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Keith Robert Laurent
By Mark Warye
Musician Keith Robert Laurent performs every Wednesday at
The Top Shelf in Vancouver, Wash. The establishment is “top shelf” all
the way with martinis their house specialty. This writer tried an
espresso martini that was excellent.
Laurent has a long background in the music field, starting
when he was a young child, where he was required to spend two years
learning to play piano. That started a lifelong enjoyable passion
for music. He has become a well-versed musician able to play many
different instruments, starting with the bugle when he was young,
then graduating to the drums in the Drum & Bugle Corps at the
age of ten. When in grammar school, Laurent changed his sights again
and learned to play the trombone. While in high school, he also learned
to play the guitar and started his own seven-piece band.
Throughout college, Laurent continued to perform while studying
music theory and composition. From the time he was young until today,
he seems to be a man who enjoys what he does and chases after his
dream. He is able to somehow balance all the different styles of
music and playing that he is required to do in the many different
venues he plays. He is a member of Closed Captioned, where he plays
keyboard, as well as The Rich Horner Trio, where he gets to play
the drums, his first love. Last but not least is his gig on piano
and vocals at the Top Shelf on Wednesdays.
If you would like to hear piano music that covers 30-plus
years, today’s newest. As well as some originals done by Laurent,
take a drive up to the Top Shelf sitting on the corner of 600 Main
Street in Vancouver, Wash., and prepare yourself for some wonderful
and relaxing sounds of Keith Laurent.
While you are there, have a martini. They probably will have
one to fit your taste, as there are too many to fit on their menu,
as this writer found with the espresso martini tried. If you’re not
into martinis, there are many other selections. You will also find
the staff is friendly and courteous, tending to your every need.
For a bar that just got started in 2005, they have earned themselves
note as a place to go in Vancouver.
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