Went to see Bobby Previte live at the CBSO Centre last night. Jazz is not my normal cup of tea, but this was interesting; the first set was with the Constellation Ensemble, and was proper, way-out there Jazz (grreat, nice etc) set to the paintings of Joan Miro (lots of stuff like this). Kind of weird, but interesting.
The second set, however, was different; it was a trio, with Bobby Previte on drums and electronic percussion, DJ Logic on turntables and Charlie Hunter on 8-string guitar. It was cool; Bobby Previte is great on the drums, DJ Logic did some awesome stuff and Charlie Hunter has to be seen to be believed; the top two strings of the guitar are bass, and the rest are a normal guitar, so he plays the bassline and the riffs simultaneously. The whole thing was a jam, really, so it ebbed and flowed, but several times I thought that the sound would not be out of place on groove salad or something.
All in all, a great night out, hearing something different. If you're interested, the concert will be broadcast on Jazz on 3 on BBC Radio 3 on February 20th.
Guhrrrreat ;)
The second set, however, was different; it was a trio, with Bobby Previte on drums and electronic percussion, DJ Logic on turntables and Charlie Hunter on 8-string guitar. It was cool; Bobby Previte is great on the drums, DJ Logic did some awesome stuff and Charlie Hunter has to be seen to be believed; the top two strings of the guitar are bass, and the rest are a normal guitar, so he plays the bassline and the riffs simultaneously. The whole thing was a jam, really, so it ebbed and flowed, but several times I thought that the sound would not be out of place on groove salad or something.
All in all, a great night out, hearing something different. If you're interested, the concert will be broadcast on Jazz on 3 on BBC Radio 3 on February 20th.
Guhrrrreat ;)