I listened to jazz on the radio under the swinging bridge while lightning flared up in the sky. The chaos in my ears and eyes brought thoughts of happiness and peace. Behind saxophone licks, crickets sung from the grass though my open window and filled the air with excitement and energy. For a town with [...]
Archive for the 'jazz' Category
Chaos Can Be Peaceful
June 8, 2008Do blind people hallucinate?
May 20, 2008Author’s note: This blog is a very long account of my recent adventure to Six Flags this past weekend. I won’t make you read all of it if you don’t want to.
Friday afternoon I left with the vocal jazz and jazz band for Chicago, IL to perform for a music competition. We left around 1p [...]
A Letter to the Music Department
May 13, 2008The G-E-T High School band and jazz band will be performing tomorrow night, marking my last high school band concert. This has sparked many thoughts about my high school band experience and my adventures through music. I learned how to play a hand-me down clarinet I bought from a guy down the street at a yard [...]
Bridge of Disbelief
May 6, 2008Such an interesting weekend indeed. Saturday was state solo/ensemble at UW-L. The vocal jazz got a 1, the highest score, and the Children, as I like to call my octet, got a 2. Great performances in both. I was very pleased in the end. The drive back from La Crosse climaxed at the Seven Bridges [...]
