Tom Wakeling and friends at Ivories

Tom Wakeling, Steve Christofferson, David Evans, and Todd Straight performed at Ivories on February 18th.  Yeah, Senor Music Man got a little behind in his work.  Back to blogging... it was a great show.
This was the first time I heard Tom for an extended set.  Man, we have so many talented bassists in this city!  Jolie, am I right?

Listening to several of the tunes, I was struck by two things; one, Steve seems to be always improvising within a tune and, second, the last few shows that I have particularly enjoyed have one common denominator - David Evans.  He can play!

Simply put, this was 4 excellent musicians making some great music.  What a fast set!  I was particularly moved by a Billy Strayhorn tune, "A Flower is a Lovesome Thing"; kind of metaphysical but absolutely spellbinding.   Really!

Hey, if you haven't been to Ivories, you are missing a great evening of jazz in a very comfortable setting.

Steve

Tom and David (Todd is hidden behind David)