Katia Labèque and Joey DeFrancesco play 'Summertime'

[80paura16ciao]

katia is a magic woman.....i love you...

[RoMercy]

Wasn't she married to guitarist John McLaughlin?

[paulprocopolis]

@RoMercy They were certainly an 'item' in the 80s and 90s but I'm not sure if they were ever actually married.

[LONGWINDING]

Very nice! Good mix of playing in a slight Rag feel and the more flowing style (esp. at the end), and the character of the title never goes away, well done!

Frank

[berlinzerberus]

' v i r t u o s o '

...that sounds good! :-)

[snaaptaker]

Nice.

Who's playing the solo(s)? One doesn't often hear Joey play piano.

Does Katia actually play improvised jazz?

[paulprocopolis]

@snaaptaker I think the solos are shared between the two of them.

I've seen Katia in a couple of jazz gigs and I got the distinct impression that her solos were written out for her. On the second occasion she seemed to be following a score fairly closely but there might have been a bit of improvisation.