It was the last night of the tour and you can expect almost anything on a night like this. As the lights dimmed, Rick Braun appeared from the audience with flugelhorn in one hand and the crowd in the other. He got things going right from the start with new music from his latest disc, All It Takes, and a fun rendition of “Tijuana Dance?” It started the show with a lot of energy and was a good handoff to another new song from Richard Elliot called “Move On Up” from his Rock Steady release. It was great to see him and Rick mixing it up on this fast-paced crowd pleaser. They both took a collective breath before introducing guitarist Jonathan Butler as he came out playing “Wake Up.”  All three joined in as they battled to the end.
           
Richard rejoined Jonathan with his EWI as the two of them played Butler’s classic hit “Sara.” It was Elliot who finally got Butler to understand what an EWI really was, and how well he could make it sound. Butler changed places with Braun as he began his ever-popular “Notorious.” Elliot was there with his famous black and white tenor as the two brought down the house again. A side run of “Wade In the Water” only added to the fun as guitarist Dwight Sills laid out some licks. With “lip fatigue” setting in from the long road trip, Braun hit the floor with a couple of push-ups and then hit those high notes at the end!
           
Elliot slowed down the pace with the Stylistics hit from his Metro Blue disc entitled, “People Make The World Go Round.” The long intro showed off some of Elliot’s prowess of the lower register of his horn. He was joined at the end by Braun and his muted trumpet. Jonathan came out alone for “Falling In Love With Jesus” followed by “No Woman, No Cry.”  Both showed his ability as a guitarist and as a vocalist. Rick and Richard joined him back on stage for a little R n R as they set into the highly explosive, “Q it Up.” As the two of them battled it out on stage, Butler finally had to come between the two combatants as they tried to out stage the other. It was all in fun, so after a shaking of hands, they went back at it for a roaring finale. Butler finished the set with “Lie’s” as the three of them engaged the crowd for a fun sing-along followed by the band introduction and solos.    
           
The encore brought them all back out again to finish the evening with “Grazin’ In the Grass.” It’s always a crowd pleaser and certainly was a good one to finish with. It may have been the end of the tour, but it sure was a night of full energy and some great music by three of the industry’s favorites.