Steve Hackett & Djabé@BodøJazzOpen, Swimming pool Scene
Steve Hackett & Djabé play in the Scene, a large hall for maybe 600 people at most. Some say there are 400 (me), others 500 (local patriots). In any case, the hall is well filled and Steve Hackett & Djabé sit at the back of the hall before the concert, lined up like a chicken coop, signing CDs and vinyl. They have been touring South and South-East Europe for many years and get on really well on stage. Unfortunately, I couldn't make the interview date as the conversation with Marius Neset took longer than planned. Steve Hackett makes a very tidy impression and obviously enjoys being on the road with such excellent musicians. The Northerners are proud to welcome a musician from the Rock'n Roll Hall of Fame. I take a few photos and don't stay long because I want to concentrate on the concert with Marius today. It's not that I don't like the music, but my thoughts are in the Sunus, the club where Neset is going ro play.