As we have often stated here, its not enough for a musician to have the chops technically, he (or she) must also be able to express himself in such a way as to pull even a reluctant auidence in to win over hearts and minds with genuine, diverse communication.
The Regency Bar at the Terra Nova was again the place for just such a "campaign" when trombonist-vocalist and multi-hyphenate good guy Everton "Pesso" Pessoa took the floor. With an able cast or "Regency Regulars" such as Paul "Smiley" Madden on bass, Obed Davis on drums and Anders Lopez (who's readying his own full-length recording project) on the piano, the group ran through the expected standards but flipped them in subtle yet startling ways
the real highlight though was a medley of Jamaican folk songs, the call-and-response patois probably lost on several of the expats present but certainly not the spirit as exemplified by Pesso, who uninhibitedly went directly up to persons - trombone still in hand - and sough their own responses to the choruses. Needless to say it was a mixed bag, but there was nothing uncertain about the quality of the music.
There's a good thing happening at the Regency - one which more of those who say they want quality music should hasten to support
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