However before the main show we had the great pleasure of listening to the Mario Canonge Trio who come from Martinique. A piano trio very much in the Neil Cowley mould (hammering chords, lots of bass pedals) but with a distinctive afro Caribbean lilt to it. Extremely infectious music (just like Neil's) and played with great passion and fun. The sing along with dance actions had the sell out crowd out of their seats and up and down like yoyo's in an instant!
So to the main event. The four singers took turns to sing two songs each in rotation - each with their own distinctive take on Nina Simone classics. Lizz Wright took the sensual hypnotic route whereas Dianne Revees used her strong powerfull voice to full effect - the balance between the four singers was perfect. And what a band - well it was mostly comprised of Nina Simone's own band - percussionist Leopoldo Flemming having joined the band in 1958!
Tonight is our last in Vienne and we will be travelling onward tomorrow towards Perugia, stopping in Parma for the night to check out the balsamic, ham and parmigiano reggiano!!
Tonight is Wynton Marsalis and the Lincoln Centre Jazz Orchestra which will be our last report from Vienne - Umbria jazz festival has a great set of shows and hopefully with intenet access available where we are staying we will post our reports here.
See you soon!
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