{"id":1757,"date":"2019-09-09T03:24:57","date_gmt":"2019-09-09T03:24:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/perfectmusictoday.com\/?p=1757"},"modified":"2019-09-09T03:34:44","modified_gmt":"2019-09-09T03:34:44","slug":"bunny-brunels-two-spectacular-summer-concerts-with-cab-his-band","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/perfectmusictoday.com\/index.php\/2019\/09\/09\/bunny-brunels-two-spectacular-summer-concerts-with-cab-his-band\/","title":{"rendered":"Bunny Brunel’s Two Spectacular Summer Concerts with His Band CAB"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Arting Around | Bunny Brunel Performs with His Band CAB for Two Spectacular Summer Concerts!<\/h4>\n
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Studio City (Perfect Music Today) 9\/8\/19\/–Bassist Bunny Brunel became known from his 9-year stint with Chick Corea. He performed, recorded, and musical directed with the most famous musicians in the world, including Natalie Cole, Stevie Wonder, Herbie Hancock, Patrick Moraz, and Wayne Shorter. His historical CD\u00a0Bass Ball<\/em>\u00a0(2017) starred Brunel and his co-producer Stanley Clarke. Bunny released several CAB albums, including his solo albums that all feature the top of the jazz food chain\u2014a total of 15 releases, and he\u2019s working on\u00a0Bass Ball 2<\/em>! Known for his mind-blowing execution on his instrument, Bunny Brunel is a fusion leader and is one of the four founding fathers of the Jazz Fusion Bass Movement. You\u2019ll be hearing more about this in Stanley Clarke\u2019s upcoming documentary about Bunny Brunel currently in production. So when fusion enthusiasts learn of a CAB concert, they come in droves just to be up close and personal, hoping to get a glimpse of the 2-time Grammy-nominated Bunny Brunel\u2019s musical wizardry!<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve seen many CAB concerts and am still amazed by the level of musicianship and memorable tunes with pulsating rhythms. I happened to attend two CAB concerts just 2 weeks apart: One in Newport Beach and the other in Studio City.<\/p>\n

Concert #1<\/strong>
\nOn July 26, 2019, at the Back Bay Bistro in Newport Beach, Bunny Brunel performed with his band CAB, which included Julian Coryell (guitar), Kaylene Peoples (flute\/vocals), Mitch Forman (keys) and Chad Wackerman (drums). CAB has earned a Grammy-nomination for their album\u00a0CAB 2<\/em>. Bunny Brunel is the remaining founding member and has set an unusually unreachable high bar for fusion. Many have compared him to Jaco Pastorius because of his fierce fretless playing and unique sound. Brunel has been the one to watch for serious jazz-fusion and always performs with power players. CAB has had many incarnations over the years, which have included co-founding members Tony MacAlpine (guitar) and Dennis Chambers (drums). Other past members of CAB include Brian Auger and Patrice Rushen.<\/p>\n

Back Bay Bistro\u2019s Brian Ross surprised the group with a boat ride equipped with French wine and hors D\u2019oeuvres before downbeat\u2014now that\u2019s what I call setting the tempo for the evening\u2019s festivities!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Mitch Forman, Julian Coryell, Kaylene Peoples, Chad Wackerman, Bunny Brunel (Photo: Sheryl Asonson)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

CAB is known all over the world for its hard-edged, groove-oriented music with unforgettable melodies such as their theme song \u201cCAB\u201d and others. The band opened with an audience favorite \u201cThe Prankster,\u201d setting the tone for the entire evening. Combining complex jazz harmonies, complicated modal riffs, with heavy, driving rhythmic tempos, Bunny Brunel led the way with his always mind-blowing dexterous fingering on the bass. Mid-concert Julian Coryell (son of the late Larry Coryell) launched into a seismic guitar solo as he shredded. Later Coryell showed off his range as he brought the tempo down with his brilliant rendition of \u201cRavel\u2019s Bolero.\u201d Mitch Forman added his impeccable phrasing on the keys and enchanted us all with his solos; and as world-famous drummer, Chad Wackerman solidly provided the pocket that supported the rhythm section. After CAB played a few compositions, Kaylene Peoples then came onstage to perform on flute, featuring several Chick Corea tunes and delighting the audience with a dynamic vocal performance of \u201cSpain.\u201d Peoples displayed finesse and powerful virtuosity on the flute and vocals. That evening at the Back Bay Bistro, Bunny Brunel\u2019s band performed two high-octane sets filled with dynamic music and the Back Bay Bistro\u2019s five-star gourmet cuisine.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Concert #2<\/strong>
\nBunny Brunel\u2019s CAB performed to a sold out crowd at the famous Baked Potato in Studio City on August 17, 2019. The lineup that evening featured Bunny Brunel (fretless), Virgil Donati (drums), Dennis Hamm (keys) Alex Sill (guitar), and Kaylene Peoples (flute\/vocals). From the very first note the audience was treated to music that rocked the house. There were wonderful improvisational exchanges between Brunel and Hamm, each musician providing complex colors and riffs that accented those driving tempos. Renown drummer Virgil Donati did an intense 10-minute drum solo as Dennis Hamm vamped on the keyboards. Bunny Brunel played his fretless with the usual fluidity and precision, while leading the way through his original compositions. Newcomer Alex Sill subbed on guitar, playing flawlessly CAB\u2019s complex arrangements. With a strong presence on the flute, Kaylene Peoples played lightening fast riffs in unison and soloed, commanding attention with her solid flute chops, then later, wowing with her dynamic vocal performance of \u201cSpain.\u201d The band closed the concert with the audience favorite \u201cStratus!\u201d<\/p>\n

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CAB\u2019s Setlist
\nSet 1: \u201cThe Prankster,\u201d \u201cHold On,\u201d \u201cSong For My Friend,\u201d \u201cRaymond,\u201d \u201cNight Streets,\u201d and \u201cThe Slide.\u201d Set 2: \u201cDrum Solo,\u201d \u201cCAB,\u201d \u201cOne for Stern,\u201d \u201cSpain,\u201d and \u201cStratus.\u201d<\/p>\n

In the attendance that evening were Larry Dunn (Original member\/composer\/producer of Earth Wind & Fire) and wife Luisa Dunn, Chuck Dennis (Promoter of Oxnard Jazz Festival), and Artemis Women In Action Film Festival director Melanie Wise.<\/p>\n

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Bunny Brunel, Kaylene Peoples, Luisa and Larry Dunn, Sheryl Aronson<\/div>\n

To catch a future CAB concert, visit\u00a0bunnybrunel.com<\/a>\u00a0for upcoming performances.<\/p>\n

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