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What’s wrong with Diana Krall?

Just wondering if anybody else saw Diana Krall on tour this past summer. I had been a very big fan and had previously seen her live years ago in San Francisco and Tampa/St. Pete. My recollection was that she was amazing in concert...she played flawlessly, she was engaging, and her ensemble was very tight. However, I took my wife to see her this past June in Memphis...man what a disappointment. First, they were 20 minutes late hitting the stage. Diana seemed like she was under some chemical influence...she mumbled her requisite bon mots to no one in particular, forgot lyrics to some songs (!), and basically took most of the night off, letting her bandmates do an extended jam session with lengthy solos on every song! Looking at customer reviews from her performances at other venues, this had apparently been going on for quite some time. Her whole set, including a halfhearted encore, was only about an hour. God, I hope she is ok and pulls herself together...what a terrible waste if she can’t.
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I saw her live last November at the OLG STAGE in Niagara Falls…. Great venue suitably tailored for her. 

i have all her CD’s and was not expecting a muted, flat, and uninspiring performance and downer solo performance alone on her piano without any of her usual backup band . 

At times her singing she was barely audible and she lacked vocal recognition to her CD’s and live recordings …. and yes …. she frequently digressed into lengthy self styled improv jamming riffs on the piano. 
 

The bummer was during the show and and echoed  post-show, there were furtive fan frowns and rumblings on whether she was ill or stoned . 

My take: Disappointed, puzzled, and not her finest hour.
I play her albums frequently but I won’t indulge in another live concert  performance, until I hear of an unlikely renaissance back to her earlier days .

It seems this panned performance trend is continuing …, dunno whazzup here. 

https://www.mercurynews.com/2025/05/17/review-diana-krall-concert-tour-mountain-winery-saratoga/

Concert  goers: Choose wisely . 

 

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