Review: Tedeschi Trucks Band brings a family affair to downtown Clearwater (w/ photos)

Tedeschi Trucks Band Credit: Photo by Josh Bradley Susan Tedeschi led the parade on stage, followed by Derek Trucks. Then came the band, more band, and a few more members of the band. By the time all 11 musicians took their places at Clearwater s BayCare Sound on Tuesday night, there were enough people onstage to start a small orchestra. Two drummers, a horn section, keyboards, guitars, and a rotating cast of vocalists. It was a traveling circus. But somehow, it never sounded like too much. For all the firepower assembled behind Derek and Susan, the most impressive thing about the sprawling ensemble wasn t how much each musician could play. It was how well they knew when not to. Each contribution seemed to arrive exactly when it was needed. And when somebody decided to let loose, the others knew how to get out of the way. That kind of communication is impressive enough in a jazz trio. Tedeschi Trucks Band manages it with 11 people, navigating two full sets of blues, s