Robben Ford playing with his Renegade Creation buddies Gary Novak, Mike Landau, and Jimmy Haslip were amazing Thursday night at b.B. Kings in NYC. Robben appeared to be having a very good time performing on stage and sounded great. Mike Landau accompanying Robben on guitar made for a very special evening of Blues guitar music.
Jimmy Haslip is a master of the bass guitar and performed a number of Bass solos which were incredible! Gary Novak held everything together on the Drums and together the band provided a very enjoyable night out listening to the Blues.
Robben played a few of his staple songs such as Peace on My Mind, Lovin' Cup, and Spoonful which all sounded great.
The sound quality of the band was very good overall with Robben's vocals sounding very clear and crisp. Mike Landau's vocals were another story however as he was largely unintelligible with his monotone sounding voice. Mike's guitar playing however was incredible and made the show very sweet indeed.
The concert was almost two hours in length which is much longer then the normal hour and 25 minutes or so that most shows run.