We had an absolutely fabulous jazz camp, with Jamey Aebersold and a cast of famous musicians. Six days of combo, music theory and concerts. Having never been to one before, I had no idea what to expect. The days were a some class work and master classes, but more playing in combo. And the evenings, five evenings!, were 2-1/2 hour concerts by the professors and invited special guests. I heard the instructors play several of the concerts at a level that I’ve only heard on records, never in person. Here are a couple photos shot during the most awesome performance of “India” that I have ever heard. That is Rufus Reid on the bass, Dave Liebman on the soprano sax and Steve Allee on the piano, during India.They actually put up the charts on an old overhead projector during the performance.
I made progress on a couple of my personal goals during the workshop and feel like a slightly better musician now.
