johnchop Posted March 27, 2022 Share Posted March 27, 2022 I’ll be checking out Bruce and the lads in downtown Augusta GA this evening. Haven’t seen him live since the 90s. Haven’t really kept current with his catalog since Halcyon Days. But he’s always the real deal, and to see ace players, live, doing their thing… man, it’s been a minute. Also very happy to have my fifteen year-old accompany me. She’s in band and is around music all the time, but this is her first concert. Will provide post-show impressions. 1 1 Quote I make software noises. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conundrum Posted March 27, 2022 Share Posted March 27, 2022 What happened to the Range? I know, “google it”. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TWizzle Posted March 27, 2022 Share Posted March 27, 2022 Bruce is my musical hero in a lot of ways. He single-handedly reinvigorated my waning interest in the piano when I was entering my teens in the early 2000s. He has got to be one of the most creatively restless musicians on the planet. He's more than dipped his feet into bluegrass, jazz, modern and atonal avant-garde classical music... All sorts of crazy stuff. I'm jealous! Have a wonderful time. 1 Quote Nord: Piano 5 73, Electro 6D Casio: PX-5S Yamaha: P-121 Novation: MiniNova, BSII, Circuit DSI Mopho x4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nursers Posted March 27, 2022 Share Posted March 27, 2022 Looking forward to your post-show report! Quote The Keyboard Chronicles Podcast Check out your fellow forumites in an Apple Music playlist Check out your fellow forumites in a Spotify playlist My Music: Stainless Fields Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnchop Posted March 28, 2022 Author Share Posted March 28, 2022 Interesting night! It felt like there wasn’t much pre-planned other than a recent song and a new one that’s on the album he’s about to put out. Nice minor scale version of “Mandolin Rain” in there, too, and an extended take on “Look Out Any Window”. Lots of requests, including an audience shout out for “Cruise Control”, to which BH said “yeah why not let’s ****ing do that one” 😂 and it was a jam. In fact, lots of jamming and improvisation all around. I was seated front left, so I had good view of Hornsby’s hands all night. Such a relaxed, adventurous player. So great to hear those signature voicings and see his hand independence on display. ( BTW John JT Thomas on organ and synth with what looked like a Hammond digital with an Arturia controller on top. MacBook to the side.) I had to duck out on the last tune—it was running late and the kid has school and a long martial arts test tonight—but at that point he had moved on to dulcimer. Varied, lighthearted, and far from a “by the numbers” show. 1 Quote I make software noises. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoken6 Posted March 28, 2022 Share Posted March 28, 2022 Love "Cruise Control" Cheers, Mike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamuelBLupowitz Posted March 29, 2022 Share Posted March 29, 2022 On 3/28/2022 at 6:39 AM, johnchop said: It felt like there wasn’t much pre-planned Indeed; Bruce has gone onstage without a set list for decades now. The lineup of the Noisemakers has shifted a bit in the last few years and I can only imagine what training up a new member is like -- you really have to be ready for anything at any time as far as what songs are played and how they're arranged. Still haven't caught a show in-person myself, hopefully one of these days! 1 Quote Samuel B. Lupowitz Musician. Songwriter. Food Enthusiast. Bad Pun Aficionado. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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