NFV Song Spotlight: Wayne Redfern's Without Saying

I do enjoy going to Club Tee Gee on occasion. Why? I often don't know anything about the bands or singers on the bill. It is an exploration of the unknown. I seldom even do any preliminary research on who is playing on the bill other than a cursorily look at Instagram pages. And honestly, sometimes the fewer Instagram followers the better, because I'm looking to be one of the first photographers to capture some photos of a band or musician. 

Wayne Redfern at Club Tee Gee

Another reason I like going to Club Tee Gee is that the bar is walking distance from where I live. I will admit that everyone has their own definition of walking distance. To me, a 30 minute walk is walking distance. I've had conversations with other photographers about where some of the cheapest spots to park are. I mentioned that there was a spot near the Forum that was only a mile walk away and was told that a mile is way too far to walk. I will admit that on this particular night I did drive to Club Tee Gee as I was in the middle of a 5 day stretch of going out to catch bands. I just wanted to make sure I got  home quickly so that I could jump into bed for some sleep and be well rested for work the next morning. 

Up first on the night was Wayne Redfern. He had a 6 piece band backing him up on vocals, which made for a tight fit on the Club Tee Gee floor. There were two guitars, a bass, keys, trumpet and drums. It being a pre-Halloween night, there were some costumes to be seen. Redfern was subtle with Vulcan ears. His guitarists also dressed up. One went with the Dracula look. The other did the pirate eye patch, but that only lasted so long as it sounded like it caused problems while playing. When he removed the eye patch, one of the band members joked, "Do you still have the scare?"

Redfern's Trumper Player at Club Tee Gee

The band played a nonchalant jazz set. Redfern modulated his vocals and the trumpet set the musical style. When the sound technician was out of the room doing something and the keyboardist was asking for a sound adjustment, Redfern went over to the soundboard in an attempt to resolve the issue. He wasn't all that successful and eventually the sound technician came back and made the appropriate changes.    

To end the set, Redfern let his trumpet player take to the microphone and he walked off into the audience. The band did a cover of The Cure's "Just Like Heaven." 

Wayne Redfern at Club Tee Gee

As for the song to highlight, I'll got with "Without Saying." Redford only has 4 songs released on Spotify. There is a 5th showing up on his page, but that looks to be a collaboration with another artist. I would argue that the sound of the songs on Spotify differ from what I heard on stage, but that is just my observation and not a negative comment. Instead of a smooth jazz sound, the song "Without Saying" has an opening that would fit in perfectly on a Los Angeles hometown heroes Local Natives record. The song has the folk indie-rock sound that initially blasted onto the Los Angeles music scene circa 2008.