My Weekend, Part 2: The Detroit Jazz Fest
Yesterday I made it out to the Jazz Fest. Lauren was at work, so I decided to go it alone. I actually enjoy going to the festival by myself. The past few years I have gone alone and met up with some people later on. I had about 2 hours to myself before I met up with Adam and Miranda for Dr. John.
As much as I like the blues and swing and all the formats they have at the festival, nothing tops the classic quartet or quintet. I managed to find just what I was looking for in the Donald Harrison Quintet. They were this great band from New Orleans that, unlike most NO performers, were not tinged with a zydeco background. I sat through most of their set and after grabbing a bite to eat, I sat in on a jazz clinic. They were going over improvisation skills using some Sonny Rollins tunes. After a while Adam had called to say he was making his way to Campus Maritus.
I took very few photos this weekend despite how much went on. I guess I was too much in the now to record any of it. Luckily others did and I hope they will share with me what they took. What I do have will be on flickr soon.
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