Have to tell you 'bout a killer venue in Paris...SUNSET SUNSIDE. I've never played there before but will be back there as soon as they ask. We did two gigs, monday and tuesday this week. I was lucky to have Alain Jean-Marie as the piano player in a trio which featured Gilles Naturel on bass and the amazing Phillippe Soirat on drums. I'm normally fairly grumpy when I have to show local trios my musical geography (having done years of "pickup" bands in the US) and as we were promoting my Joni album,feel that musicians, when confronted with a visiting artist, shouldn't have to hike around scrawled arrangements with scribbles and pointers, peculiar only to me and my UK band!

           The incredible enthusiasm of our Parisian mentor and friend, Francois Lacharme, ensured that my promotional vist was a great success. The trio was a dream, the audiences so supportive..and a big cheers to Colin Cook from Linn Records and Helene from Coadex (my distributors in France) for being there.

            Huge thankyou to the fans who came and made me feel so welcome.