Damien Escobar, Kirk Whalum, and Peter White

I had a fabulous time at the concert. I initially was a bit dishearten with my first experience in Raleigh, however, the promoter made drastic corrections which allowed me to see Damien in concert at another venue right here in my home town of Virginia.

Damien is a phenomenal artist and I got all and so much more than I expected. He was not only personable and down to earth, all the promos that I had seen about him leading up to that moment were right on target.

He is excellent at his craft and his ability to transform any song into his own style is an awesome gift.

Three hours from home or just around the corner, I would do it all over again.

Thank you for a wonderful experience!

Kirk Whalum's performance was a riveting, entertaining, fun-filled musical pleasure and adventure. He truly exemplifies the compelling healing elements of music. It's not only an escape for the moment, but something that stays with you. Can't wait to him perform again. Highly recommended!!

On a smooth jazz hype? then Peter White is your man. Hailing from the vibrant town of Luton, England, White plays his guitar like it is a velvet cravat rapped lightly around a slender neck, which is pecking rhythmically to the grooves that chime out from White's speakers. White has performed alongside many greats but is perhaps best known for his 20-year collaboration with Al Stewart, who gave White a go at a performance after one of his band members dropped out. He has also worked with the singer Basia Trzetrzelewska, and his brother Danny White, forming the group Matt Bianco, although this was a short-lived affair as Basia ands broth left to launch the singer's solo career. White's solo efforts have been favourites amongst jazz DJs and smooth jazz radio stations, releasing 13 albums with the last being "Here We Go" which came out in 2012.
Peter often uses a nylon guitar, which helps to create his soft, delicate tone. He performs regularly in various outfits but always maintaining his delectably smooth guitar style, with gentle but nimble scalic runs and jazzy chordal harmonies. Seeing him play at the Samsung Hall in Philippines, his stage demeanour was full of humour, reacting to his licks as if arriving from another source, pantomiming confusion. Yet clearly the soul lives within White himself, offering the audience jazz which simply could not be smoother.