1. Master Brings - 2. Blue Groove - 3. Yksi suru Yksi riemu / 4. Yesterday - 5. Nightlife - 6. Meren pauhu, meren laulu - 7. You Will Know - 8. Got My Mojo Working
The gig took place in a bar with a capacity for 400 people, and there was
possibly even more people gathered to enjoy themselves and see three bands
play.
The bands were John Nugent & Tomo Big Band, Clave de Sol, and Jukka Gustavson
Moments (though everywhere in the programs the band was named Jukka Gustavson
Treatment...don't know why).
John Nugent & Tomo Big Band performed first, before Moments, so the audience
was nicely warmed up when Moments started to play. I sat sideways behind
Gustavson, so I had a perfect view to see his fingers fly on his Hammond's
keyboard, and I can tell you, they really did! The whole band was in a good
mood for playing, especially Gustavson and the drummer Markku Ounaskari who did
lots of nice fills and played very strongly (though it was his fourth gig of
the day, he also played in Mika Mylläri Quintet). Gustavson's singing was at
first a bit uncertain, but it got stronger and stronger, and when they reached
the last song you could have heard him sing even without the microphone!
I think the gig was more blues than jazz, sometimes almost rock. The audience
got more excited the more they played, and when they had finished somebody in
the crowd shouted "You gotta play worse if you wanna stop!". Well, it was
comforting to know that you would see them again the next day.
Novo Stage, Sun 16.07.00:
1. Big Nick - 2. A Day In The Life - 3. On The Way - 4. Blue Groove - 5. Nightlife - 6. Meren pauhu, meren laulu - 7. You Will Know - 8. Master Brings
The weather in Pori was very unstable the whole weekend, but luckily, I think
the two-hour period when Moments performed was almost the only time when it
didn't rain.
The gig was held outdoors, so as the rain stopped and even the sun showed
itself for a while there were good conditions for the concert.
Compared with the gig they did the previous night, Sunday's concert was more
into jazz, although there were some blues numbers included. Gustavson, again,
stood out, and you could see he really enjoys playing with the band, which
also played another fine gig. There was an intermission in the middle of the
concert.
-- Juho O. Jussila