It's 2 a.m. early Friday morning and I don't know when I'll ever calm down enough to sleep. Words are totally inadequate to describe what I experienced at the Edgefest tonight. That's why they make music...because words can't express what needs to be said. But say it they did! BassDrumBone. Mark Helias on bass, Gerry Hemingway on drums, and Ray Anderson on trombone. Sounds common enough, doesn't it? A bass, drums and trombone. Well, my friends, there is no trio like this anyplace on the planet. These guys may have been playing together for 30 years, but the performance we fortunate Edgefest fans experienced tonight had the high energy of youngsters coupled with the artistry of old souls. All three of these musicians are virtuosos on their chosen instruments in addition to being superb composers, but what will stay with me for life was what happened when they came together. Dammit, I have no words to describe it! All I can say is that with music like this in the world, I have hope for our planet. If three individuals can create what BassDrumBone created in Ann Arbor's Kerrytown Concert House tonight--It's still Thursday night for me!--then humankind can survive all the stupidities and cruelties we see around us. If we are capable of such unselfconscious greatness in music, think what would happen if each of us shared ALL of our gifts with one another! And now I've got to take this hyperventilating body to bed. Tomorrow is another (Edgefest) day!