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GlimmerGirl24
Band Two with Tim Reis, Darryl Jones and Bernard Fowler played the Detroit Symphony Orchestra's Music Box - a small, intimate theatre with $49 VIP seats at tables and comfy seats on the risers in back. Steve And I had the $20 seats.
The rest of the band were made up of people that Tim Reis has played with since the 1970's and 80's or were recommended by friends. The drummer and trumpet player were wonderful.
The show started with Bernard looking out at us all and announcing "You all look so serious" - which we did - the elegance of the venue with tables and candlelight had us on our best behavior. The audience laughed.
Band Two started with Tim's jazz arrangement of Honky Tonk Women - very sexy and a tad sultry. Then onto a jazz arrangement of Lady Jane that I loved. Tim next introduced the band and said a young drummer and new to the Detroit scene was going to sit in. I knew immediately it was Charlie. I'd had my fingers crossed he would sit in and thought it was possible because the Max Fisher Theater offers the type of security most clubs don't - Charlie never has to go near the audience. I had noticed a bodyguard peeking out from side stage a few times too and was hoping it meant Charlie was back stage.
Charlie wandered out in a leather jacket - it was a cold, drizzling night in Detroit (Michigan was naughty and isn't getting a summer this year), red t-shirt and I think black pants. He played on two jazz standards - "For All We Know" and "All or Nothing at All." It was incredible. Exquisite.
The rest of the concert is a bit blurry (as I am at the moment). They played one of Bernard's songs. Tim brought out another special guest. He said he saw his friend Valerie in Nashville and she said he had to hear a new artist named Alisha - so he found an America's Got Talent video on YouTube. He then brought her out for "I'd Rather Go Blind." She was fantastic.
They also played Miss You - which I'm surprised that Charlie didn't play on. When introducing the song in Chicago - Tim said in Lisbon, Charlie said he would like to record with Tim's band on their next stop, which was Paris. Tim didn't have anything planned that would feature Charlie, so on the plane to Paris - he rearranged Miss You - a bit jazz, a bit flamenco and a lot Charlie. The drummer who sat in with them had a wonderful solo.
They also played Wild Horses with Alisha and Valerie singing backing vocals.
When I picked up my ticket at Will Call, there was a small Band Two poster in the window. I asked the Will Call lady for it and she gave it to me. Afterwards, Steve took off with it and Bernard autographed it with 'To Debbie.' (Thank you Steve!) We got a chance to talk to all the musicians except Charlie who left after "All or Nothing at All." As he was exiting the stage - a person in the audience jumped onto the stage to get Charlie's autograph. Charlie's security guard chased him off.
Before the concert Steve and I had dinner at Union Street with Mark P. and Matt from Alaska. Matt has been following the tour for the past six weeks.