Tonight's double bill couldn't have produced two more different styles - the easy sing-a-long style of Manhattan Transfer and the beautifully crafted African themed music from Regina Carter and Reverse Thread.
Regina had popped up last night along with Liz McComb for the Gospel evening and here tonight she was joined by regular band members Chris Lightcap (Bass) and Alvester Garnett on drums.
The other players with her tonight were Kora player Balla Tounkara and piano accordionist Will Holshouser - this project concentrating on music from Mali and Senegal in West Africa.
Regina is a phenominal player her touch and intonation one of the best of the modern jazz violinists and her ability to hold and keep the audience was more than evident. She was brought back for her encore with a rousing ovation from the capacity crowd!
The main attraction of the evening were Manhattan Transfer who have had a long and eventfull career since their beginnings way back in 1969. With a very slick show and so many numbers that are so well known they kept the crowd dancing until the very end of a long show.
Tonight it is a wonderful double bill of Wayne Shorter and Brad (no photos) Mehldau
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