A review of Day 6 and a plan for Day 7. Real life schedules are usually not allowed to impinge on Jazz Fest, but the only time Carol could get for an appointment was mid afternoon. When we got back to the apartment is was late for us and Carol needed to get some things, including her head, together. I trotted off to Jazz Street and got a 3rd entry wrist band for Kilbourn to hear Lionel Louke & Raul Midn. As I settled into a seat in the 4th row I texted Carol who responded that she was in the line. Shortly after she appeared in my  row to tell me she had a seat at the other end of the row. An usher saw her with her cane and offered her a seat reserved for people with special needs. The show was enjoyable, but a disappointment. I expected from the write up, as did others, see the City write up, that they would perform as a duo. They each played solo for the most part and the two numbers they did together seemed a bit forced. 

We moved from there to the Temple Building Theater – first time there for us –  for Kandace Spring, singer and pianist. I’m struggling for words beyond the usual superlatives. She plays the piano like a classic concert pianist, drawing from the classical world and like a very accomplished Jazz pianist, Oscar Peterson flowed from her fingers like she was channeling him.  She sang with energy and perfection. The audience responded with verve. We floated out of the theater wondering how another performance would match that. As we walked, we ran into Susan Plunket (there she is again) who was coming from Christ Church where Ian Shaw was performing. I had written this show off as a vocalist in that church would seem to be overwhelmed by the space. Susan said GO and sit up front.

She knows! so we went and sat up front. I do not have the words and Frank De Blase does in the City Music Blog linked above. We listened, we participated and we urged him to return for an encore which he did.  He can string more words into a second than almost anyone I have heard and he shifts from words to scat and back so smoothly it is hardly noticeable. A word about the kindness of Jazz Fest attendees; I left my hat  behind – it is an old Jazz Fest favorite – and when I returned to the place I was sure I had left it, it was gone.  . . one of the volunteers went to check lost and found and someone had turned it in – Thank You to whoever you are.

Onward to Montage for Tamar Korn and a Kornucopia. We arrived to SRO as expected. We enjoyed her singing and she certainly is a character dancing and singing  with her excellent group. If I had paid for the show I certainly would have stayed. After 30 minutes we were tired from 6 active nights on the Street and decided to call it a night. We were in the apartment by 11 PM, an early night. And I slept through my alarm at 7 AM getting up in time to make the first appointment of the day. Speaking of which

Here is the Plan: Gary Versace with Scott Robinson in Max, then Paul McCandless & Charged Particles in Temple Building; followed by Elda Trio in Christ Church, ending at Max for John Fedchock NY Sextet.