Friday, September 28, 2012

31 flavors of jazz

I'm posting this crazy late, but we played a bunch of tunes last Saturday...31 of them! If you've never checked the workshop out, grab your instrument(or your voice!) and come join us tomorrow at 11am(instrumental tunes) or 1pm(vocals).

Tunes: You're Gonna Hear From Me, Just Friends, Gee Baby, A Night In Tunisia, Do Nothing Til You Hear From Me, Bag's Groove, Let's Fall In Love, The Nearness Of You, One Note Samba, Lush Life, For Sentimental Reasons, I'll Remember April, Route 66, Somebody Loves Me, What Is This Thing Called Love, Birk's Works, There'll Be Some Changes Made, Day By Day, Au Privave, They Didn't Believe Me, Dream, Pick Yourself Up, Thou Swell, Honeysuckle Rose, Blues For Alice, We'll Be Together Again, Embraceable You, Well You Needn't, Wave, East Of The Sun, September In The Rain.

Musicians included Gene-drums, Sam-bass, Craig-guitar, Steve-alto sax, Todd-trumpet, Jim-piano, Bob-guitar, and Annie & Victoria on vocals.

Here's part of a master class with Hal Galper, piano player for Cannonball Adderley, Chet Baker and others. Awesome insights from one of the greats of jazz...ya dig it?


Monday, September 17, 2012

September 15, 2012

Tunes played today:  Birth of the Blues, Ain’t Misbehavin,, One Note Samba, Autumn In New York, Autumn Leaves, Lullaby of Birdland, Indian Summer, You’re Gonna Hear From Me, Be’same Mucho,
Summertime, St. Thomas, One Note Samba, Why Do I Love You, What Is This Thing Called Love, Girl From Ipanema, Time After Time, Dearly Beloved, Night in Tunisia, The Song is You, Ceora, Taking a Chance on Love, Early Autumn, The Very Thought of You, Do You Know What it Means to Miss New Orleans, Sidewinder, I’m Old Fashioned, Why Do I Love You, What is This Thing Called Love.

The Players and Singers today:  Steve-alto sax, Gene-drums, Sam-bass, Steve S.-tenor sax, Wes-tenor sax, and Vocalists:  Victoria, Annie, Sheila and Dick.

Friday, September 14, 2012

September 8, 2012

Tunes played today:     Body and Soul, Autumn Leaves, Autumn In New York, Once I Loved, Rhy-A-Ning, Lullaby Of The Leaves, Red Top, Dear Old Stockholm, Blue On Green, Where Or When, Invitation, It Had To Be You, Along Came Betty, A Night In Tunisia, Hallilluh I Love You So, Time After Time, Caravan, Fly Me To The Moon, Dindi, Have You Met Miss Jones, Touch Of Your Lips, In Walked Bud, Nobody Knows You When Your down And Out, Mabe September, I Could Write A Book, You’d Be So Nice To Come Home To, and Lets Get Lost.

Players and Vocalists:     Gene-drums, Steve-alto, Wes-tenor, Greg-guitar, Sam-bass, Jim-piano and Vocalists:  Dick, Annie,Sheila and Victoria.

Thursday, September 6, 2012

August 27, 2012

Tunes played today:     Close Your Eyes, Marmaduke, Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me, Never Been In Love Before, Blues For Alice, Lets Get Lost, I Thought About You, Fly Me To The Moon, Ghost Of A Chance, In Walked Bud, Like Someone In Love, How High The Moon, Lover Man, and Just In Time.

The Playeers and Singers today:     Steve-alto, Craig-guitar, Gene-drums, Sam-bass, Wes-tenor and vocalists:  Victoria, Annie, Sheila and Dick.