Vienne Jazz Festival July 3rd 2009

Friday night at the festival and its Brazillian Night. A sell out crowd were absolutely in party mood and the opening act of Trio Esperanca got the party off to a fine start. The trio consisting of Eva Correa, Mariza Correa and Regina Correa (a kind of latin american Beverley Sisters) sometimes accompanied on piano by Gerard Gambus, but mostly singing unaccompanied got the crowd singing and clapping along in a variety of languages (french, english, portugese and japanese) and were highly entertaining.

The Brizialian ambassador for culture, Gilberto Gil then followed with a great set of south american sounds ably assisted on stage by his son on lead guitar and keys.

A great night of music and in the town similar sounds could be caught at all the free stages turning this roman city in southern france into a little piece of Brazil - just for the night.

So on to saturday - Tonight in the arena and around town it is Blues night - topping the bill Lucky Peterson - but first we must head for Reventin on the outskirts of Vienne for the marriage of Marie & Xavier - VIP's to us visiting journos as the help run the most important building in Vienne - the press bar!!! Exclusive wedding photos on Sunday!