Surrounded by a top ensemble, Joe Bonamassa is in shape during this concert in the historic Carnegie Hall. A home game for New Yorker Bonamassa who is one of the last to keep the (British) blues boom alive, always showing great respect for heroes of yesteryear like , and . In other words; originality is not at the top of his steaming blues and hard rock and drawn-out guitar playing. But now he
… performs with, among others, the artistically and physically playing Japanese cellist and the Indian-oriented percussionist . A colorful three-piece choir also adds extra panache to the acoustic blues songs. Bonamassa radiates in the midst of this company and plays and sings inspired. An understated atmosphere and the rococo ornaments of the Carnegie Hall make this Bonamassa DVD, among the many DVDs of his, an exceptional one. (MR)more