Opening the evening was special guest world renowned jazz pianist Joe Chindamo. Chindamo, born in Melbourne, has performed extensively around the world and played with with jazz greats such as Tony Bennett and James Morrison.

The knowledgeable audience showed their appreciation with stunning versions of classics such as “Secret Love”, “Smile”, Simon and Garfunckel’s “America” and even “Raindrops” from the Sound of Music.

I thought the highlight was his own composition “Something come to light” from his album Romantic Project. He was joined for most of his songs by Etype band members Barnabas Smith on drums and Mike Haynes on bass whose considerable talents were drawn out by Chindamo’s brilliant piano.

Still I looked forward to the bigger sound of the full band. Etype’s lead vocalist Katrina Ryan, Beth Lyon on sax and Brenton Foster on piano joined Smith and Haynes for a more intimate performance befitting the venue.

Stripped down versions of “Half the Man” and “Square Peg” featured Ryan’s smooth pure vocals and Haynes on acoustic guitar. Chindamo joined the band for several numbers with the highlight a beautiful moody version of “Georgia”.

Etype shifted gears with a full rich sound in songs such as “Phoney” and “If you were me”.

Beth Lyon’s soulful sax and strong stage presence (the girls loved her toned arms) is a driving force for this great band.

Having had our fill of great music and a few reds we headed off across the road to explore the late night culinary possibilities around the Market. Adelaide can be a pretty cool place.