Oteil and Friends brings it for real
by Jim on 9/15/24The Bellwether - Los AngelesRating: 5 out of 5Oteil and the rest of the band brought it Thursday night at the Bellweather. We missed Melvin Seals who, sadly, was out sick, so Jason Crosby did double duty handling both the keys and the electric fiddle solos. There were straight ahead, beautiful performances of Allman covers, with some Dead and JGB woven in. But the musicianship! This all star band creates astounding vibrational environments with mashups, and impressive re-interpretations of well-known material, delivered through fresh jamming. They also graced the set with several articulate and inspiring original songs. Lamar Williams Jr. provides the soul-funk and Steve Kimock’s son is a shining light on the drums. Can’t wait to see them again.