Last night was a show to remember and the best so far. This was in a large part due to the great audience at Be Jazz Cafe. We made the trek out to Be Jazz about 40 minutes from Lisbon. It seemed like this venue was in the middle of nowhere and to find the club Miguel Casais, our drummer, was on the phone with the club owner navigating our way there through a bunch of zig zagging side streets once we crossed the bridge from Lisbon. Be Jazz cafe was a very nice room...a bread bakery converted to a jazz club. You can see where the ovens were just behind the stage.
LISTEN TO AUDIO FROM LAST NIGHT-
GFUNK featuring me on Bass, Neal Alger (gtr), Scott Anderson(gtr), Miguel Casais(drums), Ze Maria(sax).
Arcos da Lapa featuring Neal Alger (gtr), Scott Anderson(gtr), Satya Gummuluri(voz), Miguel Casais(drums),
Shinjuku featuring Neal Alger (gtr), Scott Anderson(gtr), Miguel Casais(drums), Ze Maria(sax).
Gigs start late in Portugal. At the earliest our first sets are 11:30pm. Since we got this gig at the very last moment due to a cancellation at Speakeasy I had no idea if anyone would even be there. To my surprise by 11:30 the club was packed. I guess word spreads quickly. There was a change in their normal schedule to accomodate us so we were grateful for that.
We played the same set list from the 2 previous nights. There is a really nice aspect of playing multiple nights in a row. It allows the music to really settle in and become more and more polished. I`m accustomed to doing one off gigs back in the states with my group so this is a treat.
I was really happy with how the music went over. People really dug it and got what I´m doing with blending sounds from different countries within the context of my compositions. Multiple folks went out of their way to describe to me what aspects of my music they appreciated. I sold out all of my CDs almost instantly. A sophisticated, appreciative and welcoming European audience is always ideal. It doesn´t get much better.
Tonight we´re back in Barrio Alto for another hit at Catacumbas. Saturday night in Lisbon!
3 comments:
Cool! glad to hear that you guys had fun. The mp3 files are great. It sounds great.
Nice blog, man. Looks like you're having a great time. Enjoy.
Matt...great to see what you're doing in Portugal! Looks and sounds like a fantastic tour my friend. I'm leaving in a couple of days to do a tour on Shikoku Island for a week playing electric trumpet, with a bass player, drummer and shakuhachi player. Again..mannn..have a great one!Check your mail..got a contact in Portugal for you......
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