Someone with no particular interest in either the classical or jazz genre of music, he will still recognize familiar tunes such as Bach's Air on the G string or as Frenchman Loussier wryly and succinctly noted, "The very famous song." The tune has been extensively utilized in advertisements for products ranging from cigars to cars.

        The vibrancy and fluid rhythm in the concert were highlighted through the solo pieces that were interspersed in the compositions, giving individual attention to the world-renowned skills of the prolific trio. There was Loussier on piano, André Arpino, a native of Lyon, who has also recorded and toured with Ella Fitzgerald and Dizzy Gillespie, on the drums and, Benoit Dunoyer de Segonzac who contributed his diverse musical background (classical, jazz, cabaret), as well as his talents as a composer, on double bass.

        Jacques Loussier Trio has experienced its share of discontinuity with the dissolving of the band in 1978, at the height of its fame, after having sold over 6 million albums in 15 years, since its inception.

        The band was later revived in 1985 to celebrate the 300th anniversary of Bach's birth. One would be hard-pressed to recall this fact, in light of the electrifying chemistry among the trio on stage. No one missed a beat and during each other's solo, the other two musicians would enjoy the lushness that the other was bringing into the piece in stillness, serving as audience to the musical prowess of their fellow band member as well.

        The Trio was completely in sync musically and spiritually.

        After a twenty-minute interval, Loussier evoked memories of other composers like Vivaldi and Satie into the Play Bach: Encore! performance. It seemed like time itself had quietly stilled in acquiesce of the awe-inspiring skills of the musicians.

        Loussier's light touch on Vivaldi's Four Seasons did not stop him from creating sensation and drama. It added colour, intensity and vividness to an already stunning grand dame night of performance. On Satie's/Gymnopedie No. 1, the imaginative cadences and chords did not distract the listener from the familiar velvety cocoon of the left-hand rhythm, the subdued but not wallpaper-esque double bass and the fiery drums.

        Only the Trio's chemistry could produce such a perfect blend of musicians and music that were collectively cohesive but not intrusive on each other's share of glory.

        An encore and two standing ovations later, Loussier was ready to call it a night even if the audience was not. A balance of jazz and classical Baroque style. A perfect sync of music, musicians and musicality. A breathtaking symmetry of all the right elements that only musical geniuses can produce - the Jacques Loussier Trio. HOOKED