Review by Kieran Prasch & Alex Lubinsky, Pics by Diane Colello
This was the first time I've seen Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue. From the first hit, my body was rocked with the might of thier horn section, blasting 'larger than life' funk hits. The second they stepped onto stage I was shot into a timewarp back to "Shaft" with wah-wah funk sensation, but the band was more than just a Roots/Funk/Fusion band.
There was an ecclectic collection of genres and instruments, varing from trumpets, baritone saxophones, and ethnic percussional instruments. Their live sound was a combination of the Skatalites meets Stevie Wonder, both in their prime. Their eminent stage presense and classic edge horn-harmonies identify with the era of music they are clearly influenced by.
The talented frontman of Shorty not only doubled as trumpet and trombone player, but at times came out with powerful soul vocals. The band performed mostly instrumental songs, with the horn section replacing the vocal harmonies that are apparently not needed to have a tasteful band of their stature. They brought the dancing onto the hill at the stage of Mountain Jam VI to a fevered pitch before leaving the stage setting the scene for Grace Potter & The Nocturnals to do their thing.
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