Wednesday, March 3, 2010

Joe Henry tonight at the Aladdin

I'll bet for most of you Joe Henry is an artist you don't know. But you should. Songwriter, singer, producer (a rather in-demand one at that over the last 15 years) ... critically acclaimed for just about everything he's done. Has produced some amazing recordings for others and on his own. Music that weaves elements of folk, country, blues, rock, and jazz in compelling and genre-bending ways, but unmistakably his.

If you can get over to the Aladdin tonight, it will be well worth the $20 ticket.  Here's what friend and music writer Jim Desmond sent me this morning about the show last night in Seattle:
"A typically great Joe Henry performance. A stripped down trio, Dave Piltch on upright bass and the amazing Jay Bellerose on drums. Featured songs off each of Joe's last 6 records. A little bit more acoustic blues-folk sound than before. Joe's soulful singing justs gets even better and better with time, and maybe from producing so many great vocalists - Bettye LaVette, Solomon Burke, Harry Belafonte, Aimee Mann, Elvis Costello, etc."

I'm unfortunately going to miss this one, needing to be in Seattle this evening (ah, timing in everything sometimes) .... but you shouldn't ... 8 pm, $20

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