I had a House Concert!

Last night I had some pro musicians give a concert in my house.

It was amazing. OMG. It was a transcending experience.

I had met Maurice Tani at a local venue and chit chatting with him thought what a nice guy.
Seeing him play I immediately knew he was a great musician. I spoke with him about a House Concert and he was game to try giving one with a newbie.

He brought a couple other musicians and the trio set up their gear (a mic, some amps to use as minimal PA for an acoustic set) in my dining room and the audience was in the living room.

The acoustics were great. the lighting was great. The musicians were great.

Maurice, the singer/songwriter guitarist, sounded so good and the pianist Randy Craig (an award winning composer and piano player and founder of Pickle Family Circus and other stuff ....gotta google him to figure out what all) and acoustic stand up bass guy Michael Anderson were incredible.

It really sounded like a CD. The balance of sounds and volume perfect. (Who knew it would be so amazing?!)

It was nice having such an intimate show.

Got to mingle during the break and got to purchase CDs and get to know people I didn't know.

The audience enjoyed it so much. One attendee spoke after the show to the group about how moved he was to be at the event. How it was so very superior to a Bob Dylan concert he had gone to with high hopes. He encouraged the crowd to seek out more performances like this and thanked me for bringing music to our town. (He was not exagerating, it WAS spectacular in every way).

Wish I had video or audio of it. Oh well.If you ever get a chance to go to a house concert...GO!