Harry Connick Jr in Shanghai this Sunday
I already have my ticket, do you? To be honest, I’ve never been a huge fan of Harry Connick Jr, but I think any live big band show that has come this far has to be good. And you can bet he runs a quality act, his skills are unrefutable, and his band is tight. Plus there are so few jazz groups of this caliber coming through town, except during the festivals in the warmer months.
I got my first taste of the Gymnastics Center as a live music venue the other night for the Bjork show, and the sound was quite good. Some people criticize it for various reasons (like saying it’s like a school assembly, with all the chairs lined up in rows on the gym floor) but it’s clean and indoor, and the sound had no problems at all.
Also, the word on the street is that the band will be around already by the day before the show. That means some of the members of Connick’s band could possibly show up at JZ Club this saturday night to show the JZ All-star big band (or rather listeners at the club) a thing or two. Only one way to find out…and that’s only a 30 kuai cover.