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Fun: Saturday Night Jazz
by Lainey S. Cronk
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 Brass
gleamed all across the stage, an epidemic of foot tapping spread
through the crowd, and waves of appreciative noise frequently erupted
after solo sections. In their first official full-length concert,
the PUC Jazz Band filled the well-populated auditorium with great
tunes and enthusiastic responses. An engaging mix of works, including “Georgia
on my Mind,” Duke Ellington’s “Come Sunday,” and
a peppy arrangement of “Just a Closer Walk,” kept the
concert varied and enlivening.
Though informal jazz bands have been meeting and playing at PUC
for some time, this is the first year the band is offered as a
credit class. At the end of fall quarter, the jazz band played
a well-received set after the PUC Wind Ensemble concert. But their
March 12 concert was, you might say, their first truly solo flight.
A jazz concert is all about having fun—both onstage and in
the audience. And there’s no question: the PUC jazz band
concert was just plain fun.
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