August 31, 2015

Sorry. I've been a bit lax in getting out the weekly report on our workshop. So, two announcements:
1. Members of the Workshop will be appearing at the
FREEDOM JAZZ FESTIVAL
Saturday, September 19, 2015, 12 Noon
Minnehaha Falls Pavillon
2. This was our last week of our Monday night summer schedule.
Starting September 12, we meet Saturday from 11:00am to 3:00pm.
(Obviously, we will be preparing for the Festival on that first Saturday, and will be in Minnehaha Park the following Saturday. But after that, we'll be back to normal.)

This past Monday, most everyone who will be playing in the Festival was present: yours truly (alto), Gene (drums), Wes (tenor), Carl (trombone), Annie (vocals), Tony (bass), Serdar (guitar) and Steve M (alto). Tom even came, not to play drums, but just to help out by timing our set.

Wes and I played Yardbird Suite and Doxy while we waited for Tony and Serdar to get set up, then we tried Ceora as the remaining people came in. After that, we worked on the set for the show. We only get a half hour, so timing is important. We had some bugs to work out, so we worked hard in the heat. With about a half hour left to go, we just had some fun playing such tunes as Time After Time, Quizas, Quizas, Quizas (Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps), and Put On A Happy Face.

After the Jazz Fest appearance, I'll get back to the Participant's Picks.

Hope to see you in Minnehaha Falls Park on Sept. 19 at noon.

--SJH