Music Mania

I got back late last night from Taichung. Spent Saturday evening at the main stage of the Taichung Jazz Festival. The show kicked off with an amazing group -- the Barry Likumahuwa Project -- from Indonesia. They were all pretty young, but both talented and entertaining. The next set featured a jam session from a jazz band from Thailand, with Barry Likumahuwa and his guitarist joining them for an hour of jazz jams.

The night finished off with Trio 3, those legendary old guys from the good ol' US of A. Their mastery is indescribable, and they were showmen, playing a full set of tunes with no talking in between. And Andrew Cyrille's drum solo was hands down, the best drum solo I've ever seen or heard. Even some of my idols -- Neil Peart, Mike Portnoy, Lars Ulrich, to name a few -- would have stood in amazement.

This weekend is ICRT's Rocktober Scream, a battle of the bands finale at Danshui. I doubt it will be anything in comparison to last weekend's jazz festival, but a little rock n' roll goes a long way as well. :)