Music in High Places - Brian McKnight (Live from Brazil)
As Brian McKnight points out, the "Music in High Places" series presents  artists performing "without a net." There are no "smoke and mirrors" that can  disguise a lack of ability nor can anything be "corrected" in post-production.   This installment takes place in the scenic, rural community of Sao Luis, Brazil, rather than in a big city like Sao Paulo. It isn't a collection of  videos, but rather a combination of acoustic performances and commentary from  McKnight about his music and travels. Although he doesn't perform any Brazilian  songs, he incorporates a samba-like beat into several of his own mid-tempo R&B-flavored; numbers about love and spirituality. For McKnight fans, this is  essential viewing--an opportunity to get to know the man as though you were  there. The feeling is spontaneous and unrehearsed, even if McKnight and his crew  had to work long and hard to create that impression.--Kathleen C.  Fennessy