A Jazz Night with American jazz guitarist Lee Ritenour

TOP music: A Jazz Night with American jazz guitarist Lee Ritenour

Grammy Award winner, American jazz guitarist Lee Ritenour and his four-piece band has brought an exclusive, one-night only performance to the Lion’s Bar, MGM MACAU on September 23.

Hall-of-fame American jazz guitarist Lee Ritenour

I got chills right at the first four bars he played;
people around me muttered OMG all the way...

Yes, there were times I looked down and write;
but right at the moment I headed up,
goosebumps sucked on my skin very tight 

 

A German/jamaican on keys; Lee from LA; Bass from the Big Apple NYC
and from Boudeaux, a cheerful francais on drums (sorry I don't have their full names)

What I liked the most about the band was, whenever they started to get into a new grove or moving onto a new transit, they smiled.
They truly enjoyed the music as much as we did.

 

Their magic?
Well, I would say they pushed through the music into great progression, be it a short one-minute session of jazz variation or a whole jazz-funk-jazz song.
They jumped right into the mood.

   

Everyone's happy! Including the master himself :)

And who am I to critic their music?
Just shut up and enjoy the jazzy corybantic!

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L.

TOP Music : Concert in the Dark 2013

TOP Music : Concert in the Dark 2013

Concert in the Dark 2013

Date: 11 August, 2013

Featuring artists: Hacken Lee, Joey Tang & Elaine Gu

With musicians from People Mountain People Sea, Jing Wong, Eman Lam and etc.

Although we have never met, slowly and carefully you welcome us to your world.

The audience was led by a group of visually-impaired into the darkness. We were strangers connected by a string and were forced to stay close to each other before we were being seated.

         

It took a little while to warm up and got used to the pitch dark environment. It was uneasy. We were afraid, but the narration and music soothed us, especially when we learnt that we were guarded by more than 40 visually-impaired volunteers. We do not know you, but you made us feel secure. Because, this is your world. You are our eyes in darkness.

In darkness, the audience moved to the beat, got really hyperactive; or be emotional and cried out loud when the blind sang. They were truthful, powerful and believable. In darkness, there is no self-conciousness, musicians peformed freely and there is no way to distinguish a person to another, making the world a prettier place, and music sounded even better.

By the end of the show, we hold hands, people beside cheered and sang aloud together; we shared the same experience, and, we no longer feel distant anymore. We feel you.

It's my honour to share this experience with you.

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L

TOP Music: The Jazz Quartet

 Jazz Quartet @ Dada Bar,
The Luxe Manor Hotel

on 15th June 2013

 

Target : Groovers

 

- Jazzy crossover gig by -

The legendary Eugene Pao

Teriver Cheung, the Guitarist

Hong from Thailand, the drummer 

Scott Dodd from Australia, the bassist 

 

I groove because of Hong &

I root for Dodd;

I understand that Eugene Pao is legendary but

I wish Teriver would excite me more.

 

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L.