Tag: Diana Krall

Top 30 Concerts of 2018: #’s 25 – 21

So many good shows this year…

#25: Claudio Simonetti’s Goblin at Grand Rapids’ Wealthy Theatre – Seeing one of the composers of the Suspiria score and his band play the score to the film while film was shown was great, and the extra material they played from other horror and thriller scores was even better.

#24: Diana Krall at New Orleans’ Saenger Theatre – Cameras were allowed at this show, so I don’t have any photos of the performance, but it was a splendid night of jazz, humor, and love songs.

#23: Alison Krauss at South Bend’s Century Center – Speaking of Grammy winners, this country / folk / Americana set by Ms. Krauss and her band was lovely, despite the seating chaos. No photos of that show either, by the way.

#22: The Eagles at New Orleans’ Smoothie King Center – This show was “a religious experience” for my wife, who has been a big Eagles fan all her life. It was a good time for me to see these legends who had complete mastery over a stage. One of the most impressive things was hearing Vince Gill sing “New Kid in Town.” He nailed it.

#21: Los Superfonicos at Levitation Austin – These Austin cats played a great set of Columbian jazz and funk that was perfect for a warm early evening in Austin. A lot of people were standing outside the venue by the time they finished their set to catch part of it.

We’re into the top 20 next! Come back tomorrow to see who made the cut.

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Live: Diana Krall – Saenger Theatre – New Orleans, LA – June 24, 2018

Diana Krall‘s performance at the Saenger Theatre in New Orleans had a “no cellphones / cameras” policy, which was refreshing.  I resisted the urge to take any photos during the show, although others did and some even used the flash on their phone cameras to do so.  Using your camera flash at a show is the new smoking at a show.

Ms. Krall and her slick backing band (upright bass, guitar, fiddle, drums) played a fun mix of love songs and jazz classics that included many cuts from her latest album Turn Up the Quiet.  She had fun banter with the crowd, even admitting to screwing up a Fats Waller tune that was harder to play than she realized.  She delighted the crowd with a soft instrumental version of “Walkin’ to New Orleans.”  They played for close to ninety minutes and the crowd was buzzing afterwards as we stepped out into the warm night.

She’s a jazz powerhouse and still on tour throughout the U.S.  Don’t miss her if you get the chance to see her.

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