Lily Shaw (tenor sax/flute/vocals) Hector McLachlan (p) Phoebe Johnson (b) Cory Champion (d)
Really
decent turnout and nice to see lots of people actually paying attention
to the music (not always the case at Rogue and Vagabond). I don’t
recall having heard Lily in the past. Nice tone and quite a melodic
player. It was a bit noisy to be able to focus on the lyrics but some of
them grabbed my ear. A little more melodic/harmonic tension from the
sax and piano would have been nice. But perhaps that would have
distracted from the relaxed Sunday afternoon vibes. As usual, Cory’s
drumming was a standout. Based on age, instruments in tow, and that they
were nursing half a glass of water throughout the evening, I noticed
plenty of what I assumed to be students from the music school. No cover
and no minimum - I don’t think they realize how lucky they are. You’d
expect to see at more gigs than I do. A new intake will just be kicking
off so maybe they will get out more.
