Tuesday, March 27, 2012

March 24, 2012

Today The Jazz Workshop played for the McRae Park Bunny Breakfast. The breakfast crowd enjoyed the music and the players enjoyed pancakes and eggs.

Tunes played for breakfast: Blue Monk, Easter Parade, Have You Met Miss Jones, I’ll Remember April, All Of Me, All Blues, I Love You, I Could Write A Book, What Is This Thing Called Love, Minor Swing, Sugar, Quiet Nights, Nature Boy, Bye Bye Blackbird, The Girl From Ipanema,

After breakfast the regular Workshop happened, folks played and sang more tunes: Gloria’s Step, I Thought About You, Gloria Step, A Foggy Day, Spring Can Really Hang You Up The Most, Dream, Peri’s Scope, All or Nothing At All, Let There Be Love, Time After Time, All The Things You Are, Lullaby Of Birdland, I’m Glad There Is You, What Is This Thing Called Love, Blues For Alice, Falling In Love Again, It Might As Well Be spring, The Best Is Yet To Come, Nature Boy, Blues in F, Blame It On My Youth, Deed I Do, and Dig.

The players and singers: Wes (tenor), Keith (tenor), Steve (allto), Todd (trumpet), Greg (guitar), Bill (ukulele), Gene (drums), David (drums), Grant (drums), Sam (bass), Noah (guitar), Josh (guitar), and Vocalists: Annie, Dick, Victoria and Maggie.

Monday, March 19, 2012

March 17, 2012

(some of the) Tunes Played: Petite Fleure, Blues For Alice, Lazy River, Orbits, Pent Up House, Bag’s Groove, Satin Doll, Chitlins Con Carne, When Sunny Gets Blue, Tangerine and Sugar.

The Players: Wes (tenor), Sam (trumpet, bass, wind synth), Tony (bass), Steve (alto), Keith (tenor), Gene (drums), Josh (Guitar), Todd (trumpet), Craig (guitar), Bob (guitar) and vocalists: Victoria, Dick and Annie.

Wednesday, March 14, 2012

March 10, 2012

Tunes played: Spain, Gee Baby Ain’t I good To You, Monk’s Dream, Gemini, Speak No Evil, I Can’t Get Started With You, Solar, My Funny Valentine, Take Five, The Masquerade Is Over, Have You Met Miss Jones, Groovin' High, Song For My Father, Ain’t Misbehavin’, Don’t Blame Me, Night and Day, Meditation, Straight No Chaser, I Thought About You, Can’t Give You Anything But Love, When Your Lover Has Gone, How Deep Is The Ocean, It Could Happen To You, Walking My Baby Back Home, Taking A Chance On Love, Just Friends, Quiet Nights, Blue Monk, Lullaby Of Birdland.

The Players: Gene (drums), Sam (bass), Todd (trumpet), Greg (guitar), Craig (guitar), Josh (guitar), Bill (ukulele), and Russ (trombone) and Vocalists: Victoria, Dick, Sheila

Saturday, March 3, 2012

March 3, 2012

Songs played: Monk's Dream, Blues For Alice, Blue Train, Work Song, Soul Eyes, Robbin's Nest, Which Hunt, Freedom Jazz Dance, Lullaby Of The Leaves, Along Came Betty, Cousin Mary, Red Top, Lullaby Of Birdland, Sonny, It's Been A Long, Long Time, Don't Go To Strangers, Blue Bossa, Never Let Me Go, Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me, Save Your Love For Me, I Should Care, Besame Mucho, I'm Glad There Is You, Carless Love, I Wish You Love, My Little Suede Shoes, They Say Its Woderful, Day By Day, Let Get Lost and More Than You Know.

Musicans: Dave, drums/Gene, drums/Sam, trumpet and bass/Steve, a. sax/Todd, trumpet/Josh, guitar/Bill, ukelele/Wes, t. sax/Jim, piano, guitar and vocals.

Vocalist: Annie and Victoria