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March 2007
gig reviews

Martin Speake's Change of Heart
Forty Thieves Orkestar
Adam Waldmann Group
Michael Garrick Quintet
Gee, Gallo, Minetto
Sylvie Courvoisier and Mark Feldmann
Cameron Pierre
Jamie Woon
Cameron Pierre
Phil Robson à Six Strings and a Beat
Tim Berne à Big Satan
Robert Mitchell

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March 2007 gig reviews by Chris Parker

Gee, Gallo, Minetto

Wednesday 7 March

A rather disappointing (in size at least – perhaps Arsenal were to blame) audience greeted Gee, Gallo, Minetto.

Absentees missed a real treat: Gee is not only a wonderfully gutsy yet fluent pianist, but also a strong group player, striking sparks off a fiercely energetic rhythm section that clearly revelled in their interaction with him.

Gee's interest in snooker I would imagine – given the drama imbuing his composition 'Black' – comes more from watching the likes of the Mozart of the Green Baize, Ronnie O'Sullivan, than from 'Grinder' Thorburn or 'Interesting' Steve Davis; his Monkish excursions (including an adventurously crooned 'Round Midnight' and an extended blues jam that gave rise to a powerfully virtuosic drum solo from Alessandro Minetto) were appropriately pithy and cogent; his stage presentation pleasingly informal yet involving – all in all, this was a classy performance from three great musicians in perfect accord.

 

 

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