Friday, December 17
Jazz combo
Last night we were treated to see/hear Connor (drums) and Reade (fiddle) and Ben (piano) and Katelyn (bass) play three classics with their school jazz combo. Opened with Ellington's "It Don't Mean A Thing" (if it ain't got that swing), slowed it down beautifully with "A Nightengale Sang in Berkeley Square" (on which Ben nailed his solo and Reade's tone was wonderful) and then kicked it back up with Prima's "Sing, Sing, Sing," powered by Connor's kickin' rhythm. I've got a bootleg if anyone's interested. (Connor and Ben sat in with the young jazz choir, too, giving them a nice solid wall of sound to try and sing over...)
