Yesterday I attended a concert by Victor Wooten at the State Theater in Falls Church. I purchased tickets over the web. Since there was open seating I got in an already fairly long line at 6:30 (the doors opened at 7). The concert started at 9 so that was a 2 and a half hour wait, but it was well worth it. Victor Wooten was simply astonishing. For those who don’t know him, he plays electric bass. He won “Bass Player of the Year” from Bass Player Magazine three consecutive times (no one else has one it more than once). His technique is beyond anything I ever heard, but he is also amazingly expressive and musical. This concert certainly was one of the best concerts I have ever been to. If you never heard him I would recommend checking him out on youtube.
This fall he will be touring with Stanley Clarke and Marcus Miller.