Another treat of the Vancouver Jazz Festival was a local band called Sekoya. This was another free outdoor concert in a park near the water, a perfect setting for this kind of show. This is how they describe themselves on their website:
“Sekoya’s complex compositional form, jazz influenced broken beats, sophisticated electronic sound manipulation, ground breaking vocal styling, socially and politically charged lyrics and intelligent horn arrangements are all in a genre defying singer/songwriter style.”
After seeing them live, I think that really does sum them up (though I might have used a little less hyperbole…but, hey, it’s their website and they have a right to promote themselves). In any case, they do have a great sound and put on a fun show. Amalia, the lead singer, has a real interesting presence on stage (you would have to when you wear an outfit like that … and no, I can’t describe it any other way…it’s interesting). The audience loved them and the band loved the audience back. Definitely a must see if you get the chance. Click on the photo below to see a slideshow of my shots from the concert and below that is a video from Youtube (though you might want to look at the videos on their site instead).
