For the last jazz workshop of January we had a compact turnout with Gene making a return to the drums and Craig stopping back in to play guitar (Craig has also been playing with the big band workshop at the Nokomis Community Center in Minneapolis). Jazz bands come in all sizes from solos to 40 piece orchestras (and maybe bigger); today we explored the smaller size with a slightly untraditional selection (drums, no bass, two guitars, sax and trumpet). Today's lineup included five instrumentalists and four singers including Craig (guitar), Gene (drums), Wes (tenor sax), Todd (trumpet), Tim (guitar) and vocalists Annie, Paul, Toria and Dick.
The songs du jour included "Blue Bossa," "Blue Moon," "Straight, No Chaser" and "Doxy" concluding the instrumental hour. "Georgia On My Mind" was the transition song and was followed with "Day BBy Day," "Watch What Happens," "My Funny Valentine," "It Had To Be You," "Skylark," "Here's That Rainy Day," "Maybe September," "West Coast Blues," "The Night We Called It A Day," "Stardust," "I don't Know Why," "Eb Blues (a.k.a., "Down Home Blues")," "What Is This Thing Called Love," "Unchain My Heart," "I Remember You" and "For All We Know."
With so few instrumentalists there was no time to take photos, so the folks who were still there at the end posed for me by the drums. In the photos: up top we have Annie and Paul; next is Gene on drums; then we have Wes on tenor sax; and finally the bunch including Wes, Gene, Paul (whose voice matches his stature, by the way) and Annie. Tim was behind the camera and so remains elusive.
For the last jazz workshop of January we had a compact turnout with Gene making a return to the drums and Craig stopping back in to play guitar (Craig has also been playing with the big band workshop at the Nokomis Community Center in Minneapolis). Jazz bands come in all sizes from solos to 40 piece orchestras (and maybe bigger); today we explored the smaller size with a slightly untraditional selection (drums, no bass, two guitars, sax and trumpet). Today's lineup included five instrumentalists and four singers including Craig (guitar), Gene (drums), Wes (tenor sax), Todd (trumpet), Tim (guitar) and vocalists Annie, Paul, Toria and Dick.
The songs du jour included "Blue Bossa," "Blue Moon," "Straight, No Chaser" and "Doxy" concluding the instrumental hour. "Georgia On My Mind" was the transition song and was followed with "Day BBy Day," "Watch What Happens," "My Funny Valentine," "It Had To Be You," "Skylark," "Here's That Rainy Day," "Maybe September," "West Coast Blues," "The Night We Called It A Day," "Stardust," "I don't Know Why," "Eb Blues (a.k.a., "Down Home Blues")," "What Is This Thing Called Love," "Unchain My Heart," "I Remember You" and "For All We Know."
With so few instrumentalists there was no time to take photos, so the folks who were still there at the end posed for me by the drums. In the photos: up top we have Annie and Paul; next is Gene on drums; then we have Wes on tenor sax; and finally the bunch including Wes, Gene, Paul (whose voice matches his stature, by the way) and Annie. Tim was behind the camera and so remains elusive.
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