Diana Krall Concert

It was last week Ivy and I went to Wolftrap to see Diana Krall live concert. I was lucky enough to pull a connection and got a pair of nice front seats (10 rows away from stage). We were pleasantly surprised that Chris Botti was touring with Diana Krall. That one hour opening was energetic, entertaining and well-rounded. He was very different from his last concert. Most probably because the band he is playing with now is both playful and innovative. The drummer, Billy Wilson, played like a powerful octopus (no kidding) and many times, he almost stole the spotlight from the rest of the band. He, however, overpowered some of Chris Botti's music arrangements. Everyone still enjoyed it. I can't wait for his next album after he gave us a sneak peek of one of his new works releasing this coming September.

Diana Krall is good as one could expect. She was, however, pretty grumpy at times; complaining about her body shape after giving birth to a twin a couple months ago and complaining about how much she missed home when an audience yelled "Where is Elvis?" (she is married to Elvis Costello). She played excellent piano but she never forget to give her band credits for her successful concert. I am sure she understood her talented band is doing everything to support her, otherwise, her singing/piano alone might not be as attractive. I personally like her singing better than her piano. I guess I have seen better pianist performance. That's no doubt though, Ivy and I enjoyed this concert a lot and the feeling was surreal. For whatever reasons, her music reminded me about New York City, a jazzy summer in the city, especially when she was singing "A Case of you." I was holding Ivy's hand and enjoyed that moment immensely. I still believe music can melt one's heart and make two souls one.