KIND OF BLUE: THE MILES DAVIS SHOW
At The GC — The German Club — Showroom 1
Saturday 17th Feb 2018 7:30pm – 90 Minutes
The ‘Kind of Blue’ band features SA’s leading jazz session musicians Chris Weber (trumpet), Jason McMahon (sax), Tom Pulford (alto), Shaun Duncan (bass/MD), John McDermott (drums) and Dave McEvoy (piano).
review by GARY C
I was a few minutes late and the music had already begun. It sounded good from out in the foyer of the uber busy German Club with 4 separate shows all running at the same time, at the same venue, in separate rooms ! I negotiated my ticket with the very friendly staff and sidled up to the bar while scanning the room. This was a huge space that looked more like a Footy Club with its blue and white streamers draped across the ceiling and its table arrangements reminiscent of a refectory.
With hard surfaces everywhere and little evidence of acoustic damping other than a full house of people propped on plastic chairs I wasn’t expecting great things. But I was wrong! ….
The sound mixer and the equipment were top notch doing justice to what was an impeccable performance. This very accomplished sextet reflecting Miles Davis late 50s early sixties period consisted of Drums, Double Bass, Piano, Tenor Sax, Alto Sax and of course Trumpet.
They were tight knit, weaving their magic through a repertoire including pieces from Porgy and Bess, Milestones and naturally the whole of the truly seminal Davis album, Kind of Blue. The timing of the interchanges and the nuances of the performances had me closing my eyes and imagining I was in a smoke filled basement in New York with Charlie Parker, Thelonious Monk and Dizzy Gillespie listening to this hot trumpet player breaking new ground. I opened my eyes to a sea of white faces and not a puff of smoke in sight.
Highly recommended for jazz buffs and music lovers of all kinds. However this was a one off performance at this Fringe and we can only hope they come back next year or even better, decide to tour this show around so more of us get a chance to hear it. —— 4.5 K stars
Reviewed by GARY CLARKE
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