Con Brio
Waterfront Blues Festival
Portland, OR.
July 4, 2015

I'm not going to be able to record as much this year. I'll try to get all the major acts and some favorites I've had over the years. Again, KBOO FM is broadcasting the show live. KBOO is an all volunteer station. All proceeds from the festival go to the Oregon Food Bank so please donate if you can. They also have a live stream on the internet. It's an MP3 stream. My set up is an old Technics Quartz Tuner> H2 Zoom> SD card> computer> TLH.

Presented by Portland Community College

�Con Brio should definitely be seen live. The band laid down the kind of grooves that were just perfect for keeping the dance party going.� - EXAMINER.COM

CON BRIO is a living, evolving testament to the power of soul. Propelled by the young phenom Ziek McCarter � a charismatic, undeniably gifted showman � CON BRIO�S sound draws a clear lineage from the dance-heavy funk legacies of legends like Sly & the Family Stone and James Brown, while keeping an eye on R&B trailblazers like D�Angelo and Prince and a focus firmly on the future.

Based in San Francisco and named after a musical direction meaning �with spirit,� CON BRIO has a relentless drive for experimentation, for pushing their high technical ability higher, for reaching beyond the familiar. The resulting dynamic fuses pulsating rhythms, blazing guitar-work, soaring horns, the warm peal of a Hammond organ, and shimmering, sultry vocals with an unforgettable stage presence and seemingly limitless energy: altogether it�s one hell of a party.

In 2013, the longstanding rhythm section of keyboardist Micah Dubreuil, bassist Jonathan Kirchner and drummer Andrew Laubacher joined forces with incomparable guitar slinger Benjamin Andrews and McCarter: a Texas transplant who as a 19-year-old had already begun drawing crowds in his new hometown. Add in the fireworks of the �Hallelujah Horns� (Marcus Stephens & Brendan Liu) and you have the skill and confidence that comes from years of stage time and deeply-established musical partnerships with the thirst and energy of a rising star � a bright light who�s just getting started.

Thanks to a legion of dedicated fans (who reliably show up to tear the house down at every available opportunity), the band has shared the stage with artists such as Karl Denson�s Tiny Universe, Fishbone, Meshell Ndegeocello, and Trombone Shorty.

Set List

01 Unknown
02 Unknown
03 Unknown (announcer @ start)
04 Kiss The Sun
05 Unknown
06 Give It All