'Smokeshow' - Cory Wong (Live in Chicago 2022)

BAND:
Cory Wong - guitar
Sonny T - bass
Kevin Gastonguay - keys
Petar Janjic - drums
Nêgah Santos - percussion
Eddie Barbash - alto sax, soprano sax
Kenni Holmen - tenor sax, soprano sax, flute
Sam Greenfield - bari sax, bass clarinet
Jay Webb - trumpet, flugelhorn
Jon Lampley - trumpet, flugelhorn
Michael Nelson - trombone

FOH - Grant Hartford
Mix - John Fields and Cory Wong
Videographer - Andy Fabitz

[KuuchWizard]

Cory’s audience reacts to the music like a new Smash Bros character is being revealed or something. Incredible. And oh my god that Steely Dan sounding guitar solo really hit

[BiancoSax]

Who knew you could spit fire through a sax ? Thank you Eddie for letting the new generation know that tone is more important than technique

[paulppetersson]

Cory just took some of the best musicians in this century, put them on a stage and lets them all just have fun and bring joy

[VictorBernalP]

Eddie's sound is amazing. Thank you for such magical music.



[andreslarrahona]

Every musician with in-ear monitor, Cory and every horn with wireless mic kit and tablets, amazing mixdown, insanely tight performance. Those guys are on fire!!! Absolutely professional

[the_al_guy]

More concerts should be filmed like this. One of the reasons I love the MSG video so much.

[Sacramescu]

That keyboard player (I'm sorry I don't know your name!) is so freakin good... Holding the whole thing together with his tasty organ chords! UNDERAPPRECIATED!

[grahamconnell]

Best instrumental funk I've heard ever. Shades of Steely Dan, Weather Report and Caldera. Heaven!

[joep]

I was at this show! The whole band absolutely killed it. Everything sounded incredibly tight 👌

[edsaadi]

And the breakdown just before the KG solo is Petar and Sonny at their filthiest, followed by the usual KG brillance.

[RyanRiggsMusic]

Sam looking into the camera at 1:55 killed me!

[margix]

The world needs more and more REAL Music like this ( jazz disco funk soul AOR)

[cowbellthunder]

I’ll remember a lot from this show. 1) Eddie was on a heater this entire show, and from the audience it sounded like the band was cheering him on. Really cool to hear it here. 2) Lampley/Negah bringing the “weekend band energy”, opening with Assassin had everyone onstage leaning forward on every beat. 3) Antwaun. What else is there to say, the man cannot disappoint. 4) Petar was beyond gracious chatting before the show, and I couldn’t be happier for all y’all’s success.

[TheStardustConspiracy]

I’m in love with this extended version! Smokeshow is my favorite song from Cory and the way they added a solo moment for the sax, guitar and piano was absolutely incredible!!

[markblackstad]

Take that, to anyone who thought Cory's playing was one dimensional! Nice live arrangement of that song as well!

[onixtheone]

That sax singed all the hairs on my arms..thanks doctor Eddie.

[marycaldarone]

Cory Wong shows are absolutely the best!!

[edsaadi]

CW showing he can be the guitar hero single-note soloing with the best of them with tone and effects second to none, plus taste and class that is rarely found with these other components.

[KevinChukel]

I managed to pause on the one frame of the wide shot at 5:57 and now I can go to bed.

[danielthompson]

2:05 I've been playing drums for 13 years but theres nothing more satisfying than what Petar is playing here. It's so simple yet powerfully affective. Thats the most beautiful china cymbal I've ever heard