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?

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.

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.

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.

August 20, 2012

Tunes played this week include:    Blue Monk, Body and Soul, The Very Thought Of You, Never Let Me Go, One Note Samba, Tangerine, Along Came Betty, Bye Bye Baby, Waltz For Debbie, and Darn That Dream.

Players and Singers:     Gene – drums, Jeff – bass, Wes – tenor, Craig – guitar, Peter – bari, Sam – brass synth, Bronko – tenor and vocalists:  Dick and Annie.

NOTE:  Next week, Aug 27^th will be the last Summer Session.  Winter Hours will begin September 8^th.  Sat 11:00am to 3:45.

NOTE:  Next week, Aug 27th will be the last Summer Session this year.

              Winter Hours, Saturday 11:00 am to 3:45 will begin September 8th.

August 13, 2012

Tunes played on this warm afternoon:    Night In Tunisia, Bye Bye Blackbird, Whisper Not, Autumn In New York, A Child Is Born, Caravan, Where Or When, Work Song, Autumn Leaves, Maybe September, Lullaby Of The Leaves, Nearness Of You, I Ain’t Got Nothing But The Blues and Just Friends.

Players and Singers:    Gene – drums, Sam – trumpet synth, Greg – guitar, Craig – guitar, Steve – alto, Jeff – bass, and vocals Annie, Sheila and Dick.

July 30, 2012

Tunes played this week include:   Funny Valentine, This Can’t Be Love, Mercy, Mercy, I Remembwer Clifford, I’ll Remember April, I Don’t Knoe Why, Four, Watermellon Man.

Players and Singers this week:    Steve – Alto, Jeff – bass, Jim – piano, Gene – drums, Peter – bari, Jack – trumpet, Wes – tenor, Greg – guitar, Jeff – guitar, and vocalists:  Annie and Victoria.