Thanks to a sustained period of rainy, windy and all-round rubbish weather over most of the weekend (and continuing through the following week as of this writing), this open air event was something of a washout.
I did make it to James Morrison's festival opener at Harbourside (on a floating stage in front of the shopping centre) on Friday night, which featured saxophonist Dale Barlow and guitarist James Muller. Some nice playing, particularly from Barlow and Muller. Morrison was quite entertaining with his easy-going patter between songs -- he's clearly very at home on stage -- and it was impressive to see him playing a range of instruments (trumpet, obviously, but also keyboards, trombone, and even a miniature saxophone). Musically, the highlight was a brisk rendition of bebop standard "Scrapple from the Apple".
I also made a point of checking out The Ron Carter Trio, who played in Tumbalong Park on Saturday evening. Featuring Mulgrew Miller on piano and Russell Malone on guitar, this is a genuinely world class act and their polished performance certainly reflected that. Unfortunately, this style of jazz would have been better suited to a cosy indoor venue rather than outdoors on a cold and intermittently rainy winter's evening.
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