Black Friday goes Jazz Friday

Libor Šmoldas Organ trio @ U Malého Glena

 

There were no discounts given on the quality of the music last night at U Malého Glena jazz club, Black Friday or not! Libor Šmoldas Organ trio (Libor Šmoldas – g; Jakub Zomer – org; Tomáš Zelený – dr.) made sure that the concert held the same standard it was supposed to be, and that we, the audience, are used to. Itentesed, relaxed and joyful, a perfect break for those who needed a place to breathe during the Christmas preparations, or for guys like me, who just want to go out and enjoy some good music. This despite that Libor had forgotten the sheet music at home and both sets had to be done more or less improvising. Personally I think that this was a bit of a victory for us in the audience, we had this little unusual gig, something that’s not every day, and nobody was complaining so… 🙂 When I say nobody I must confess that I never asked Tomáš Zelený on the drums about the forgotten note sheets. I have never seen Tomáš around and playing with these two world class musicians like Libor and Jakub, who are everything else but strangers to each other, is definitely not the easiest task to perform. And yet I’ll give full credit to him, after a little maybe nervous? start, he did his job like he should and Tomáš has nothing to apologise for! 

"Happy Birthday"

The music served a wide range in the music genre called jazz, with the start of a jazzy blues until the end with a smooth Christmas song. Due to the forgotten note sheets the audience was also given a chance to ask for some requests, only one was given during the whole night, so I guess we  were more than happy with what we heard. 🙂 
One that for sure will remember last night is a lady from Scotland who with her company was there to celebrate her 21th. 😉 birthday. The band gave her a version of the tune “Happy Birthday” that made everybody else green with envy, it was just a big wow! This is one of the reasons you have read about Libor and his friends on this website/blog before, and you will do so in the future also. Only the truly great understands the game of give and take… 
 

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