Harvey's Lake Tahoe, 14 Aug

[Bud]

Not too far from the Bay Area. I've always enjoyed Lake Tahoe!

http://www.tahoe.com/article/20070406/E ... 3/70406004

[Bud]

I was recently in Sacramento, and look at what was right next to my hotel!

http://www.ekoji.org/personal-webmaster/images/dk-harveys2007.jpg

[Bud]

Diana Krall Quartet and Chris Botty Quintet were a total smash at Harveys outdoor arena Tuesday night. Botti blew a hole in the blue sky and Krall started out slow but finally lifted the non-existent roof. A grand night for music. Two encore pieces yet.

http://www.nevadaappeal.com/article/200 ... /108160102

[Bud]

Review: Relaxed Krall delivers jazz show with restraint

http://news.rgj.com/apps/pbcs.dll/artic ... 1056/BIZ01

GERALDA MILLER
RENO GAZETTE-JOURNAL
Posted: 8/16/2007
STORY CHAT(read or post comments)

Singer and pianist Diana Krall delighted a Tahoe crowd Tuesday with her smooth, sultry voice delivering many jazz standards.
The Grammy-winning performer sat as comfortably at the grand piano at Harveys outdoor amphitheater as if she were in her living room chatting with close friends. She wittily talked about the long bus ride to Harveys hotel-casino with her twin sons, who were born in December.
She was just as relaxed with guitarist Anthony Wilson, bassist Robert Hurst and drummer Jeff Hamilton performing familiar standards by Cole Porter, Nat King Cole and Irving Berlin.
There was an evident synergy between the artists from the opening version of Peggy Lee's "I Love Being Here with You" to the Bee Gees finale "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart."
The British Columbia native presented her crowd-pleasing version of Cole Porter's "I've Got You Under My Skin," with a story about losing an audition when she played the song in 12th-grade. She joked that most people were listening to Elvis Costello then, who has been her husband since 2003.
Even a star seemed to dance across the dark sky above the outdoor stage when she performed her version of Irving Berlin's "Let's Face the Music and Dance," with each musician delivering improvisational awe to the familiar tune.
Although Krall performed with ease, she did not appear to have given it her all. She complained about the oversized "restroom" sign that drew her attention while on stage and commented about the effects of the high altitude.
The audience also should have been complaining about the unpleasant odor from the port-a-potties that wafted through the lakeside air.
With such an exceptionally talented headlining musician, contemporary jazz trumpeter Chris Botti waned in comparison as the opening act.
It was a good comparison between the depth and breadth of straight-ahead jazz performed by Krall, and the light but toe-tapping tunes of Botti's popular smooth jazz.