Lisa Fischer Gives
Love to Durham Audience
A houseful of
adoring fans welcomed Lisa Fischer to the Carolina Theater in Durham on
September 15th. The excellent acoustics
in the hall created a magical musical evening.
Ms. Fischer
displayed great chemistry with her band, Grand Baton, a powerhouse of three
musicians. “I am so blessed being able
to work with them,” she explained to the audience mid-way through her
performance. Guadeloupean JC Maillard,
is a composer, pianist, vocalist, and guitarist. On several songs, he played his Sazbass, an 8
steel-string electroacoustic instrument designed by French luthier, Herve
Prudent.
Frenchman Thierry
Arpino is a graduate of Berklee and played like a master on drums and
cymbals. Several years ago, he accompanied
B. B. King at the Montreux Jazz Festival.
Aidan Carroll accompanied on bass. Mr. Carroll debuted his first CD in March of
this year, “Original Vision.” With the
rest of Grand Baton, he will be part of Ms. Fischer’s current tour through
February, 2016.
While Lisa
Fischer may be best known from screaming “RAPE!
MURDERRRR!” with the Stones on Gimme Shelter, in recent years she has
included ballads and blues to her repertoire.
For her second song, she chose the great Eric Bibb’s “Don’t Ever Let
Nobody Drag Your Spirit Down” and showed the depth and meaning she can give to
the blues.
Another stunner
was “Fever” (Little Willie John), which was delivered with such sultry skill
that I thought her mic would melt. This
was followed by “Jumpin’ Jack Flash,” a hit by the Rolling Stones, delivered in
a slower, thoughtful mood by Ms. Fischer and her band. She also performed “How Can I Ease the Pain,”
which won her a Grammy in 1992 for Best R & B vocal.
At one point in
the evening, a fan shouted out a request, “Baby,” which was not included in the
set list. Ms. Fischer obligingly sang it
to her appreciative fans.
Her encore was
the Stones’ “Wild Horses,” which went to the center of her, and everyone else’s
soul.
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