Surviving a Marcus Miller concert
29 Jun 2006 01:37 AM / Filed in: Music
I've been to a Marcus Miller concert tonight with Mitch and Jethro, two fellow DocIsland members. The concert took place in Le Bataclan, a pretty nice Paris scene.
Marcus Miller is one of the most amazing Bass players in the World. He has contributed to more than 500 albums while releasing about half a dozen under his own name! He is also a very capable composer/producer. Actually, I started noticing him and looking for his musical "fingerprint" after listening to Tutu, an album he composed for Miles Davis.
The concert was awesome. Marcus Miller showed up with an excellent set composed of a sax player, a drummer, a keyboardist, a trumpeter and an harmonica player. The band played 2 hours in a row Jazz and Funk songs including reprises of songs from Stevie Wonder and Miles Davis. From time to time, I looked sideways and saw my friends wearing an expression of utter pleasure or amazement. And needless to say, I am sure I had the same. I've heard the slap technique of Marcus on his studio records and it is flabbergasting, But seeing it live is just crazy. All I can say is WOW!
The only thing I feel sad for is that group of stupid people with a heavy South French accent that made every effort possible to make their presence felt. These people have no respect whatsoever for Music. They were shouting non sense and at one point they started comparing Marcus to Zinedine Zidane. Don't look for a relationship. There isn't. It was difficult to forget their existence and focus solely on the events taking place before my eyes.
Last but not least, if you want to know more about this incredible artist, check out his website. It is very well documented and easy to navigate through.
Marcus Miller is one of the most amazing Bass players in the World. He has contributed to more than 500 albums while releasing about half a dozen under his own name! He is also a very capable composer/producer. Actually, I started noticing him and looking for his musical "fingerprint" after listening to Tutu, an album he composed for Miles Davis.
The concert was awesome. Marcus Miller showed up with an excellent set composed of a sax player, a drummer, a keyboardist, a trumpeter and an harmonica player. The band played 2 hours in a row Jazz and Funk songs including reprises of songs from Stevie Wonder and Miles Davis. From time to time, I looked sideways and saw my friends wearing an expression of utter pleasure or amazement. And needless to say, I am sure I had the same. I've heard the slap technique of Marcus on his studio records and it is flabbergasting, But seeing it live is just crazy. All I can say is WOW!
The only thing I feel sad for is that group of stupid people with a heavy South French accent that made every effort possible to make their presence felt. These people have no respect whatsoever for Music. They were shouting non sense and at one point they started comparing Marcus to Zinedine Zidane. Don't look for a relationship. There isn't. It was difficult to forget their existence and focus solely on the events taking place before my eyes.
Last but not least, if you want to know more about this incredible artist, check out his website. It is very well documented and easy to navigate through.