Julija Jacenaite (vocals, shakers); Steve Glendinning (guitar); Paul Grainger (bass)
(Review by Ann Alex/photo from stock)
Once again, another great performance from this trio, to a small but appreciative audience in this Jazz Coop gig at the Globe. Many of the songs began with the whole song sung slowly, then a gradual build up of solos, scat and skilled interpretation. Wave began as a gentle sea, quiet voice and shakers, smooth scat, bass solo (early on), then with an extended ending, very rhythmical. Alice in Wonderland began with voice and guitar only. The A Train was running faster, with bass and guitar on the tracks together, then slower at the end, when it speaks of possibly missing the train or decreasing speed as it approaches the station.
There were some original songs from Julija’s recent CD: Moon Moods, Down By The River, and Lyja, which is about rain, ending with ‘I love you’ - sung in Lithuanian - and a song about a Facebook profile.
Love Me Or Leave Me had Julija doing skilled wordless vocalising, with some amusing very low notes, and the guitar cheekily imitating some of the sounds. Misty, with a lovely slow guitar solo, and a song about an apple tree, in which a couple of people were handed the shakers, and we all helped with percussion with what we had in hand, in my case, the reviewer’s pen against a glass.
We joined in the chorus of the song that we’d done at the Durham Festival – ‘O Adiar, Adio, opa, opa, opa’, followed by a long guitar solo which was based on the tune that we’d just sung – great stuff. This was all rounded off with There’ll Never Be Another You, with solos, and Paul up at the dusty end of the bass fingerboard.
Another enjoyable night at the Globe.
Ann Alex
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