I wonder how big the club was, dwill? Because I can imagine that being a problem too; it's not easy to get a big boiterous crowd to calm down for her kind of music. Oddly enough, I heard an interview a while ago with Dave Brubeck who once had a similar prob, but worse; him and his piano were headlining after a noisy band and he was terrified that he would be an anti-climax. Luckily for him, he did a great job and got a standing ovation. Well, at his best, DB can draw you in, get you relaxed, then blow your head off with some great jazz jamming!
BTW, if a mod passes by, perhaps they'd be kind enough to do some thread merging with this one of Chula's:
http://www.musicbanter.com/jazz-blues/80327-hiromi.html
A tidy forum is a happy forum!
