Jessie Ware’s Diana Ross Two-Step

Jessie Ware’s Diana Ross Two-Step

Jessie Ware’s Devotion was one of the best albums out last year, threading the spirit of the UK pirate underground all the way back to the best early ’80s quiet storm. (Between Ware and Solange, the old Jody Watley-fronted soulfunk group Shalamar seems to be having a comeback, influentially speaking.) Ware’s a charmer on stage, but the best part was when she truly made her origins known. After beseeching the crowd to do a little two-step during the excellent “Sweet Talk,” she gushed, “I love doing that! It makes me feel like I’m at a Diana Ross concert!”