Spring Break
Eleven o'clock is jazz time
Megan Henderson
Issue date: 10/22/07 Section: Culture
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Bayne played his four bars of solo and Simms answered with four, a form called trading fours.
An unfortunate placement of the microphone sadly made some of Simms' solo hard to hear.
The final tune of the evening, "Scam and Eggs," proved the band saved the best for last. The piano and bass played a mellow intro, but things quickly picked up. Freshman Mario Bennett had a soprano saxophone solo full of impressive, acrobatic runs. The band took it back down in the middle, with fluid, romantic performances by the piano and soprano saxophone, but sped it right back up.
Though solid through the entire evening, drummer Zach Sanders really let loose in the end of this tune. His drum solo proved he could showcase his own rhythms, while keeping with the feel of the song.
In the end, all of the musicians came together in full force for the exciting, powerful finale.
Jazz Friends, a community organization that supports the jazz program at UMKC, was on hand throughout the performance and provided refreshments and fresh baked cookies for attendees.
"They are people who love to support our program," Pagán said. "They do lots of wonderful things to support our program and help it flourish."
mhenderson@unews.com
An unfortunate placement of the microphone sadly made some of Simms' solo hard to hear.
The final tune of the evening, "Scam and Eggs," proved the band saved the best for last. The piano and bass played a mellow intro, but things quickly picked up. Freshman Mario Bennett had a soprano saxophone solo full of impressive, acrobatic runs. The band took it back down in the middle, with fluid, romantic performances by the piano and soprano saxophone, but sped it right back up.
Though solid through the entire evening, drummer Zach Sanders really let loose in the end of this tune. His drum solo proved he could showcase his own rhythms, while keeping with the feel of the song.
In the end, all of the musicians came together in full force for the exciting, powerful finale.
Jazz Friends, a community organization that supports the jazz program at UMKC, was on hand throughout the performance and provided refreshments and fresh baked cookies for attendees.
"They are people who love to support our program," Pagán said. "They do lots of wonderful things to support our program and help it flourish."
mhenderson@unews.com
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