Chick Corea Tickets

An amazing event! I hope they don't hold it against those that showed because the place was only half full.

It was great to see the legends again. I saw RTF last year, and this show was exactly what I expected it to be. To be close enough to hear the instuments instead of the PA was great, along with being able to hear their conversations with each other between songs. They all were great, but it was especially cool to see Lenny's techniques so closely. A once in a lifetime opportunity I was glad to recieve.

It's hard not to dig talent at the level of this group. On the other hand, the lack of audience communication was high. Because of that, with all the material as exciting as you would expect, there was an air of 'let's play this gig and move on.' Good stuff with not much of an afterglow,.

A Wonderful night of music. 3 Virtuosos performing superbly. The nuances and dynamic interplay among the three made for a magnificent performance. They are extremely in tune with and supportive of each other. Each musical piece is a collaboration in which they allow each other equal time for expression. A performance of absolute pleasure to the ear.

Let me start out by saying that I hope it was nothing more than an example of the economy that I was able to get 2-for-1 tickets, 13th row, center section, two days before the show....it would be a shame if the sparse crowd was more a reflection of the tastes of the area.... Anyway, this was the third time in the last few years that I've seen Chick Corea play here and he is without a doubt, the standard that all piano players should be judged against, jazz, rock, whatever the genre....he is a virtuoso in every sense of the word....as a matter of fact, I had to look up virtuoso in the dictionary to make sure I was spelling it correctly (don't want to come across as igorant or as not being able to speak Engrish here) and wouldn't you know it, there was Chick's picture next to the definition....I play keyboards some and I will NEVER be able to get over how this guy's fingers just glide alll over the keyboard and it seems like EVERY note he plays has a reason behind it.... Stanley Clarke is an amazing musician!!..I've been going to concerts for almost 40 years and I usually attend 12- 15 concerts/yr still....so I've seen a LOT of bass players and some are really great bass players like I just saw Yes' Chris Squire a couple of months ago.....but very few do much more with the instrument other than play it....with Stanley , you can't help but feel that he has spent his career exploring his bass, constantly searching for something more from it....I don't know about you but I've never heard a bassman get the sounds from their basses that Clarke gets from his....to me, it just shows that he's still looking to grow as a musician and is not just kickin' back and being satisfied with the skills he's already developed....to still be a pioneer after all these years is pretty amazing to me.... Lenny White is without a doubt the best drummer out there PERIOD!!..you can tell that this guy is chompin' at the bit to burst out and crank up the volume but here he is, part of an acoustic trio and having to rein in all that talent....but he was FANTASTIC and I was amazed at how much drive that he and Clarke were able to provide considering nothing was electric.... Overall, the music and musicianship was very impressive and the Orpheum is a great place for these sort of smaller venue shows....I did think it was somewhat odd, however, that they only played an opening set for 1/2 an hour and then took about a 20 minute break....I also thought the 2nd set was rather short as well and they did just the one oncore, the infamous "Spain"....maybe it was just me wanting more but I thought the program was on the short-side....

Corea, Clarke & White came out with more of a club vibe than the laboriously rehearsed, super-structured set presented by RTF a few months earlier. The two sets included standards, Corea classics, and a few new compositions. The loose, at times playful feel was evident from the beginning, but never detracted from the musical tightness and high degree of group empathy. Chick's genius was evident throughout, and the others got their chance to shine--Stanley with his two-fisted tour-de-force that pretty much covered every technique possible on the string bass, and Lenny with his explosive extended solo on "Senor Mouse." The enthusiastic crowd received an encore for their raucous ovation, his classic "Spain" (what else?), that also got the non-standard treatment. The well-meaning catcalls from the audience indicated that this was not a hard-core jazz crowd, but who cares--the trio laughed it off, and it just goes to show the broad appeal of these top notch musicians. It was music-making of the highest order.

These guys were great. It is all acoustic, which was a bit surprising, but nonetheless a great performance. Could have been longer.

Great show. It was about 50-50 between older Corea/RTF material and other songs. It was all good, but it was clear the crowd preferred the familiar fare. There seemed to be some sound problems at first especially with the drums, but thankfully that was sorted out by the end of the first set.

Outstanding musicianship, even amazing, but the sets were fairly short.

It's always great to be able to sit in a room with guys that are real masters such as these guys. Also nice was to be able to see these guys play in an acoustic setting. Although, I was really hoping to hear these guys play some of the electric stuff, as well. I was fortunate enough to see RTF at The Dodge last year. I suppose I just wanted more of that performance.

These are 3 of the most talented jazz men in each of their respective instruments. And together their personal friendship and musical affinity is evident from the first note. Stanley Clarke simply owns the acoustic base like no one ever has and maybe ever will. He is simpy remarkable! The only disappointment was i could have listened all night and it felt a little short (about 90 minutes) to me.