[Harp-L] Toots/SPAH 99

[icemanle@xxxxxxx]

 Tom Stryker sez:



It was shameful the
audience and attention Toots and Mauricio had some time back.


 


 


 

What was shameful about Toots? At SPAH 1999, his performance w/Kenny Werner was stellar. The audience consisted of attendees and a very large attendance by local St. Louis folk who were turned onto the concert via excellent radio promotion from the local jazz station and media coverage. SPAH brought in a lot of extra $ from the tickets sold for this event.

His workshop was well attended, too. We had Kenny give an Effortless Mastery workshop as well - not as well attended and understood as, say The Hotshots workshop, but it definitely was a few levels above what usually happened at the Convention - in content.

Perhaps you were referring to a few of the older SPAH members who complained that Toots played too many notes and was too jazzy? 

Can't please everyone.....