Life will never be the same.
by StayOutOfTrouble on 9/24/09House of Blues New Orleans - New OrleansVictor Wooten is clearly the most innovative bass player of our time. He brought elements of funk, jazz, groove and classical music to the stage. As always, he demonstrated the versatility of the bass, hitting pretty much every note in every possible way he could, getting the bass to make every possible sound a bass could make. The first portion of the show was just Victor and the incredible JD Blair on the drums. Victor has said before that he views making music with people just like he does communication with people. That is exactly what he and JD had up on stage, a conversation. Wooten also did something I've never seen before. He brought his children out on stage and let them show off their musical talents. With two daughters who sing (the eldest of which is 11) and his son who is a stellar drummer, it was not only amazing to see a whole family share in the joy of making music but it was also a real trip to see how proud Victor was of his family as they were doing it. To end the show they brought the Lee boys back out and just lit the stage on fire. And Victor wrapped it up with "what did he say" as an encore with his son and JD Blair backing him up on the drums. It was an unforgettable show for anyone who was lucky enough to be there.