Puffin
07-11-2012, 20:20
On Monday evening I went to what was called a "Masterclass" by the legendary LC. As it was only £9 I thought it was worth a punt.
I saw LC as part of Fourplay back in 2000, and was mightily impressed. The evening was hosted by Andertons music store in Guildford and I assume it was designed to attract students at the Guildford ACM (music academy). Average age must have been 45, so maybe it didn't attract the targeted audience. However the place was full.
LC is a very unassuming laid back character, who has been a four time Grammy award winner. He would have the absolute right to blow his own trumpet, but that is not his style. He played a bit, talked about his music career, influences, those he had worked with, his playing style and took questions from the audience. His responses were punctuated by him "strumming" (bit of an understatement really) to illustrate his answers. The man is just one cool dude with no ego or pretensions, for example he was talking about his time with Steely Dan and he just spontaneously started playing the intro to Josie from the Aja album.
2 hours later he wrapped the night up with Miles for Smiles and we all went away really happy.
I saw LC as part of Fourplay back in 2000, and was mightily impressed. The evening was hosted by Andertons music store in Guildford and I assume it was designed to attract students at the Guildford ACM (music academy). Average age must have been 45, so maybe it didn't attract the targeted audience. However the place was full.
LC is a very unassuming laid back character, who has been a four time Grammy award winner. He would have the absolute right to blow his own trumpet, but that is not his style. He played a bit, talked about his music career, influences, those he had worked with, his playing style and took questions from the audience. His responses were punctuated by him "strumming" (bit of an understatement really) to illustrate his answers. The man is just one cool dude with no ego or pretensions, for example he was talking about his time with Steely Dan and he just spontaneously started playing the intro to Josie from the Aja album.
2 hours later he wrapped the night up with Miles for Smiles and we all went away really happy.