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.

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.

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

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

February 25, 2012

Tunes Played: Four Brothers, Pent Up House, Stella By Starlight, Blue Monk, I Thought About You, Side Winder, Autumn Leaves, Have You Met Miss Jones, Stolen Moments, That’s Life, One Note Samba, Lets Get Lost, How High The Moon, That Old Feeling, Blame It On My Youth, La Vie En Rose, You’d Be So Nice To Come Home To, Poinciana, Polka Dots And Moonbeams, Fly Me To The Moon, Out Of Nowhere, Good Morning Heartache, Wishing You Were Here, Ornithology, Love Look Away, All Of Me, All Of You.

Attendees: Gene (drums), Dave (drums), Jim (piano), Sam (bass), Steve (alto), Greg (guitar), Todd (trumpet), Keith (tenor), Serdar (guitar), Jack (trumpet), Russ (trombone), Wes (tenor, clarinet), and Vocalists Matt, Annie, Victoria and Shelia.

February 21, 2012

Tunes we Played: Blue Monk, Dolphin Dance, Autumn Leaves, West Coast Blues, When Sunny Gets Blue, Turn Around, Paper Doll, Sweet Sue, Witch Hunt, Girl From Ipanema, Solar, Day By Day, I Should Care, Bye Bye Blackbird, Star Dust, Thrill Is Gone, From Here To Eternity, In A Mellow Tone, East Of The Sun, I Could Write A Book, Love Look Away, Touch Of Your Lips, Moonlight In Vermont, Nearness Of You, and St Thomas.

The Attendees: Keith (tenor), Sam (bass), Serdar (guitar), David (drums), Gene (drums), Greg (guitar), Josh (guitar), Noah (guitar), Craig (guitar), Steve (alto), Todd (trumpet), Russ (trombone), Jim (piano), Wes (tenor), Bob (guitar), and Vocalists Victoria, Annie and Dick.

February 11, 2011

Tunes played today: Anthropology, Donna Lee, Joy Spring, Have You Met Miss Jones, Pick Yourself Up, Don’t Get Around Much Any More, Indian Summer, Nancy With The Laughing Face, Triste, Creole Love Call, Satin Doll, Cousin Mary, Saga of Harrison Crabfeathers, In The Mood For Love, Well You Needn’t, Lover Man, If You Never Come Home, Prelude To A Kiss, Green Dolphin Street, Nature Boy, Girl From Ipanema, My Funny Valentine, What Is This Thing Called Love, Gone With The Wnd, I Should Care, My Kind of Girl, They Say It’s Wonderful.

Attendees Today: Dave (drums), Gene (drums), Steve (alto), Todd (trumpet), Wes (tenor, clarinet), Craig (guitar), jeff (bass), Sam (bass, trumpet), Daniel (piano) and Vocalists Dick, Annie, Victoria and Matt.