Luciana Souza and guitarist Romero Lubambo in performance
at Sanders Theatre last Saturday
Our double-bill of Joe Lovano's Quartet and Luciana Souza with Romero Lubambo
was a remarkable concert filled with widely varied musical styles and
improvisational approaches. And clearly, the artists involved enjoyed
it immensely.
Among the memorable moments: Luciana Souza
creeping backstage from the green room to sit on the stairs with her
dinner following her set so she could hear Lovano's band...Joe Lovano
remembering his last visit with his friend guitarist Bill DeArango
in a Cleveland hospital...Luciana telling of one of her ancestors that
was a "Rain Caller," a kind of itinerant troubador that "called the
rain when it was needed"...Romero Lubambo remarking offhandedly that he
was heading home to the "United States of New Jersey"...The Quartet
lighting up Ornette Coleman's Lonely Woman...Luciana's arrangement of But Not for Me...Joe Lovano ruminating over some old records as he signed them, "I've got to get Jamey Haddad to put this [Names] out on CD!"
A particularly fun evening among fun evenings.
The Joe Lovano Quartet mid-set at Sanders Theatre
UPDATE: I can't believe I forgot this the first
time around: this concert was recorded by our friends at WGBH 89.7 fm
for later broadcast on JazzSet with Dee Dee Bridgewater. It will take
some time to choose the selections, get the artists input and mix it
all. Our Sweet Honey In The Rock show at Symphony Hall in November was
recently broadcast on JazzSet in numerous markets around the country,
so if you are outside WGBH's broadcast area, you can still here the
performance. Depending on where you are, check this weblog, JazzSet's web site, or WGBH for broadcast times and locations.
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