Tuesday, April 26, 2011

April 23, 2011

As we leave the spring holidays behind the workshop has started to turn its focus to our upcoming performance at the Freedom Jazz Festival here in Minneapolis on August 13th. We'll also be preparing for our next Spring performance at McRae Park this June.

Despite the impending holiday we had a great turnout at the workshop, including Todd (guitar), Josh (guitar), Sam (bass/wind synth), Craig (guitar), Gene (drums), Sardar (guitar), Steve (alto), Peter (bari), Wes (tenor), Jeff (bass), Annie (vocals), Jon (vocals/guitar), and Toria (vocals).

Some of the tunes we played included Filthy McNasty, Minor Swing, Orinthology, Four Brothers, In Walked Bud, Out of Nowhere, Tenor Madness, Stardust, Wave, East of the Sun, Stolen Moments, I Have Dreamed, Day by Day, Billie's Bounce, Bye Bye Blackbird, The Nearness of You, Close Your Eyes Nostalgia in Times Square, West Coast Blues, I Wished on the Moon, My Romance, Watermelon Man, Eb Blues, Good Morning Heartache, All of Me, and Afro Blues.

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