Bush Fire Bash

Last night we played at the Bush Fire Bash fundraiser at Grappa's, opened up for the Pete Moore's Big Band.  We had only a 20 minute slot, but I think we did our best to slam it out within the constraints that was presented to us.

The Pete Moore's band consists of all the big name "cats" of HK, Eugene Pao, Jun Kung, Pete Scherr, Jeff Huntly, etc etc, all the big boys.  Made me a bit nervous just the thought of it, but they were all very friendly and supportive. 

I can't say I was very into the kind of music that they were doing, but they are all great players!  Just watching them play was a pleasure.  Each note, each phrasing was carried out with such ease and effortlessness.  So there IS a difference between Pros, and amateurs like us!  :P  Well, I guess I could only speak for myself and not the rest of the band at that... ha!

And you know what else I was impressed?  I don't know how did they all fit on that stage!  Even with just the 3 of us, we were having trouble moving around and trying to do our "thang" with all the gear on stage; and they had bass, drums, percussionist, keyboards, guitar, and 3 horns!  Plus Pete himself!  That's 9 people!!!  Amazing!

The crowd was subdued during our set, but we received quite a few positive and supportive comments afterwards, which is always nice.  Especially since it's not for the money, it's nice to know that we've made a connection with some people.  Unfortunately I don't have any pictures to show.  I'll post some up later if we get any from the people who attended the show.

Until next show... Ta!