Disclaimer : It had been a long day, I was very tired, so what follows might not be entirely fair to the artists, but I can only report on how the gig affected me...
Cleary is from New Orleans, and owes much to the classic jazz and blues of the city, whilst adding in his own layers of funk and RnB. With dummer and bassist as backing he plays piano and keyboards (often both at once), with a single foray into slide guitar, and sings classic songs. Plenty of energy (notably from the bassist), soe great playing (I loved the bass solos), and his voice is smooth and pleasant.
He went down so well with the audience, and I found my feet tapping along. But. There were times when it felt like the keys and the drums were fighting each other, rather than workign together. And at times I found his paino playing too gimmicky. Maybe I was just looking for an excuse to be irritable...
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