From pop music critic Rashod D. Ollison: 

Earth, Wind and Fire is a few minutes late getting started at its Paetec Jazz Festival set at Pier Six Pavilion, but there appears to be a capacity crowd: mostly middle-aged and predominantly African-American.

It's a classy-looking assemblage, but perhaps the savviest group is not even under the pavilion: A number of fans are camped out on the other side of the water, east toward Fells Point, right across from the Scarlett Place condos. Around the pavilion, listeners are settling into lawn chairs.

I'm under the pavilion now, looking at an elaborate stage setting: two sets of congas; drums; piano. The music of Earth, Wind and Fire is heavily percussive, so it should be a vibrant show.