CHANGE OF PLANS

We made a mistake about when we go to Monday evenings.

We will meet one more time, this Saturday, June 4, 11-3.

We will begin our Monday evening sessions on June 13, 5-8.

--SJH

May 21, 2016

Family Fun Day at McRae

A good time was had by all, or at least that's how it looked from where we were standing. The workshop players got to play the last set for Family Fun Day. Annie and Dick were there for vocals, along with Sam on trumpet, Steve M and Steve H on altos, Wes on tenor, Carl on trombone, Tony on bass, and Tom on drums.

The events were about twenty minutes behind our scheduled start time of 2:55, but after watching a drum corps and dancers, and a band of Aztec dancers (all very colorful and energetic), we got rolling. After intros by Annie, we started with So Nice (Summer Samba) (I, 362), with all the horns taking a solo. Annie was our first vocalist, and yours truly and Sam backed her up with solos on Tadd Dameron's Lady Bird (I, 235). Dick stepped to the microphone and, with Steve M's assist, sang All Of Me (I, 20). An instrumental, Blues For Alice (I, 55) got everyone in on the solo work. Annie came back to sing a Billie Holliday classic, Fine And Mellow (III, 122), with Wes doing some very mellow blues behind her. Dick took another turn with Sam taking a solo on Out Of Nowhere (I, 318). With the organizers announcing the winners of the raffle, we finished the set with Killer Joe (II, 229).

Thanks to the Fun Day organizers for inviting us to be part of the festivities.

The Family Fun Day wraps up the programming for Saturdays. We move to Monday evenings for the summer. Since next May 30 is Memorial Day, we'll begin on Monday, June 6, 5-8pm.

It looks as though we still have one more week on Saturdays. We will meet this Saturday, June 4, from 11-3. We will begin our Monday evening sessions on June 13, 5-8 pm.

--SJH

May 14 2016

Players:

  Wes/Tenor, Steve M./Alto, Sam/Trumpet, Tom/Drums, Tony/Bass, Steve H./Alto, Carl/Trombone.

Songs Played:

  Bye Bye Blackbird, Take The A Train, Killer Joe, I Don't Stand A Ghost Of A Chance, Pick Yourself Up,
  Blue Skies, Sugar, There Will Never Be Another You, Satin Doll, All Of Me, Out Of Nowhere,
  Lady Bird, Summer Samba (So Nice), You Made Me Love You, Three Little Words.

April 23, 2016

Players:

     Tom/Drums, Jack/Trumpet, Jack/Trumpet, Tony V./Bass, Steve M./Alto, Sam/Trumpet, Wes/Tenor,
     Annie/Vocals, Dick/Vocals.

Songs Played:

     Bye Bye Blackbird, Song For My Father, Giant Steps, It Might As Well Be Spring, I Remember You,          
     Blues For Alice, A Fine Romance, Invitation, Mean To Me, Red Top, This Can't Be Love,
     Do Nothin' Til You Hear From Me, Let There Be Love, Don't Blame Me, Lady Bird.

April 16, 2016

Players:

     Sam/Bass & Trumpet, Tom/Drums, Serdar/Guitar, Wes/Tenor.

Songs Played:

     Summertime, Doctor Jazz, Minor Swing, Guantanamera, Blue Bossa, Straight, No Chaser,
     Sugar.


NOTE:  Kids day in the park  (outside) will be May 21st.

 Celebration of his life for Gene Egan:  When and Where will be announced

April 09, 2016

With sadness we report that Gene Egan our long time drummer has died.  We will miss his fine drumming and great personality.

Attendees:

     Sam/Bass, Steve/Alto, Wes/Tenor, Pierre/Tenor, Joe/Trumpet, Jim D./Piano, Todd/Trumpet, 

     Jack K./Trumpet, Carl/Trombone, Annie/Vocals.

Songs Played:

     Blackbird, Blues In The Closet, Robbin's Nest, Birk's Works, Rhythm-A-Ning, I Remember You, 

     Au Privave, Dear Old Stockholm, Dearly Beloved, All Of Me, Come Sunday, Ornithology, Broadway, 

     But Beautiful, There Wll Never Be Another You, Blue Room, Body And Soul, Two Degrees East, Three      

     Degrees West.

April 02, 2016

Attendees:

     Jack D./Trumpet, Jack K./Trumpet, Wes/Clarinet/Tenor, Steve M./Alto, Sam/Bass, Gene/Drums, Serdar/Guitar, Annie/Vocals, Dick/Vocals.

Songs Played:

     Doxy, Let's Get Lost, Angel Eyes, I Could Write A Book, Satin Doll, Move, Georgia On My mind, Walkin' Shoes, Solar, Crazy Rhythm, Come Sunday, Don't Bame Me, Mack The Knife, Au Privave,
Blame It On My Youth, Once I Loved, Falling In Love With Love.