Wow!

From time to time I make booking at The Cellar that are completely and totally selfish. Case in point, this weekend with Chicago tenor saxophonist Frank Catalano. I have been aware of Catalano for many years. He is somewhat of a child prodigy touring with Charles Earland (The Might Burner) when he was 16, recording and touring with Tony Bennett when he was 17 and appearing on album with everyone from Jennifer Lopez to Randy Brecker. I call it a selfish booking because Cat isn't a household name in Canada and I figured it was gonna be a tough sell. I did as much as I could to generate some interest and I have to say that the general public came though in a big big way. The club had about 67 people in it on Friday and last night were were at 90 people and at one point had a lineup of about 15 deep. Frank Catalano delivered in a big way. This guy is really to good for his own good. He has an absolutely huge sound and plays the saxophone with reckless abandoned. I can only dream of having all of those ideas in my head at one time. Everyone was sweating after every song. Epic solos, high energy, inflectious squawks and wails.

The crowd absolutely loved it as they were yelling, screaming and cheering. Thanks everyone for responding to my email blasts and taking a chance on someone that you didn't really know. Catalano will be back soon for sure!