Flea & The Honora Band At Théâtre Beanfield

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.