What a day!!! From the first bars of "It Might As Well Be Spring" to the burning ending on "I Love Being Here With You" the musicians connected with each other and reached out and touched an extremely appreciative audience.
I was so energized with the rhythms, the energy, the love....I felt like I might explode!!!
Thanks to an amazing new group which included George Kane (guitar), Casey Filiaci (piano), Sabu Adeyola (bass) and John Bacon (drums). I pulled out new charts, cleaned up the old ones and hoped for the best. A new group of musicians was a risk on such a high profile gig, but the combination was right and we dazzled the audience (really!!).
You always wonder if you are making the right choices when you attempt something new, and I was worried about the outcome up until the first bars of the first tune. Then it was as if a calm assurance overtook me and i just knew it was going to be very special...and it was.
Thanks guys, thanks Ben (for being such a great sound man)and thanks to our incredible audience and to Ron Corsaro.
See you all next time!!!!