We're a little bit backed up on getting my concert
photographs up here on The Old Blog. I suppose we will catch up at some
point, but this would be a good time to remind you that my concert photographs
can be seen in a much more timely manner by visiting V13 Media,
which you can do by following the link. If you'd like an even more direct
route to my photographs, you can visit my personal page over there but using
the following
link. The city of
Montréal is buzzing as the Montréal Canadiens have gotten off to a good start
in the NHL play-offs. While the Habs may
be getting the headlines, there is still a lot of other options all over the
city. This past Sunday, those with a
musical itch that needed to be scratched found themselves at the Théâtre Beanfield. Flea was in town with an
all-star backing group of Jazz
musicians. One of rock and roll’s greatest character, Flea just
released his very first solo album, Honora.
It is an effort that allows this chili pepper to explore his other love,
Jazz. He calmly hit the stage and toke a
seat, but this is Flea. The mischievous
smile is never that far away and before the night was over he was bouncing
around shirtless on the stage. Flea opened the concert with “Goodnight Darius” and
immediately let loose a “How about those Canadiens!” They had just scored a goal before Flea and
his band had hit the stage to a rounding wave of olé’s. Front and center, Flea spent the evening
alternating between his bass, trumpet and some wild dance moves. There was no stopping him. He was joined on stage by 
some awesome musical talent. Josh Johnson was on keyboard and saxophone. Anna Butterss on bass, “the rhythm of the
world” Deantoni Parks on drums and the incomparable Jeff Parker on guitar. This was a jazz supergroup for the ages and
it was an honour to be standing mere feet before them. “Traffic Lights” followed with some interpretive dance moves
thrown into the mix. “There’s lots of crappiness in the world right now,” he
told the crowd. “It’s nice to spend this
moment here with you all.” When he
wasn’t dancing, we got some video footage of Flea walking around a field or
playing on the beach with some dogs. It
helped add to the personal feel of the whole evening. We didn’t just get to hear live versions of the recorded
songs. This was an extended jam session
with some masters of the genre. The band
is so good that Flea isn’t even the best bass player in the band. He even admitted to having asked Butterss to
give him some bass lessons in the past.
This was a group of very talented friends having some fun jamming out on
stage. “Thanks for listening, thanks for caring and thanks for
being here.” No Flea, it is us who need
to thank you and your band. It was an
unforgettable night of music. All of the photographs were taken at f/3.2 while using various different shutter speeds, ISO settings and focal lengths. Here are the rest of the photographs that I took of Flea & The Honora Band while they performed on the Théâtre Beanfield stage.
If you would like to find out more about Flea & The Honora Band, you can do so visiting Flea's website by following the link. Much thanks goes out to Flea's management team at Maverick Management, Evenko and Christopher Gonda at V13 Media for getting me a pass to photograph the show. As always, it is always appreciated. Flea & The Honora Band tour until the end of the month. Don't miss the opportunity to see them when they visit a town near you.
