I was blessed with the role of musical director (and flutist/baritone saxophonist) for this show at Carnegie Hall last Monday, putting together charts and arrangements for Antibalas, the ace house band for 18 of the 22 songs performed onstage that evening, among them:
Living Colour "Rock Steady"
Kenny Loggins "Until you come back to me"
Melissa Etheridge "I Never Loved a Man"
Ceelo Green "The Night Time is the Right Time"
Taj Mahal and Deva Mahal "Chain of Fools"
Ledisi "Daydreaming"
Ruthie Foster "Natural Woman"
Sam Moore (of Sam & Dave) "Don't Play That Song"
Don Bryant (Hi Records songwriter/singer) "Drown in My Own Tears"
Bettye Lavette "Ain't No Way
G-Love "Think"
Todd Rundgren "Since You've Been Gone"
Sarah Dash (of Labelle) "Dr. Feelgood"
Naomi Shelton "A Change is Gonna Come"
Little Kids Rock "Respect"
Rodney Crowell "The Weight"
Antibalas "Who's Zoomin' Who"
Full ensemble with Living Colour: "Respect" (Reprise
Here are some of photos collected from the roving eyes of the Internet.
#LivingColour sound check at #CarnegieHall #NYC w/ #Antibalas #TheMusicOfArethaFranklin @vurnt22 @coreyglover @dougwimbish @antibalas @carnegiehall
A post shared by Living Colour (@livingcolourofficial) on Mar 6, 2017 at 1:22pm PST
A family portrait from backstage at @carnegiehall last night. @antibalas @livingcolourofficial @saunwillshine @coldiehawn @ttimmyjames @rajakassis @coreyglover @vurnt22 @willcalhoundrum @amayo66 @reinaldodgsus @kevinraczkaa @systemdialingrecords @stuartbogie @martinperna @kingmarcoos #arethafranklin #carnegiehall #antibalas #livingcolour #anticolor Not pictured: @willrast @morganjprice
A post shared by Nikhil P. Yerawadekar (@npylowmentality) on Mar 7, 2017 at 9:56am PST
Not just one of the greats, Aretha is The Great!! “The Queen of Soul wasn’t in attendance, but Aretha Franklin would have certainly been thrilled by the musical tribute paid her at Carnegie Hall on Monday night (March 6). Featuring a roster of estimable musicians performing songs recorded by the 74-year-old singer, who has recently announced her upcoming retirement, The Music of Aretha Franklin shook the rafters of the venerable auditorium.” - Billboard 📷 by Bobby Bank/WireImage ・ ・ #ArethaFranklin #QueenOfSoul #CarnegieHall #TheMusicOfArethaFranklin #Benefit #Charity #SarahDash #RodneyCrowell #CeeLoGreen #MelissaEtheridge #CoreyGlover #LivingColour #NYC #Soul #Legend #Respect #NaturalWoman #Antibalas #Gospel #RandB #SamMoore #NaomiShelton #TajMahal #BettyeLaVette #Ledisi #RhiannonGiddens #RuthieFoster #SweetRelief #MusicHeals
A post shared by Sweet Relief Musicians Fund (@sweetreliefmusiciansfund) on Mar 7, 2017 at 11:28pm PST
#anighttoremember #tribute #arethafranklin #carnegiehall #allenstone #antibalas #martinperna #bettyelavette #ceelogreen #donbryant #glove #kennyloggins #ledisi #livingcolour #melissaetheridge #naomishelton #richardthompson #rhiannongiddens #ronpope #ruthiefoster #sammoore #sarahdash #tajmahal #devamahal #toddrundgren
A post shared by Sharon_Held (@sharon_held) on Mar 6, 2017 at 8:57pm PST
A post shared by Pepper Hemingway (@nycityboys) on Mar 6, 2017 at 7:43pm PST
Soundcheck @livingcolourofficial with @antibalas at @carnegiehall #nyc #themusicofarethafranklin #citywinery #coreyglover #vernonreid #dougwimbish #willcalhoun #livingcolour #antibalas #carnegiehall #arethafranklin
A post shared by Doug Wimbish (@dougwimbish) on Mar 6, 2017 at 1:21pm PST
One of my favorite moments from last night's rehearsal was with #melissaetheridge and #antibalas. She's the sweetest. Can't wait for tonight's show at Carnegie Hall. She's singing Aretha Franklin's "I never loved a man." SO good.
A post shared by jenmazer (@jenmazer) on Mar 6, 2017 at 10:10am PST
#Think @glove with @Antibalas @PhillyGLove @CityWineryNYC #MusicOfArethaFranklin #rehearsal #ConcertPhotography #LiveMusic #MusicPhotos
A post shared by Marc Millman (@marcmillmanphotos) on Mar 6, 2017 at 9:14am PST
For my second time @carnegiehall honoring the Queen #ArethaFranklin with a little #RayCharles sprinkled on it. Sometimes soul make you stutter, but everythang gone be alright! 🙏🏽🎼
A post shared by CeeLo Green (@ceelogreen) on Mar 7, 2017 at 9:08am PST
Too much fun being had with @antibalas! They are amazing and I loved every moment of Monday night. We love you #Riri! Thank you! @citywinerynyc @lindsay_at_compass #naturalwoman @arteaganyc #Cassiopeia #dress #custom #loveit!! 💛💛💛💛💯💯💯✨✨✨✨✨
A post shared by Deva Mahal Afro-FuturisticSoul (@devamahal) on Mar 8, 2017 at 8:10am PST
@ledisi #bettyelavette and me. In the most incredible company!! Thank you @rontyoungphotography for catching this moment. @carnegiehall @citywinerynyc #arethafranklin dress by @arteaganyc #Cassiopeia dress
A post shared by Deva Mahal Afro-FuturisticSoul (@devamahal) on Mar 7, 2017 at 10:25am PST
Tonight! @antibalas @carnegiehall #arethafranklin #chainoffools @lindsay_at_compass @arteaganyc #anightoremember @btarlow @marlowgoods
A post shared by Deva Mahal Afro-FuturisticSoul (@devamahal) on Mar 6, 2017 at 8:30pm PST
What a great evening at #citywinerynyc
A post shared by andrewfbellwine (@andrewfbellwine4905) on Mar 6, 2017 at 4:07am PST
#citywinerynyc #melissaetheridge
A post shared by Maureen Campbell (@rhtugs1) on Mar 5, 2017 at 6:18pm PST
Went to #TheMusicofArethaFranklin at Carnegie Hall tonight, and got to see the roof blown off by Living Colour and @antibalas, among many talented others. #WhyWeLiveinNYC
A post shared by Adair (@_adairdevil) on Mar 6, 2017 at 8:33pm PST
I don't know who decided I deserved these seats. Amazing celebration of Aretha Franklin. Among the people on stage: Bettye LaVette, @melissa_etheridge, @ceelogreen, Sam Moore, @livingcolourofficial, @antibalas, @thekennyloggins, @allenstone, and Taj Mahal #musicofarethafranklin #carnegiehall #musiceducationmatters
A post shared by Carter Gray Shelter (@cartergray22) on Mar 6, 2017 at 8:09pm PST
Antibalas with vocalist Courtney Trice at City Winery NYC 3-7-2017 / Music of Aretha Franklin Afterparty
