmosphere. On February 23, 20001 I attended a concert held at Ahmnson Building in Los Angeles County Museum of Art, featuring Ron Eschete on seven string guitar, Todd Johnson on six string bass, and Paul Humphrey on drums. It was three hours long, from 5:30 to 8:30. I arrived there little late because it said to be held on times mirror central court but it was actually playing at lower level of Ahmnson Building.
This concert was very nice and enjoyable. The performance overall was very good and easy to listen to. All the pieces they played except for the second one I really did like. I had never been to a chamber music concert before this one, but I really enjoyed the setting and how close you could be to the musicians. The concert overall was very good and I would go back to another one like it
They performed five of my favorite songs. On their setlist were “Little Things” by Ed Sheeran and Fiona Bevan and “Change My Mind” composed by Savan Kotecha, Rami Yacoub, and Carl Anthony Falk. On their encore list were “You & I” by Julian Bunetta, Jamie Scott, and John Ryan, “Story of My Life” by Jamie Scott, Julian Bunetta, John Ryan, and the One Direction members, and “Best Song Ever” by Wayne Hector, John Ryan, Ed Drewett, Julian Bunetta. First song I would like to cri...
In conclusion, the concert was really interesting and I enjoyed myself. In my opinion the two pieces that I really like in this concert, are Sounden Horn and Polonaise from Engine Onegin, the shift between the melodic lines and the element of beauty is what made me like it. In the future I would recommend it to my friends and I will not mind to go with them at all. This kind of music is the best to me by far.
After the show had ended, I felt slightly empty. I had waited years and months for that night, and it was over in the blink of an eye. Although I was sad that the show was over, I felt completely content. Now, when I hear their songs, I get to remember what it felt like to hear the band perform them live. I can watch the videos and try to wrap my mind around how it was real. Going to my first concert was an unparalleled experience that I will always cherish. The ambiance, the band’s performance and the unity the audience