Brad Mehldau Trio

If you need some warmth and light during the ugly autumn season, and you're just waiting for the winter sun to finally arrive, go either to Slayer or to such a concert :-).

Buddies: Cloudy, Bridget, Jakob

Score: 4 out of 5

Another gig? Definitely in October or even better November

Brad Mehldau might be the quintessential modern jazz pianist. His music is full of silence and warmth, no fast virtuosity without musical passion. It's very warm jazz, and for that reason so good to get into a happy mood. No happy music, but music for the heart. Jazz trios are perfect in that respect, they always produce that minimalistic sound that leaves much air for each instrument to breathe. Jazz trios are either boring or overwhelming (well, a bit of an overstatement :-).

I leave this gig with a feeling of peace and gratefulness. More autumn leaves can come...

Deduction for some lengths in the gig.