Last Night's Gig

Whew, that was quite a lineup at the Daniel Pearl benefit concert I played last night. Eight acts plus speeches, and amazingly it ran without any hitches. Pianist Stephanie Ozer and I were last (headliners, so to speak), but before us a group called Clockwork played. A five-voice a capella group with one woman, they have a gorgeous, smooth blend and great diversity. Though they started with humor, they ended with a somber version of How Can I Keep From Singing, a piece I first heard Eva Cassidy do and frequently perform myself at Grace Cathedral.

That served as a sort of palate cleanser for us, and it ended up dovetailing perfectly with the quiet pieces we played, including a gem Stephanie picked out: History of Us by the Indigo Girls. Goes to show, you never know when magic will strike.