“I can’t even tell you what genre of music she performed. As someone who hates genre labels, this alone was wonderful. Multi-Grammy winner Taylor Eigsti was described as a jazz pianist, and there were elements of jazz in the performance, but if you wanted to tell someone what jazz is, using this performance would be a mistake. Many of the songs Lisa did are associated with rock and R&B, but the arrangements were nowhere close to either. I had the thought as I was listening that this is probably the closest I’ll ever come to experiencing a Mahalia Jackson concert, but none of the songs were gospel. Ms. Fischer’s voice even acted as a musical instrument in a way that I usually associate with classical and opera. It was simply a music performance without any baggage or pretense. The vibe was warm and friendly with a lot of audience interaction and banter between songs. She even sang little snippets in between as she was talking. Those were some of my favorite moments. I had no idea Kansas’ “Dust In the Wind” could sound like that. Eigsti favored creating a firm foundation over everything else. The chords were dense. Even when he soloed, they were brief and to the point. His technical facility was obvious, but his goal was accompaniment. It was the perfect platform for Lisa to do her thing. And what a thing she did. Her voice was extraordinary. It’s common for people to talk about how someone can “really sing,” but wow. Her range, control, pitch, dynamics, and rhythm were perfect. She was in command of everything. She had a way of changing the timbre of her voice to suit the music.”
(Nutmegger Daily/Gene Glotzer)