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Anyone see Maceo Parker at the Jazz Cafe?


molan
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I was really tempted to go and see Maceo last week but never got round to it.

Sent off a competition entry at the weekend & they've literally just contacted me to say I've won tickets for tonight. Only problem is that I'm suffering from a sinusy headache thing today & not sure if my poor old head will hold out :)

I wondered if he's focussing more on the funky stuff or big band material (he's had a recent album of Ray Charles songs that doesn't do a lot for me).

For anyone who hasn't heard of him (shame on you!) - here's a taster:

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I saw him Friday night, over 2 hours of pure groove. Nearly all funky stuff, he only did the one Ray Charles number. If you're worried about your head you could always stay in the bar area where its quieter and you still get a good view. I say go, you don't want to miss him.

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I'm a huge Parliafunkadelicmentthang fan & couldn't believe it when Rodney "Skeet" Curtis appeared on stage with Maceo :rolleyes:

Turns out he's been Maceo's bass man for years as well.

He played some great grooves all evening & I just loved his style of playing :)

Here's a great groove of his from a Maceo gig in '03.

I have no idea how he keeps this up for 9 minutes!

You only get to see him briefly at about 8:45




Here's him live with Dr Funkenstein himself




A different side of him on his trusty Alembic from '78 (I think last time I saw him live was from this tour in '79)




And this is a lot more how he looks these days:

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