Logistics Nightmares and a Tribute to the Master
This week has been absolutely insane. Vanessa and I have been involved in the CBC Radio-Canada Jazz à Frontenac series.
Because I refuse to let movers handle my instruments anymore I somehow ended up getting suckered into moving all the organs for this show. 3 A-100s, 3 standard Leslie speakers and my rare 31H. Not only was this a logistics nightmare due to the sheer weight. Our rental truck had a bad timer for the light in the back, so it drained the battery overnight and we had to get Thierry to help us jumpstart it. And the same thing happened again after the show, where a nice lady were kind enough to help us start the bloody thing.
Lars Mikael was here from Peterborough and provided much needed and appreciated assistance with the schleppage. And the stage crew at the Frontenac were super, super helpful. Thanks, guys!
But enough about logistics. Vanessa played a great show with her Soul Project group Wednesday night. Last night Doug Riley played the first show and it was absolutely fantastic.
Then at 10pm we went on with the Altsys Jazz Orchestra playing a tribute to Jimmy Smith. 3 organs on stage and a big band. It was super, super fun. The show was broadcast live on Radio-Canada Espace Musique and on the internet. Hopefully we'll get a recording. We played some of Jimmy's greatest hits like "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf", "The Cat", "Ol' Man River", "Walk on the Wild Side", "Got My Mojo Workin'". And Vanessa had done a really great arrangement of "Peter & The Wolf".
Moving the tallboy was such a hassle. But boy did it ever sound great. Haven't been able to really crank it here at home. Yeah, baby!
So now it is time to chill for a bit. Thanks to Vanessa and Jen for making this happen. And thank you, Jimmy!
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