![]() ![]() Latin music and the blues worked to make this an interesting performance for a keen audience in search of the real thing. His trio, piano, double bass and modified drum – an Argentinian folkloric drum replaced one of the tom toms – filled the space with music that enthralled the packed venue. St Lucian jazz icon Luther François explains his composition to the audience at Pure Jazz, St Lucia Jazz & Arts Festival. ![]() ![]() His take on the Broadway classic turned jazz standard All the Things You Are had patrons shouting bravo and saying this level of playing was a rarity here. Fleet fingered flights of fancy that hint at a melody, became the platform for a masterclass of piano playing that bridges classical and bebop. Classically trained, as most musicians of worth are, he balanced studied technique with a keen sense of improvisation and abandon. That was clearly identified with Casenave’s performance. Not the freedom associated with improvisation, but dissonance and dexterity that suggest risk, skill and practice, and music that can not be danced to. Pure jazz, as its name suggests, veers towards the layman's understanding of what is jazz. Held at the 400-seat Ramp at Rodney Bay, a purpose built fabric building that facilitates jazz in an intimate space by the sea, this show showcased virtuosity and Caribbean excellence. On May 11, the St Lucia Jazz & Arts Festival continued it themed nights with the aptly titled Pure Jazz featuring Uruguayan pianist Gustavo Casenave and St Lucian saxophonist and Caribbean jazz icon Luther François. Sunday St Lucian jazz icon Luther François plays while Jamaican Peter Ashbourne conducts Luther François’ “jazz symphony orchestra” at Pure Jazz, St Lucia Jazz & Arts Festival. Features Pure Jazz defines the Festival as a Caribbean space ![]()
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