his year's Norah Jones concert was held at Massey Hall in Toronto, a much larger venue, yet still quaint in its own way. It was a good concert, however, did not have the same effect as it did the previous year. Maybe it was because of her hightened celebrity status, maybe it was because of Kevin Breit, the guest guitarist, or maybe it was because of all the flash photography that went on throughout the evening. In either case, it didn't have that same effect on me as it did before.

But it was ok because I expected it to be that way. Sitting third row from the front, near the center aisle, I was just as close to her as I was last year, if not a touch closer. The one vast improvement from last year was the backdrop and the lighting that changed from song to song.

The concert consisted of familar songs from her debut album and some new songs - so she claims - although I've already heard her sing many of them from other concert recordings. It was good, though, to hear brand new songs like her cover of ACDC's Ride On.

Norah seemed more comfortable being on stage now than she did last year, although she did speak very few words in between songs. She even jokingly said that Lee told her to talk more during her concerts.

My only main complaint about this year's concert was Kevin Breit. Toronto 's very own guitarist made his guest appearance during her two-day gig at Massey Hall. Only at times, it seemed like it was more his concert than Norah's concert. He was a good player and all, but still, the spotlight shone on him more often than necessary in my opinion.

While I could have stayed after the concert to get her picture and autograph, I opted not to, partly because of my friends who just had to tease me about doing so last year. :) In any case, with her stardom rising in the last year, I walked by the crowd of eager fans knowing that I had met her way before they even knew who she was.