Patty Griffin live in Katoomba

This isn't exactly Jazz, but good music is good music. Patty Griffin - considered one of America's greatest songwriters around, has visited Australia for the first time. And amongst the larger venues she has performed a little venues in country towns. I went to see her at Katoomba in The Blue Mountains, at a venue called "The Clarendon" The Clarendon Hotel is famous for the big acts from overseas which stop by there. This photo was taken at a venue similar size about a week prior. The gig i saw on Saturday was the last of her tour and the last for 2007 for her. She had three beautiful guitars on stage (Gibson's i think), her guitarist and a piano. A really intimate passionate gig - and one where every person in the room was a fan. It's been a while since I have seen some live Jazz and I am beginning to hunger for it. I have been listening a lot to a new album called "River- the Joni Letters" - which is Herbie Hancock with invited singers covering Joni Mitchell songs. The band includes, Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Dave Holland , Vinnie Colaiuta and Lionel Loueke. Amazing stuff. It's Produced by Larry Klein with Herbie. Check out the New Yorker review here .