ERIC CLAPTON and Wynton Marsalis entered Rose Hall from opposite sides of the stage Friday night - a telling gesture.
While they both arrived ready to "Play The Blues " - as the show's name instructed - they found their greatest connection in very different expressions of the form.
Guitar god Clapton initially fell under the spell of the blues after hearing its 1950s electric amplifications. Trumpet czar Marsalis found his closest connection to the genre in its 1920s-era marriage to jazz. Would they find common ground at this first-ever joint show (one held in a venue 1/20th the size Clapton normally plays)?
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Eric Clapton & Wynton Marsalis make sweet music in LC
Re: Eric Clapton & Wynton Marsalis make sweet music in LC
Everything I have read or heard about theses concerts indicates that they were fantastic. I hope the DVD comes out soon.
I used to be tombstoneblues.