Nicolas Meier - Riverside Arts Jazz tickets

Review of Nicolas Meier - Riverside Arts Jazz

Very good. High class quarter.

Review of Nicolas Meier - Riverside Arts Jazz

Wow, what a stunner. I had heard of Nicolas Meier beforehand but without being familiar with his music. I signed up mainly on the recommendation of another MIE stalwart, Bryan Collins, who raved about Nicolas's technique, and was I glad I did. Absolutely stellar playing from the main man, but also wonderful support from TC, the ever-reliable Stuart Barker and terrific percussionist, Adam Texeira. The two sets included a smattering of standards, but was mainly characterised by some wonderfully atmospheric original compositions, heavily influenced by near-Eastern music and places (especially Turkey). Nicolas also announced that he was about to embark on a major European tour supporting guitarist Steve Vai. Based on last night's evidence, shouldn't that be the other round ?!!