[kj] Recent Jaz activity

[Paul Rangecroft]

from rage anthem 'wardance' to sarah brightman singing 'the war is over' in 
less than a year. he's certainly quite the musical schizo our jaz.

and i think to myself: what a wonderful world...

>From: "nicholas fitzpatrick" <gasw30@hotmail.com>
>
>From a March 8 article in the Deseret Morning News (US).  It appears jaz 
>was leading the backing band for Sarah Brightman.
>
>
>>Brightman's two-act concert featured a backing band, led by Jaz Coleman, 
>>best known for his role in the industrial-metal band Killing Joke. 
>>However, this band was a far cry from distorted guitars. Instead, the 
>>sweet sounds of techno-laced classical, neoclassical and New Age-style 
>>orchestrations poured from the sound system.
>
>Full article:
>
>>'Brightman shines in stellar show'
>>SARAH BRIGHTMAN, Delta Center, Saturday.
>>The full moon hung low in nearly cloudless skies outside as Sarah 
>>Brightman sang "La Luna" inside the Delta Center.
>The queen of musical theater returned to Salt Lake City Saturday night 
>after a three-year absence and greeted her adoring fans in the 
>semi-intimate venue of the Nu Skin Theater. While the setting is about 
>two-thirds smaller than the full arena, the stage show was elaborate enough 
>for a super-size spectacle, with costumes that would make adventure 
>novelist H. Rider Haggard proud. A moon-shaped stage was connected to a 
>star-shaped mini-stage in the center of the theater, near a runway. On the 
>crescent stage, a curving staircase led up to a lone microphone stand, 
>which protruded from the ground.
>
>Brightman's two-act concert featured a backing band, led by Jaz Coleman, 
>best known for his role in the industrial-metal band Killing Joke. However, 
>this band was a far cry from distorted guitars. Instead, the sweet sounds 
>of techno-laced classical, neoclassical and New Age-style orchestrations 
>poured from the sound system.
>
>The singer mixed in some exotic Middle Eastern influences with the title 
>track from her most recent album "Harem," and added more musical fragrance 
>with "Arabian Nights" and "Stranger in Paradise."
>
>Surrounded by six belly dancers, Brightman strutted across the runway and 
>with the help of a couple of hydraulic lifts, towered over her audience 
>during "It's a Beautiful Day." A dreamy remake of Kansas' "Dust in the 
>Wind" was a nice surprise, along with a few more Brightmanized classic-rock 
>numbers she scattered throughout the show, including Queen's "Who Wants to 
>Live Forever" and Procol Harum's "Whiter Shade of Pale."
>
>Brightman also remembered the musical that made her a household name, 
>revisiting ex-husband Andrew Lloyd Webber's "Phantom of the Opera" with 
>"Think of Me" and "Angel of Music" (though, surprisingly, not "Music of the 
>Night").
>
>"Free," "Anytime, Anywhere" (complete with the Albinoni "Adagio" motif) 
>were performed with the usual Brightman flair. And the breathtaking "Nessun 
>Dorma" was performed on top of the staircase, which had swung her over 
>center stage.
>
>"The War Is Over," featuring Iraqi singer Kadim Al Sahir, and "The Journey 
>Home" brought a poignant tone to the show, along with a Gothic take on 
>"What a Wonderful World" and "Question of Honour."
>
>Brightman was more personable than in the past, and that only made the 
>performance more meaningful to her audience. E-mail: 
>mailto:scott@desnews.com

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