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At first
the audience was apprehensive when they saw teenagers up on the stage, until the
band broke into Girl from Ipanema, and everyone sat back and listened,
stunned. The quality of their musicianship was superb.
Young drummers haven't had much exposure to jazz, especially the "laid-back, just keep time" of the older styles of jazz. A Train, alto sax playing the melody, enthusiastically conversing with drums.
Duke Ellington's In a Sentimental Mood, fantastic sax. Josh using brushes on snare, soft and sentimental. He's perfectly capable of slam-banging Gene Krupa-style, but maintains his composure for this particular audience. Segue into a blistering Saints, still with the brushes. We learned later that this group generally plays modern jazz, but were advised to play some Dixieland for this crowd by Ross, Ken, and a tuba player (who will remain anonymous). They pulled if off! Let's hope they keep playing our music for younger folks out there.
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