Jazz and jasmine in the summer night air
The new band sounded good the other night-- 2 trumpet, 2 trombone, 2 sax (alto, tenor), 2 guitars -- double your fun -- flute, bass guitar, drums. Could say 2 drums if we count the flute player's boyfriend on bongo. It's all good. Though it would still be nice to get a clarinetist regularly-- there are still too few of them even here. And I need to encourage the bass guitar player to go ahead with his notion of learning to double on tuba. Can't parade with that thing he's playing now.
Yep, it's humid here. At the tiki-torch lit nighttime rehersal, a player who brought some sheet music noticed the paper had gone limp from absorbed moisture.
So what do we do in New Orleans when it's so hot and humid even at night? Same thing we do every night, Brain: Party New Orleans style. :-)
The 17th Annual Krewe of OAK Midsummer Mardi Gras Parade and Ball will be this evening, Saturday 28 August in the Carrollton neighborhood.
Gather at the Maple Leaf Bar, 8316 Oak (3 blocks up from Carrollton) c. 8-8:30. Costumes strongly encouraged.
OAK stands for "Outrageous And Kinky".
The parade starts off in front of the Maple Leaf and winds around through the Carrollton neighborhood, arriving back at the Maple Leaf sometime later. Troupes of costumers and small handmade floats and unique vehicles will parade with the Forgotten Souls Brass Band at one end and the Pair-O-Dice Tumblers Band at the other.
After the parade there will be a party at the Maple Leaf, where they always have a good spread of refreshments and good music; I hear this year Papa Grows Funk will be playing; $15 admission. The Parade, of course, is free.
If the parade follows the route of recent years, it will be something like this: First stop Carrollton Station on Willow, then on Carrollton in to Oak Street, down Oak to stop at Snake & Jakes. Turn in on Hillary to Maple Street. Up Maple to Carrollton, out to Oak, up to the Maple Leaf.
Come on out in an OAK frame of mind.
Say hi to your friendly neighborhood trombone playing amphibeous cyber-pal.
Yep, it's humid here. At the tiki-torch lit nighttime rehersal, a player who brought some sheet music noticed the paper had gone limp from absorbed moisture.
So what do we do in New Orleans when it's so hot and humid even at night? Same thing we do every night, Brain: Party New Orleans style. :-)
The 17th Annual Krewe of OAK Midsummer Mardi Gras Parade and Ball will be this evening, Saturday 28 August in the Carrollton neighborhood.
Gather at the Maple Leaf Bar, 8316 Oak (3 blocks up from Carrollton) c. 8-8:30. Costumes strongly encouraged.
OAK stands for "Outrageous And Kinky".
The parade starts off in front of the Maple Leaf and winds around through the Carrollton neighborhood, arriving back at the Maple Leaf sometime later. Troupes of costumers and small handmade floats and unique vehicles will parade with the Forgotten Souls Brass Band at one end and the Pair-O-Dice Tumblers Band at the other.
After the parade there will be a party at the Maple Leaf, where they always have a good spread of refreshments and good music; I hear this year Papa Grows Funk will be playing; $15 admission. The Parade, of course, is free.
If the parade follows the route of recent years, it will be something like this: First stop Carrollton Station on Willow, then on Carrollton in to Oak Street, down Oak to stop at Snake & Jakes. Turn in on Hillary to Maple Street. Up Maple to Carrollton, out to Oak, up to the Maple Leaf.
Come on out in an OAK frame of mind.
Say hi to your friendly neighborhood trombone playing amphibeous cyber-pal.