Sting opens Jazz In Marciac...
A sizzling atmosphere filled the air Thursday evening for the opening of the 42nd edition of Jazz In Marciac under the big top. The scorching heat of the Gers sun, which had been beating down all day. The warmth of the more than 10,000 spectators gathered under the big top. And the warmth of Sting's "My Songs," which invited the audience to join him on a musical journey through more than 40 years of his career. From the very first notes of "Message in a Bottle" from The Police's second album, the tone was set. Sting followed with tracks from his solo albums: "If I Ever Lose My Faith in You," "Englishman in NY," and "Set Them Free." To revisit The Police with Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic. And Walking on the Moon morphs into Bob Marley's Get Up, Stand Up.
A pure pleasure! The joy of rediscovering these songs that have stood the test of time, some for four decades, brought to life on stage in a version that celebrates freedom and invites the audience to share the moment. The crowd embraces the performance, swaying, dancing, and singing along. A compact concert that can be savoured in one sitting, right up to the encore with a superb King of Pain, ending beautifully and gently with Fragile. A festival opening blending chanson and pop-rock before returning to jazz the very next day with Gregory Porter and Wynton Marsalis paying tribute to the music of Charlie Parker. And a host of other excellent acts will follow until August 15th, from George Benson on Saturday at the Jacksons to Chucho Valdés, Melody Gardot, Ahmad Jamal, Gilberto Gil, and Avishai Cohen.
(c) La Nouvelle Republique des Pyrenees
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