Smashing Summer 2010 – Part 4 (The Pori Jazz-Days)
Wicked all sorts! Those words best describe the Pori Jazz festival 2010. There was a real mixture of music styles and artists:
From Tori Amos to Sharon Jones,
from N.E.R.D to John Fogerty,
from Massive Attack to Jeff Beck.
Let’s not forget Sweden and Finland: Gustav Lundgren Quartet (from Sweden) and Jätkäjätkät (from Finland) played good music, too. And so did all the other artists of the festival, not mentioned here.
The best way for you to get a feel for the concerts is to watch some video clips from the festival (YouTube examples).
I have also uploaded some photographs I took during the concerts and organized them into an album.
You can click on the icon on the left or reach the 3d album from here.
It was a thrill to see one of the best guitar-players I know, Jeff Beck, playing his guitar with such elegance and being able to produce so touching sounds on an ordinary guitar. His technique is, in my opinion, of another world – divine. He’s been around since the 1960′s and is still finding new ways to express his ideas via the guitar. Very impressive.
John Fogerty was surprisingly good at playing his guitar(s), too. His music (mostly from the CCR days) was good entertainment in the warm, sunny summer evening.
Those of you who know Massive Attack know that they are at their best when they play live and you can see their modern light show. Their dark, massive, hypnotic sound and the hypnotic lights mix well together and gives the listener/watcher visual memories to take back home.
I mentioned Jätkäjätkät earlier, and you might wonder what that is?? It’s difficult to explain their genre, so here’s a YouTube clip to give you an idea of their music:
