Sergio Mendes • Eddie Palmieri • Poncho Sanchez
Wednesday, July 8, 2009, 8:00 PM
Poncho Sanchez opened the evening and got everyone in the mood for some great Latin jazz. His band was tight and his personality infectious. Poncho Sanchez covered Herbie Hancock, Horace Silver and even
Parliament-Funkadelic. Puerto Rican piano titan Eddie Palmieri is the ultimate musician and I enjoyed his set very much. Eddie Palmieri's
New York crew offered a ferocious rip through Thelonious Monk's "In
Walked Bud."
I was of course really excited to hear Sergio Mendes again because I love Bossa Nova and his Brazil 66 music. About a third of the program was given over to a string of rappers, including Q-Tip. When he added the rap addition to his set as he did last year I was bored and waited for the set to end. He performed Brazil 66 classics like Berimbau, Agua de Beber, and Mas Que Nada. I was excited to see and hear the original Brazil 66 singer Lani Hall take the stage.
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