Thursday, May 5
Proud pop alert
We heard Connor and his school jazz combos and choirs play last night, and Connor was surprised on stage by receiving awards from his performances last week at the UNC/Greeley Jazz Festival. He was given two special citations for outstanding musicianship -- one for his work backing up the choir on Thursday and the other for his work in the combo on Friday -- by the IAJE, the International Association of Jazz Educators, the college professors/adjudicators who sit in back, watch/"grade" and work with each group after they perform. So that was pretty swell and we're quite proud of him. (He earned one last year for his drum solos at the jazz festival.)
