saw
sergio mendes tonight.
it's was alright, not fantastic, but alright in a positive, heartwarming way.
personally, as a muso, i wanted to hear and see more rhythmic wankathons, but there ya go, the majority at large does not want what a muso wants. they did do some rhythmic wankathons, but i wanted to analyze how they are constructed (ok, listen to the albums you say, at a live show, i have audio and video, and it's real). i think it was actually a lot of 4/4 and 3/3. sparse use of the kick drum made it more effective as an accent.
i did confirm one thought though. it's probably advantageous to be a keyboard player, if you want to conduct and rule a whole band.