1/17/2024 0 Comments Pmj hooked ona feelingSimmons had you hook line and sinker with his contagious energy, as soon as he opened his mouth, you couldn’t help but move your body. When it came to the vocals of David Simmons, I could have listened all day, his Motown performance of Keanes ‘Somewhere Only We Know’ had the crowd clicking and bobbing along to every beat. Hannah Gill was certainly a thrill with her rendition of Jets ‘Are You Gonna be my Girl’ not only were her vocals on point, her dance moves were glitzy and made you feel like you were part of the Great Gatsby. As he sashayed around the stage introducing us to the many members of Postmodern Jukebox, he declared “We take that pop and give it a hint of barbershop” and I couldn’t agree more, that’s exactly what they do. He had everyone clapping from the start and was very entertaining as well as musically gifted. Our host for the night was the wonderfully eccentric Casey Abrams, who certainly knew how to work a crowd. Even the opening track ‘My Heart Will Go On’ from Titanic was made to feel like an upbeat, move your tootsies track. The effervescence of the evening was extremely contagious from the get-go and what was meant to be a seated performance, soon had the crowd up on their feet. Just in case you don’t know, Postmodern Jukebox takes contemporary hits from today and turns them into much-improved jazz classics. Let’s just say the Auckland Town Hall was lit! It’s hard to believe that this multi-talented collective all started in Scott Bradley’s basement in New York, but we are so grateful it did. If I am honest, I’m not too sure where to begin, I think it’s going to be pretty difficult to sum up the musical masterpiece that I witnessed last night. After successfully winning our hearts for the past four years, Postmodern Jukebox came back bigger and better last night (who knew that was even possible) for a night of sass, jazz and spell-binding music. Scott Bradley’s Postmodern Jukebox transported us back to the 1920’s last night with their toe-tapping ‘Welcome to the Twenties 2.0 tour’.
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