Milan on Sunday

02008-05-25 | Performance, Poetry, Touring | 3 comments

(…and then there is Milan in September, a piece we recorded in 1993 for the album “The Hours between Night + Day”, but not included on the CD)

Last night’s performance at the Blue Note was ideal. A quiet and attentive audience that applauded enthusiastically and thereby encouraged further explorations, which I was happy to embark on. I am grateful to all of you.

This ad drew in tourists from Houston, who were in Milan for one day only. A German listener also saw the ad and came to the club. As in the days before, some people had traveled from Rome and other cities in Italy to hear me play – ah, when do I get to perform in Rome!! And on Friday I met three fans who came all the way from Romania for the show. My sincere thanks to all that came to hear me play at the Blue Note.

Y. sent me this part of a poem by Hafiz:

…When Hafiz plays his lute,
My notes ascend into the air and form
Infinite blue crystals
That will move on the wind’s breath for hundreds of years
As my sacred debris, as the divine dust
Rising as a gift from my
Singing bones.

-Hafiz

Music rising as a gift from my singing bones! That’s what it feels like. I don’t use a set list for my solo performances and improvise a lot. I make up new melodies, discover new sections, play new medleys and try to simply follow the whims of inspiration. Every performance is quite different and is as much a discovery for me as it, hopefully, is for the audience.

I’ll be back at the Blue Note in Milan and there is also talk of bringing the band to Italy for a tour next year.

3 Comments

  1. Diran

    It’s nice,I wish it was on the CD.. But thanks for the letting us to listen.
    Looking forward to see you in LA.

    Reply
  2. patrick dameth

    Thank you for saturday night´s evening!

    Reply
  3. eriadoc

    My wife and I are the Houstonians referred to in Mr. Liebert’s blog. We were in Milan for a single day only, and just happened upon the flyer mentioned above. I have listened to this music for a decade or so, and was pretty excited to see him in concert.

    The venue was great, and the performance was magnificent. Mr. Liebert was gracious and spoke with us after the show. This was one of the highlights of our two-week European vacation.

    Reply

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