The third edition of Jazz Goa's concert in the park on the 30th of January 2013 will stay in the memory of each and every one who made it to the beautiful Jardim Garcia de Orta to experience live music in all it's glory. The Show began a little past 6 pm featuring Goa's music ambassador Zezinho Fernandes warming things up with some great renditions of popular Portuguese songs. The host Richard Dias than announced showtime with 'Smoking Chutney' featuring Goa's own pop star Chrystal Farrell brilliantly backed by Benoy Rai on guitar, Sancho Menezes on keyboards, Colin D'Cruz on bass and Lester Godinho on drums. Chrystal and Smoking Chutney took the capacity crowd on a genre journey belting out latin, funk, blues and finally a classic contemprory jazz track called 'Birdland', they also performed their self titled original 'Smoking Chutney' a funky jazz rock tune that was well received by the audience. Canadian jazz singer/guitarist Steve Groves than gave the band a break with a few solo instrumentals before the grand finale featuring world class talent in one big jam session on stage. Lorraine Thompson from the UK (ex-Bob Marley's band), Bob Tinker a trumpet virtuoso from France, Colin Laguna a fiery saxophonist from Holland, Pedro Libre a jazz violinist from Switzerland and Jayson Reynolds a drummer from the UK, teamed up onstage with local virtuosos Ben Fernandez on keyboards, Benoy Rai on guitar, Colin D'Cruz on bass, Carlos Gonsalves on percussion and Lester Godinho on drums to unleash absolute mayhem into the park that got packed beyond capacity. Singer Lorraine finally joined the party onstage setting the stage on fire with some soulful vocal power and electrifying stage presence. The crowd simply refused to let her off and she obliged with a funky version of 'Summertime' as an encore. The evening ended with a promise of more Jazz Goa concerts in the park at least once every month.
