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Jazz Workshop In The Park: July 13, 2015

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Jazz Workshop In The Park. Wednesday, July 15, 2015. July 13, 2015. It was good to see Ray back to play some bass for our group. Also present at the outset were two drummers, Gene and Tom; on alto and soprano sax, yours truly. While the drummers set up, Ray and I began with Moonglow. II, 275). We got drums on Blue Skies. Wes rolled in with his tenor and clarinet; we played Thou Swell. I, 411) in a medium swing while he got things assembled to join us on Heat Wave. II, 330) a try, to moderate success.

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Jazz Workshop In The Park: July 20, 2015

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Jazz Workshop In The Park. Friday, July 24, 2015. July 20, 2015. We are moving closer to our date for the Freedom Jazz Festival, August 15. We are also moving closer to settling on a playlist for that appearance. Most of the songs below were chosen with an eye toward that event. Named after my granddaughter (no relation, to the best of my knowledge, to Coleman Hawkins). Next we ran a couple of tunes for Annie, Sweet Pumpkin. Not in the Real Book), and I Don't Stand A Ghost Of A Chance. We'll keep you pos...

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Jazz Workshop In The Park: July 2015

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Jazz Workshop In The Park. Thursday, July 30, 2015. July 27, 2015. Freedom Jazz Fest postponed until early Fall. By the time we really got down to work, I had quite forgotten about keeping a log of the tunes we played. Sorry about that. Suffice it to say we played lots of songs. We’ll try to let you know if the jazz fest gets rescheduled. Friday, July 24, 2015. July 20, 2015. We are moving closer to our date for the Freedom Jazz Festival, August 15. II-173). For an instrumental, Wes called Doxy. After th...

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Jazz Workshop In The Park: May 2015

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Jazz Workshop In The Park. Saturday, May 30, 2015. May 30, 2015. Jazz Workshop meeting time change. Contrary to last weeks announcement, it looks like we meet one more Saturday, June 6, at the usual time. Then we shift to Mondays evenings 5-8 for the summer, starting June 8. We kicked things off with Take The A Train. I, 398), including a vocal by Annie. I got to announce the next tune, There Will Never Be Another You. I, 318). Sam moved to trumpet as we pulled out the arrangement of Four Brothers. Summe...

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Jazz Workshop In The Park: August 3, 2015

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Jazz Workshop In The Park. Friday, August 7, 2015. August 3, 2015. The Freedom Jazz Fest is back on! We play on Saturday, September 19, 1:00pm at Minnehaha Falls. We began again with two drummers (Gene and Tom) and two sax players (Steves M and H). Wes came in just after we had begun trying to play a few tunes. Steve M began things with Lush Life. I-258). Steve H backed up a page and we tried Lullaby of Birdland. I-256). Wes (tenor) arrived and got set up while we played Lazy River. I-318). We had Se...

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Jazz Workshop In The Park: April 2015

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Jazz Workshop In The Park. Monday, April 27, 2015. April 25, 2015. A lovely afternoon was developing as the group slowly gathered. We did not actually count off the first tune until almost noon. Sam (bass) chose St. Thomas. II-339) to kick things off. Wes (tenor) brought in a non- Real Book. Tune, Coltrane’s A Love Supreme. Yours truly (alto), went with a bouncy version of the ballad Too Young. II-403). Jack K (trumpet) also brought some outside material, pulling out the Sam Rivers tune Beatrice. I-387) ...

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Jazz Workshop In The Park: August 2015

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Jazz Workshop In The Park. Tuesday, August 11, 2015. August 10, 2015. Tunes Played This Week:. Doxy, Bags’ Grove, Ghost of A Chance, Mercy, Mercy, Mercy, Sweet Pumpkin,. Two Degrees East, Three Degrees West, I Could Write A Book, One Note Samba, Come Rain Or Come Shine, Blues In The Closet, Exactly Like You, Cousin Mary, For Sentimental Reasons, Black Coffee, Misty. Steve M-Alto Sax, Wes-Tenor, Tony V-Bass, Sam-Trumpet, Gene-Drums, Tom-Drums,. The freedom Jazz Festival will be September 19. August 3, 2015.

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Jazz Workshop In The Park: November 2014

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Jazz Workshop In The Park. Tuesday, November 25, 2014. November 22, 2014. Tunes Played This Week:. Peace, (The) Blue Room, Birk’s Works, I Remember You, Straight No Chaser, Satin Doll,. I Believe In You, Gone With The Wind, High Fly, Sleigh Ride, Christmas Time Is Here,. What Are You Doing New Years Eve, Winter Wonderland, Let It Snow, Santa Baby. Gene-Drums, Sam-Bass, Steve M-Alto, Jack1-Trumpet, Jack2-Trumpet. And Drums, WesTenor,. Sunday, November 16, 2014. November 15, 2014. Tunes Played This Week:.

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Jazz Workshop In The Park: July 6, 2015

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Jazz Workshop In The Park. Thursday, July 9, 2015. July 6, 2015. Your scribe (alto and soprano) walked into this past Monday night’s workshop to find Gene putting his drums together, while Steve M (alto) and Wes (tenor) noodled around on Crazeology. Todd was right behind me, and sacrificed trumpet to give us some guitar. We got rolling on my pick, Broadway. I, 61). Serdar arrived to add more guitar; while he got set up, we dug into Gene’s choice, Bags’ Groove. I, 407), Out Of Nowhere. I, 20), and Annie t...