Christopher Cross — whose self-titled 1979 debut album took the world by storm, winning five Grammys and skyrocketing a career that’s sold more than 10 million albums across more than 40 years — may be playing more intimate spaces these days, but his sold-out June 5 gig at Santa Barbara’s Lobero Theatre was one of 100 shows he’ll play this year he told the suitably impressed crowd.
Not too shabby for a 75-year-old musician who, while best known for his vocals and songwriting, is also a skilled guitarist.
All of those talents — his voice is still in fine form — in addition to some low-key but surprisingly funny banter, were on display that night as he took the stage to do full justice to his catalogue and backed by three solid female vocalists with some pretty entertaining dance moves (Julie Peters, Bella, and Lisbet Guldbaek), with Jerry Léonide on piano, Joe Rosenblatt on drums, David Mann on sax, and Kevin Reveyrand on bass.