Roy Hargrove Big Band @ Yoshi’s

I closed out 2008 by seeing the
Roy Hargrove Big Band at
Yoshi’s Oakland. Roy put on a good show and played to a packed house for the late show on Tuesday night. His sound was solid and his band was incredible. Their set consisted of original compositions and some jazz standards including a fantastic arrangement of “Every Time We Say Goodbye.” Singer
Roberta Gambarini joined the band for a couple of tunes. She and Roy even traded licks on one tune. Roy also sang a couple of verses on “September in the Rain” before he did a call and response scat with the band. I think the folks who went to see the Roy Hargrove Big Band on New Year’s Eve for $100 definitely got their monies worth.
Photo of Roy Hargrove & RH Factor at the 2006 Monterey Jazz Festival by James Knox.
This entry was posted on Monday, January 12th, 2009 at 9:10 am. It is filed under Concert Reviews, Yoshi's and tagged with Oakland, Roberta Gambarini, Roy Hargrove Big Band, Yoshi's.
You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed.