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Originally Posted by yvanleterrible
I used to play Jazz before I cut two fingers off woodworking, so I'm as marginal as other musicians. And kids today are not into it much so I guess a Jazz station has no future here.
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Ouch!
I just went to a middle school concert. My daughter is in the chorus, and they did ok, but I have to say I was really quite impressed with the small "jazz band," particularly their rendition of "Jammin' with Charlie" as arranged by Sorenson/Pearson (evidently a staple of middle school jazz bands, to judge by the google search results). No fewer than five instrumental solos, each with plenty of personality, and the director was able to simply walk away from the podium and let the kids play, for the most part. It was cool.
