Zaz

Zaz is an extraordinary female French singer, and her live performance does not disappoint. Her music is at once bluesy and French, and also simultaneously infectious. Attending a live concert of Zaz, even as someone who doesn't remember much of the French language from their years studying it in high school, was a wonderful experience for me, just to see the sheer joy onstage.

Zaz, with her dark hair and expressive eyes was dressed unassumingly in jeans and a plaid top, someone who could easily blend in on the city streets, save for her infectious joy and beautiful, melodious voice. Zaz wriggled and danced and called out to the audience regardless of the song she was performing, her voice expressive in its tonal capabilities and immense versatility. During the charismatic "Je Veux" and "Couer Volant", the ability of her delicate voice is particularly evident.

The stage was wide enough to accomodate the band's variety of instruments while still providing enough space to ensure that Zaz was the focus. Multicolored lights backlit her as she sang and performed, but, once again, never upstaged her as the focus was certainly Zaz herself, her lyrics, and her singing.

The audience was there to engage with Zaz and vice versa, as the audience almost instantaneously began snapping along with the band when they began snapping as an intro to one of her songs. Overall, the verve exuding from Zaz as she performed was revitilazing and something truly special to witness onstage.