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Not one false note

SUCHITRA BEHAL

IT was the biggest gig Mumbai had seen in a while. Frenzied jazz enthusiasts were tripping with anxiety once sales of tickets to the much-awaited HERBIE HANCOCK-WAYNE SHORTER concert were announced.

If Hancock and Shorter left their audiences mesmerised, there were many wannabes who were left out in the cold resulting in a huge wave of disgruntled people.

Both jazz legends, who began playing with Miles Davis, had only one message for their audience. "Be yourself." Added Hancock, "We just want them to be open and enjoy themselves." For Shorter, "music is more than a demonstration of peace, it's also a demonstration of struggle. It's up to you to treat it as an opportunity." Hancock nodded in agreement adding, "all those super heros had to struggle out there y' know."

Both said that there was never a false note once they began jamming together "even if we haven't played together for a bit," added Hancock.

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