Katy Trigger (bass guitar, vocals); Alan
Law (keys) + Paco Rivera (percussion)
(Review
by Ann Alex, Photo Mike Tilley)
Here at BSH we never sleep, not even on
bank holidays, so down I went from the Jazz Co-op Workshop to the Jazz Cafe to
hear this duo which turned out to be a trio – Paco had come to carry some of
the gear, then decided to stay, to play a fine array of hand drums, various
shakers, tubular bells and whistles. It
wouldn’t have been the same without him.
This was great entertainment, fine
playing, with more than the tinge of Latin mentioned in the Jazz cafe leaflet.
Quite funky, with the benefit of jazz-like solos from all three players, and
some songs from Katy, including a tenderly sung Nature Boy; Sunshine Of Your
Love (I think) and others which may have been originals. The Latin influence was there from the
beginning, then Alan played lyrically on Autumn
Leaves, neatly followed by an up tempo number. We had a drum solo on hand drums; Bye Bye Blackbird introduced by bird
whistles, and some good speak-easy type of playing from Alan to round off the
first half.
The
second half included a beautiful What Are
You Doing For The Rest Of Your Life, good solos from all three and a
funkily disguised Summertime (sorry
Lance, but at least it wasn’t sung!).
Alan pressed a different button on the keys to produce a sharper organ
sound for the last number, then the audience demanded more and were rewarded
with a South American tune, and Paco playing all the shakers and effects that
he could fit in.
Ann
Alex
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