Last night I had the pleasure of seeing Keith Jarrett perform at the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles, CA. This was actually a rare improvised concert, and I turned into quite a beauty. I actually didn't know that much about Jarrett's actual history, so I did a little research before the event which makes it more astounding in my mind how he was able to meet my expectation. Apparently he's been suffering from a chronic fatigue syndrome, but there wasn't even a hint of it during his performance. His first piece was so avant garde, with hands moving like liquid over the keys I was utterly blown away. Each song only got better and better. The audience was in an uproar at the finale, and Jarrett seemed actually quite content to perform three encores! That's quite a lot considering chronic fatigue. I did also see Jack Black and Sandra Bullock there, which was kind of surprising. I'm sure there were more celebrities that I didn't recognize. Overall, I was overjoyed at the opportunity to see such a legend in such an intimate setting. Who knows, maybe I will be able to look back at this concert as one of the great ones of his career.
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