Greetings to all in the Royal Family!  This past week was a quite memorable time for all live music lovers.  Lettuce & Soulive played a combination of 3 shows for the JVC Fest at two ultra cool venues.  First up, Lettuce with Maceo Parker at the Brooklyn Masonic Temple!  It was an honor for the fellas to open for the legendary Saxaphone gangster and his incredible band.  I think Maceo played for almost 3 hours! If you made the show, you know it was a full night of movin’, heavy funk.  Thanks to all the show goers and Brooklynites who came out and moved their thangs!  Funk Nasty it was!

MACEO!

Brooklyn Masonic Ambience….

Lettuce @ Brooklyn Masonic Temple

He Be Blowin’

Funky Good Time.

Mr. Nigel Hall Killin’ on a few tunes with Lettuce!

Saat!!!!!!!…. Ryan Zoidis & Sam Kininger

Shmeans on the shred!

Our next JVC Jazz Fest moment was held at a brand new venue, Le Poisson Rouge (formerly The Village Gate).  Let me tell you, the fine people at LPR have put in a lot of work to make sure this is a live music venue that will stand the test of time.  On the bill for both a thursday and friday night show was Soulive featuring Joshua Redman.  Typically for this grade of show you get a nice mixture of hardcore dedicated Soulive & Redman fans alongside some old school jazz cats.  I will tell you this, both shows were seriously on point and something magical…. but friday nights’ show was easily one of the best live music shows I’ve ever attended.  It could have quite possibly been the best Soulive show I’ve ever seen.  Joshua Redman was simply killin and the crowd yelled, hollered, stomped their feet and showed ample appreciation after every tune.

Sit-ins for the night included Sir Adam Deitch & Eldar Djangirov!

A meeting of the minds

Kraz compiles the set list for the night!

Neal Evans warms up the keys…..

Soulive featuring Josh Redman….

Eric Krasno blazing on his 32nd Birthday actin’ like it’s his last day!!!

Eric Krasno & Neal Evans

Joshua Redman givin’ an early taste to the crowd.

Joshua Redman

Redman in the pocket again goin’ full speed.

Alan Evans on the drums!!!! Love this pic.

Neal Evans and Eldar Djangirov

Respect.

Adam Deitch

The Formation.

More Royal Family News & Information coming your way soon.  We’re looking forward to our upcoming dates in California and Japan.  Stay Tuned.

Z.D.F.