April 25, 2026

Next Time: Sat., 5/2, 11am-2pm, TowerLight (3601 Wooddale Ave., St. Louis Park)

Bring your own stand. 

Present:

Maria (bass), Bill (drums), John C. (trombone), Ari (trumpet), Steve H (piano), Jerry (guitar), Raphael (bass), Randy (alto, flute), Matt (vocals), Meghan (vocals)

Tunes:

Maria: Ceora (I)

Jerry: Quizas Quizas Quizas (III)

Ari: Pent Up House (I)

John C: Perdido (II)

Matt: Nice and Easy (handout)

Steve H: Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise (II)

Matt: Since I Fell For You (handout)

Raphael: Lush Life (II)

Meg: It Don't Mean A Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing (I)

Randy: Chega De Saudade (I)

Matt: Dream A Little Dream (I)

Your scribe had to leave, but other tunes were in the offing...

--SJH

April 18, 2026

We played in the Club Room of TowerLight this time, and it was, if your scribe may say so, a success.

More later.

--SJH

April 4, 2026

Next Time: Sat., 4/11, 11am-2pm, TowerLight (3601 Wooddale Ave., St. Louis Park)

Bring your own stand! We usually play from the Real Book, unless someone brings a handout.

Who was there? A pretty big crowd for the day before Easter! Tom (piano), Raphael (bass), Maria (bass), Bill (drums), Serdar (guitar), John P (guitar), Scott (guitar) Jack K (trumpet), Mike (tenor), Randy (flute, alto), Steve H (soprano), Ari (trumpet), and Sharon (guitar, vocals)

What did we play? Well, fewer tunes, but plenty of soloing. 

Steve: I'm Putting All My Eggs In One Basket (II)

Tom: Long Ago and Far Away (I)

Raphael: Ceora (II)

Maria: There Will Never Be Another You (I)

Sharon: Dream A Little Dream Of Me (I)

Serdar: My Funny Valentine (I) [medium Latin]

John P: Doxy (II)

Scott: Mr. P.C. (I)

Randy: Killer Joe (II)

Ari: Lady Bird (I)

Mike: Have You Met Miss Jones (I)

That's all your scribe knew about before leaving, but the fun was still going strong.

See you next time!

S--SJH

March 28, 2026

Next Time: Sat., 4/4, 11am-2pm, TowerLight (3601 Wooddale Ave., St. Louis Park)

Bring your own stand (and the first three or four volumes of the Real Book, if you got 'em)

People present:

Raphael (bass), Steve H (piano), Carl (bass), Bill (drums), Jack K (trumpet, recorder), John L (trumpet), Matt (vocals), Ari (trumpet), Serdar (guitar), Randy (flute, alto)

Tunes tooted:

Raphael: Lonely Dreams (II)

Bill: There Will Never Be Another You (I)

Matt: I'm Beginning To See The Light (I)

Serdar: Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise (II)

Randy: Serenade To A Cuckoo (I)

Matt: When You Wish Upon A Star (handout)

Jack: I Thought About You (II)

John L: Triste (I)

Matt: Come Fly With Me (III)

Ari: Topsy (I)

Carl: All Of Me (I)

Matt: It Had To Be You (handout)

See you next time!

--SJH

March 21, 2026

Next Time: Sat. 3/28, 11am-2pm, TowerLight (3601 Wooddale Ave., St. Louis Park)

Bring your own stand.

Everybody came ready to enjoy the music: Jack K (trumpet, recorder), Randy (flute, alto), John L (trumpet), John C (trombone, piano), Steve H (soprano, piano), Raphael (bass), Bill (drums), Serdar (guitar), Scott (guitar), Ari (trumpet). 

Plenty of tunes, plenty of solos.

Jack K: My Romance (I)

Randy: Black Orpheus (I)

John L: It Could Happen To You (II)

John C : I Remember April (I)

Steve H: Too Young (II)

Raphael: Dewey Square (II)

Serdar: Billie's Bounce (II)

Scott: Blue Monk (I)

Ari: Body and Soul (I)

Jack K: Four (I)

Randy: My Favorite Things (I)

Ari: Maiden Voyage (I)

Your scribe had to leave before this one got played, and other songs may have been called. 

--SJH

March 14, 2026

Next Time: Sat., 3/21, 11am-2pm, TowerLight (3601 Wooddale Ave., St. Louis Park)

Bring your own stand. We play mostly from the Real Book vols. I-IV.

Another weekend, another barrel of fun. Quite a good chunk of the usual gang showed up: John P (guitar), John L (trumpet), Ari (trumpet), Raphael (bass), Bill (drums), Steve H (piano, soprano), Matt (vocals), Randy (alto, flute), Serdar (guitar). Going around the circle, they called the following tunes:

Bill: Sunny (III)

John P: Beautiful Love (I)

Matt: Let's Get Lost (handout)

Randy: Triste (I)

Matt: Hallelujah, I Love Her So (handout)

Ari: Pure Imagination (III)

John L/Matt: Lullaby of Birdland (I)

Steve: Lucky Southern (I)

Matt: September in the Rain (handout)

Raphael: Hello, Young Lovers (I)

Matt: You and the Night and the Music (handout)

Other songs were probably played after your scribe had to leave.

See you next time!

--SJH

 

March 7, 2026

Next Time: Sat., 3/14, 11am-2pm, TowerLight (3601 Wooddale Ave., St. Louis Park)

Bring your own stand. We'll be in the basement theater.

Present: John L (trumpet), Raphael (bass), Maria (bass), Steve C. (piano), Megan (vocals), Matt (vocals), Randy (alto, flute), Jack (trumpet), Ari (trumpet, flugelhorn).

Tunes played: 

Three Little Words

Moonlight in Vermont

Sandu

Georgia on My Mind

Blue Bossa

All of Me

Lullaby of Birdland

Four

The Night Has A Thousand Eyes

Oleo

My Funny Valentine

Wave

St. Thomas

See you next time.

--SJH