The Melody Gardot has closed this Sunday the 50th Heineken Jazz Festival has little to do with three years ago visited the Festival of San Sebastian (north). More power, dark and deep, the American singer has seduced from the gloom.
Between smoke and chiaroscuro artist has moved from the stage of the Plaza de la Trinidad and forced photographers to do their work from the bottom of the enclosure, a good way to cultivate his image of woman enigmatic.
Gardot has mainly performed songs from his latest album, “Currency Of Man” more social and urban, comprised of her stories from people in the street, he met during a stay in Los Angeles.
Closer to the blues and rhythm and blues to jazz, but above all very her, with that magnificent voice that grabs the audience, the singer has set a powerful starter guitar in hand with “Don ‘t Misunderstand “and” Same To You “.
black from head to toe, with cotton and leather leggings, a big dark glasses and a scarf covering her hair completely, Gardot has changed her outfit for a rock diva aesthetics, although He looked equally sophisticated, as if certain things come brand.
“Currency Of Man” has also played “She Do not Know” and the splendid “Bad news” before sitting down at the piano to play his “March for Mingus” and “Morning Sun”.
This night has not rained in Trini, just a few drops as he was about to perform “Our Love Is Easy” from her album “My One and Only Thrill”. “That’s more romantic,” he said the singer sitting on the edge of the stage.
From this record has followed “Baby I’m A Fool” and “Who Will Comfort Me,” which came with palms, and then returned to his latest work “Preacherman” in memory Emmett Till, a black 14 year old boy killed in 1955 in Mississippi for flirting with a white girl, whose crime was a catalyst for the struggle for civil rights.
The public has chanted the song that Gardot said goodbye to everyone and the chanting continued after his departure to bring her back to the stage with “It Gonna Come” perfect encore to say goodbye to Jazzaldia with most danceable night.
In this last day, the auditorium Kursaal has occupied the rotunda and fierce proposal of the trio “Bladerunner” the versatile John Zorn.
The saxophonist and New York producer, which did not allow photos to the press, he returned to San Sebastian two years after the success of his Masada Marathon. It has done with Bill Laswell (bass) and Dave Lombardo (drums) to take on the silence of the room with a loud inexhaustible flood.
Music upstream approaching almost jazz while away from him to outline a mixing that has circulated in the paths of absolute freedom and that, despite the notes spitting Zorn’s sax to spurts, has also rubbed shoulders with the laws of rhythm thanks to his fellow trio.
It was the most expensive concert, and by far this edition -45 euros. It has been the least public joined and-a shorter duration of time clavada- to which they have added a couple of encores that, so stingy, may have been something else.
Supporters of Jazzaldia have also lived this Sunday another concert in the Plaza de la Trinidad, a discovery for most of the amazing Andrea Motis, singer, trumpeter and saxophonist, only 20 years.
Among standard jazz and Brazilian classics, Catalan has been accompanied by bassist, saxophonist and educator Joan Chamorro, that six years ago he peered and talent of this Barcelona and in 2010 recorded his presentation.
A San Sebastián have come with a group of prominent Catalan musicians: pianist Ignasi Terrazxa, guitarist and drummer Traver Josep Ignasi Terraza.
Motis has also ventured with “You Know I’m No Good” by Amy Winehouse, sang a lovely “Moody’s Mood for Love”, also he held the British in their repertoire, and has fired the evening with “Besame Mucho”.
The 50th birthday edition of the Festival de Jazz de San Sebastián has achieved what several years not seen, hang the sold-out concerts all Trini and in some of the Kursaal.
Its director, Miguel Martin, takes stock on Monday.
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