Last Saturday night Glenn and I drove to Elmhurst College for their annual Jazz Festival. This night's performances were in the Hammerschmidt Chapel--it's rather weird hearing jazz in a church, and the booze service was really poor.
We heard three very good college big bands, and then Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band from L.A. took the stage at about 9:30, playing until around 11:30.
Goodwin and his band have scored and played in dozens of movies and TV shows, they have a number of CDs out (and a new one coming in the fall), and the various musicians are all among the top session men in Los Angeles.
Glenn noted that their showmanship reminded him of the old bands of the 30's and 40's, and they are by far the best big band I've ever heard in person.
I'm putting up a photo and a couple of video clips--not sure if the Powers That Be will let the clips remain or not, so if you read this and they are still there, get 'em while they're hot.
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