For those who don't like smooth jazz, this won't be of any interest to you! Local sax player-made-good, Michael Paulo, brought a couple of his friends from the mainland for a concert at the Royal Hawaiian Theater in Waikiki this week-end...guitar player, Peter White, and keyboardist, Gregg Karukas. The concert was :::S:M:O:K:I:N' H:O:T::: I've been to a lot of jazz concerts in my life and, for me, this one ranks as my #1 favorite. I'm completely wired right now! I was jammin' in my seat the entire 2 hours!
I wish I had review skills but I don't! So I won't...'cept to say that it was one of those magical nights when all the musicians were not only feeding off each other's energy but also feeding off the incredible energy from the audience...and vice versa.
Michael called his dad, 79 year old Renee Paulo Sr., on stage for several numbers including a touching father/son duet and a jamming version of 'Last Tango in Paris'. There was no grass growing under Renee's feet. That guy still has the midas touch on keyboards. He went back and forth with Karukas on one number and the crowd went crazy.
The thought I had throughout the evening was that this concert needed to be at the Shell (on a dry, warm evening!) with 10 times the number of people! However, I doubt my heart could've taken 10 times more excitement!
It appears that Michael Paulo Hosts Smooth Jazz Nights is aiming for a monthly gig with Paulo bringing in more of his mainland jazz friends. 'Cept for March, with 2 concerts. March 27 & 28 he'll host Bobby Caldwell, Greg Adams and Hawaii's own Pauline Wilson. I won't miss that one, either!!! My iPod is full of Karukas, Caldwell and Wilson. After tonight I'm gonna add lots of Peter White. I just became one of his Facebook fans!
Tomorrow will probably remind me of the day after Christmas when I was a kid...a big letdown!
Did any other HTers attend?
I wish I had review skills but I don't! So I won't...'cept to say that it was one of those magical nights when all the musicians were not only feeding off each other's energy but also feeding off the incredible energy from the audience...and vice versa.
Michael called his dad, 79 year old Renee Paulo Sr., on stage for several numbers including a touching father/son duet and a jamming version of 'Last Tango in Paris'. There was no grass growing under Renee's feet. That guy still has the midas touch on keyboards. He went back and forth with Karukas on one number and the crowd went crazy.
The thought I had throughout the evening was that this concert needed to be at the Shell (on a dry, warm evening!) with 10 times the number of people! However, I doubt my heart could've taken 10 times more excitement!
It appears that Michael Paulo Hosts Smooth Jazz Nights is aiming for a monthly gig with Paulo bringing in more of his mainland jazz friends. 'Cept for March, with 2 concerts. March 27 & 28 he'll host Bobby Caldwell, Greg Adams and Hawaii's own Pauline Wilson. I won't miss that one, either!!! My iPod is full of Karukas, Caldwell and Wilson. After tonight I'm gonna add lots of Peter White. I just became one of his Facebook fans!
Tomorrow will probably remind me of the day after Christmas when I was a kid...a big letdown!
Did any other HTers attend?
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