[Alastair Grant]

I had the pleasure of seeing the Jan Grbarek quartet with Manu Katche last night in Manchester (the one in England. Not NH). An fantastic gig. Two hours straight with a huge variety from Nordic seascapes to full on funk. His control of the altissimo was increadible. An inspiring evening. Was anyone else there?

 

[potiphar]

No, but I'm seeing them in London tonight.

 

[ismail]

I saw them in my hometown some months ago...amazing show. like theater. not one word of speech. just music. simple but nice stage design.

Unfortunately, Manu Katché couldn´t play for the first half of the tour, but the substitute was amazing as well: Trilok Gurtu!!! Played an interesting solo.

Interesting: Garbarek was the only one of the four who didn´t play a long solo completely alone.

 

[dstack79]

I'm jealous. I'd love to hear him live. Such an amazing sound he gets

-Dan

 

[Phil Emerson]

Ismail

Noticed the same thing about him not taking a solo. Great gig in London last night. Of course, now I want to sound like that!

BTW, what do people make of his embouchere??

 

[Gange]

Ismail

BTW, what do people make of his embouchere??

I think he's been practising a lot...

 

[potiphar]

Ismail

Noticed the same thing about him not taking a solo. Great gig in London last night. Of course, now I want to sound like that!

BTW, what do people make of his embouchere??

I was at that gig and examined his embrochure carefully through binoculars. It's the original smiley face one, carefully matching his Dan Dare eyebrows.

I'm not sure he's a great improviser in the conventional sense - but he just has this completely different tonal language, and seemed to use some pretty unusual fingerings, too.

Does anybody know what the strange flute thing he played for one number was?

By the way, who else spotted that his keyboard player is Mick Aston from Time Team? That's why they didn't speak - it would have given away the Brummie accents.

 

[Phil Emerson]

.... it's a Willow Flute which in Norway is known as an Övertonsflöjt (fairly obviously 'Overtoneflute')

And, yes I agree it is the original 'smiley face' embouchere which i didn't need binoculars to see 'cos I was in Row 'C' - don't yer just hate me! ooo that really was not meant to rhyme.

 

[potiphar]

.... it's a Willow Flute which in Norway is known as an Övertonsflöjt (fairly obviously 'Overtoneflute')

And, yes I agree it is the original 'smiley face' embouchere which i didn't need binoculars to see 'cos I was in Row 'C' - don't yer just hate me! ooo that really was not meant to rhyme.

Thanks for that.

We sat near the desk where the sound is best,you don't have to crane your neck, and there's money left over for a beer. I learned that when I nearly went deaf sitting in the front row of a Kinks gig.