event John Butler Trio
Also Playing: Medeski Martin And Wood and State Radio
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Fri Jun 4
5:30 pm
John Butler Trio, Medeski Martin And Wood, and State Radio at Red Rocks Amphitheatre
When three virtuosos get together to play funk-inflected jazz—and make a name for themselves by opening for Phish and collaborating with John Scofield—the specter of “jam” descends furiously, a spooky apparition that compels plenty of people to lose interest altogether. Such a reaction would be a mistake with Medeski Martin And Wood—at least give the trio a chance to play a couple of songs. Let the keyboards begin (is that a synthesizer?), allow the bass a few bars (is that a distortion pedal?), and by the time the furious percussion reaches a crescendo, there won’t be much to worry about at all.
Red Rocks Amphitheatre 12700 W Alameda Pkwy, Denver/Boulder, CO
When three virtuosos get together to play funk-inflected jazz—and make a name for themselves by opening for Phish and collaborating with John Scofield—the specter of “jam” descends furiously, a spooky apparition that compels plenty of people to lose interest altogether. Such a reaction would be a mistake with Medeski Martin And Wood—at least give the trio a chance to play a couple of songs. Let the keyboards begin (is that a synthesizer?), allow the bass a few bars (is that a distortion pedal?), and by the time the furious percussion reaches a crescendo, there won’t be much to worry about at all.
Updated 07/20/2011
