The Camp Verde Community Library will be hosting the jazz trio Indigo, performing blues, bossa nova and Motown, during the next Music in the Stacks concert on Thursday, Jan. 23, at 5 p.m.
“The meaning of Indigo is sort of calm, and spiritual colors,” band member Kathi Bellucci said. “We kick up the music when we want to, but our vibe is jazzy, bluesy, laid back. We love playing at wineries and tasting rooms, and we do dinners. So we’re not a bar dance band.”
Indigo is typically a two-person operation with Bellucci on vocals and keyboard and Joe Clyne on guitar and vocals. However, the group occasionally expands with the seasonal addition of Canadian bassist Kris Baldwin.
“When we play as a trio, the music really expands,” Baldwin said. “Kathi will bring a chart, and Joe and I will add our own touches to create a unique blend that suits the trio format. Joe is a very accomplished guitarist; he will put do. And in my experience traveling around,
there’s nobody else doing this music, so I’m quite grateful to be part of a unique music scene.”
“We’re lifelong musicians from diverse backgrounds, and coming together has been an incredible experience,” Bellucci said. “My roots are in classical music — I have degrees in piano, voice and music education, plus a master’s degree. I’ve performed and taught extensively and originally hail from the East Coast. Joe, from Kansas City, comes from a rock and Motown background and is an amazing guitarist. Kris, a singer-songwriter from Canada, joined us a couple of years ago for a Motown review. Afterward, Kris returned to Canada, and Joe and I decided to keep collaborating.”
Indigo’s setlist includes “Ooh Baby Baby” by Smokey Robinson, “My Girl” by The Temptations and “Heat Wave” by Martha and the Vandellas.
“I was part of the jazz scene in Kansas City before I moved out here,” said Clyne, who relocated to Camp Verde in 2019. “I had a record out on the radio back about 1970s and had a one-hit wonder [‘Speak Out’]. I’ve been playing music pretty much all my life, even though I got interrupted by the post office for 30 years.”
“Music in the Stacks has sort of a concert feel so we can play to the crowd a lot more … and we’re going to do everything we can to entertain them,” Clyne said.
