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Eden Atwood & The Last Best Band Wild Women Don't Get The Blues Festival Theatre Stage, Tues 15 June until Sat 19 June In conversation with Atwood from her home in Montana, this fine singer stated that jazz is more about improvised freedom and attitude. And Ms Atwood has both in spades. Effortlessly owning a wide repertoire that encompasses rock, blues and soul, and a jazz driven sensibility, Atwood and the band bring the genre to a new level of appropriate intensity that is sadly remiss in Krall, Buble and others. Whether purring her seductive way through the 'Stones (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction, funking up the Rev. Al Green's Let's Stay Together and sassing her way through the hypnotic boss nova of Jobim or Brasil, Atwood oozes sensuality. In the more familiar repertoire of the genre she shows a vocal mastery and flexibility that is upbeat in the Duke's Ain't Got Nothing But The Blues and touchingly reflective in Billie Holiday's God Bless The Child. A similarly poignant moment came with Randy Newman's affecting ballad Feels Like Home and then she can change with ease to the 'blue-eyed' soul of the Dusty-like Puppet Man and the real thing in her encore of Aretha's Baby I Love You. Her musical collaborators in this wide ranging showcase of talent were a quartet of piano, guitar, bass and drums who were equally adept in crossing this vast musical terrain with kudos going to musical director and guitarist Greg Hall and fill-in pianist 'Spike' Wilner. If you do attend one musical show during the Festival, may I humbly suggest this, and if not, check out her CD releases available from the Festival Theatre. Jazz vocalism is in capable hands.  |
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