Saturday, June 5, 2010

First Thursday Evening Workshop

In the summer the Jazz Workshop schedule changes because the McRae Park building isn't open on Saturdays from Memorial Day to Labor Day. This summer we have switched to Thursday evenings from 5:30-7:45. Our first Tuesday session was on 6/3/10 and was the final rehearsal for our gig on 6/5/10 (that'll be another post). We ran through the tines we intended to do (although it is a Workshop tradition to practice a bunch of songs, do some basic arrangements, and then play a bunch of other songs at the gig instead).

Turning out for the session were Max (bass), Gene (drums), Peter (baritone sax), Luke (soprano sax and flute), Sam (trumpet), guitarists Bob + Craig + Tim and vocalists Annie + Dick + Matt + Toria.

Because of the specific focus and the shorter time frame, the set list was shorter than is usually the case on Saturdays. Songs include the "Flintstone Theme," "Summertime," "What Is This Thing Called Love," "Watermelon Man," "Hello Dolly," "Corcovado," "Ornithology," "Take the 'A' Train," "I'll Remember April," "The Girl From Ipanema" (a lovely song that has been heard in far too many elevators), "Come Rain or Come Shine," and "Hit 'Lanta."

The photos are from Matt, who took them on 5/22/10 but they were so good I thought I would use them for this post. At the top we have Annie and Dick singing "Centerpiece;" next are Tim (your not-so-humble author on guitar) and Ira (alto sax); in the lower middle of the post is Peter on baritone sax; and last is a drummer's eye-view of (left to right) Annie, Toria and Paul.

That's it!

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