I have to decided to begin posting a weekly gig report again. I read some old posts from My Space and found it to be a dairy of sorts. Almost therapeutic in some way. So I'll start with a gig last week , Nov. 18th, at a retirement home in Greensboro. The gig was a piano bass and drums trio in the memory unit of this particular place. The pianist, the leader too, is very easy to follow. She knows 100s of songs. I just watch her left hand and play. Just like the old days. We played Blue Heaven, My Buddy, I'll Be Around and many more. The remarkable thing about this gig was some of the audience couldn't remember their names but knew all the words to many of these songs and sang them too. The audience loved the performance. I felt like I had done some good.
The next night was a piano/bass duo at the Marriott Hotel in downtown Winston-Salem. We played a lot of standards and some original stuff. Nice gig but not a whole lot of people there.
Saturday I played with the Matt Kendrick trio at a baby/toddler fashion show/fundraiser. Nice easy gig of standards and a swinging group. The wings were pretty good.
Very nice people hosting this thing. The fashion show was pretty cute.
Sunday was a Jazz service at Shallowford Presbyterian Church in Clemmons NC.
We played a lot of music. Jazz services are becoming increasing popular.
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