Based upon great musicians in uniquely wonderful performances:
1. Louie Armstrong and the All Stars, Michigan Theater, Lansing, 1951 or 2, I was very young and still amazed my parents took me!
2. Miles Davis Quartet with Coltrane, Minor Key, Detroit, 1961.
3. Mahavishnu Orchestra, Funky Quarters, San Diego, c. 1972.
4. Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Del Mar Fairgrounds, Del Mar, 1986.
5. Mendelssohn Octet, Mostly Mozart Festival Balboa Park, San Diego, 1990.
There have been many other great concerts of course. But these, other than Armstrong, stand out because the musicians seemed to be in a special groove for these performances, they were electric! Louie was exceptional since that was my first concert, he was dad's favorite musician, and I still remember is as an outstanding experience.
1. Louie Armstrong and the All Stars, Michigan Theater, Lansing, 1951 or 2, I was very young and still amazed my parents took me!
2. Miles Davis Quartet with Coltrane, Minor Key, Detroit, 1961.
3. Mahavishnu Orchestra, Funky Quarters, San Diego, c. 1972.
4. Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Del Mar Fairgrounds, Del Mar, 1986.
5. Mendelssohn Octet, Mostly Mozart Festival Balboa Park, San Diego, 1990.
There have been many other great concerts of course. But these, other than Armstrong, stand out because the musicians seemed to be in a special groove for these performances, they were electric! Louie was exceptional since that was my first concert, he was dad's favorite musician, and I still remember is as an outstanding experience.