At one with the music and the audience, the singer was reminiscent of another sexy entertainer, Marvin Gaye. He was backed by a well-oiled nine-piece band (including an organ) that didn’t miss a step as it sensed his every move.
And from that point on, he was effortlessly in control for the full 90 minute set.īeginning with “Sumthin’ Sumthin’,” Maxwell alternated between playful, sexy and serious as he smoothly segued into such cuts as “Get to Know Ya,” “Bad Habits,” “Fistful of Tears,” “Stop the World,” “Fortunate,” “Lifetime,” “Help Somebody,” two covers (Al Green’s “Simply Beautiful,” the Isley Brothers’ “Don’t Say Goodnight”) and “This Woman’s Work,” his tribute to “all the moms, grandmothers, daughters and sisters.”Īrmed with his siren-call tenor, the lithe Maxwell called to mind a sleek panther as he prowled the stage, leaping onto speaker boxes, performing supple splits and undulating suggestively to the delight of both the young and seasoned members of the primarily female audience. And when he did - dressed in a natty silver-gray suit and sporting black sunglasses - the mostly female crowd erupted in shrieks and screams. 1 comeback album “BLACKsummers’night,” the singer teased the audience with two large-screen video silhouettes of himself before arriving onstage. for the first time since winning two Grammys on behalf of his No. And I appreciate that.”Ī video backdrop showing a yellow sun being eclipsed by an approaching moon, presaged the arrival of headliner Maxwell. “The industry expects hits, but you allowed me to make music. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency” will return – thanked the audience for 10 years of their support. Scott’s signature mix of R&B, jazz, gospel and hip-hop was accentuated by a tight eight-piece band and a new touch: three sweat suit-clad male background singers whose harmonies and fun dance routines enhanced the proceedings.īefore leaving the stage to a thunderous ovation, Scott - who noted that “No. Not one to shy away from musically sharing the ups and downs in her life, Scott alluded to her divorce and broken engagement with moving bookend performances of the ballads “Hear My Call” and “He Loves Me (Lyzel in E Flat).” Prior to that she bowed the title track of her upcoming album, “The Light of the Sun.” The infectious mid-tempo number about love’s rollercoaster emotions “will be out sometime in 2010,” announced the singer. 1”: “It’s Love,” “Way,” “Crown Royal,” “Golden,” “Cross My Mind,” “Long Walk” and “Hate on Me.” At one point, Scott told a cheering audience as she removed her jacket, “I’ve got 75 minutes to get all this music in, so I’ll do all my changing right here.” The audience roared its approval as she licked her fingers to emphasize her satiated state on love-making anthem, “Whatever.” That led to a host of additional sing-along crowd-pleasers dating back to Scott’s 2000 debut album, “Who’s Jill Scott – Words and Sounds, Vol. Mexican Institute of Sound La Luna de Noviembreġ9.Scott delivered a show packed with old favorites and a sampling of what’s in store on the new album she’s currently recording. Heavy D, Rob-O, Grap & Dida - The Basementġ8. Freddie Gibbs & Madlib - The Long Walk Homeġ5.
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