Very nice too - I hadn't suddenly come up with a death wish, I went to a gig in Glasgow last night. I was at the Queen's Cross Church to see a solo concert by Julian Lage, whom I like very much. Simplest possible format: acoustic guitar, mostly improvised, just played into a mic. Unbelievable - a privilege to be there.
I found this on Youtube, which is a clip from his show in Dublin the night before. It might not be your thing, of course - maybe you had to be there...
And he just makes that up as he goes along? Awesome.
ReplyDeleteHe has a list of tunes for the evening - mostly his own - and just decides what to play next. When the piece starts, just about anything can happen - mostly, as you see, he just makes it up, though there is a general framework in there. He also plays with small groups which, of necessity, is more formally orchestrated.
DeleteI lived a lot of years, done seen a lot things,
But I ain't seen nothing like him.