The first real jazz concert that I saw was a Dizzy’s Club Coca Cola. Now this may not be one of the most ideal spots to listen to jazz but it’s still an experience I will never forget. I attended one of the late night sessions which began around 11pm. The featured musician that was going to play was Josh Bruneau. After some research I found that Josh Bruneau is a fairly new jazz musician. Although he has been playing jazz for a long time he wasn’t recognized until the release of his debut album Bright Idea. Josh played jazz when he was in high school and after words he further his studies by attending Jackie Mclean institute of jazz where he graduated. What made him so successful was that he didn’t only learn in the classroom he learned outside of it in jazz clubs as well. He got to meet some of the very greats in jazz history and was inspired by them. Although this 26-year-old trumpet player is new to the spot light he has accomplished a lot.
Josh preformed three songs during this late night session. The first one was called “Two of a Kind”. His band consisted of a drummer Jess Teemon, a saxophonist Jovan Alexander, a pianist Paul Gill and a bassist Rick Germin. The song starts off with all of them playing together but about 30 seconds into the song the sax player stops playing and walks off the stage. I was a little puzzled at first but then I realized that the stage was so small that he walked off so the audience could see the other players play. Since he wasn’t need in this part of the song there was no point of him being on the stage. The arrangement of the band was the trumpet and the sax player were towards the front, the bass and drums where behind them and the piano player was towards the front to but off to the left. Somewhere along the song the sax player Jovan walks back on the stage and the Josh leaves the stage. This confirmed my idea that the stage was small for the band and their equipment. The way they played showed me they had rehearsed before their performance but they still had improvisation in their songs. First off there was no sheet music and second there was a solo for the drummer and …show more content…
This songs tempo was really slow which seem to change the mood of the room. The temperature of the room seemed to cool down and there was less chattering. It seemed like the band was dictating how the audience behaved. The players seem more relaxed and at ease. During the performance Josh stops playing but instead of walking off the stage like in the previous song he closed his eyes and stood there for a few minutes. I guess it was his way of conveying the idea of his song. He eventually walks of stage. As the song progressed you could hear the tempo of the song picking up changing the mood of the room again. Off to the side I saw Josh put on a Harmon mute on his trumpet and then walks back on stage. At this point it seem like a whole new song from how it sounded at the beginning. It was louder, faster, and more energetic. But I guess this is what to be expected when a song last so
Josh preformed three songs during this late night session. The first one was called “Two of a Kind”. His band consisted of a drummer Jess Teemon, a saxophonist Jovan Alexander, a pianist Paul Gill and a bassist Rick Germin. The song starts off with all of them playing together but about 30 seconds into the song the sax player stops playing and walks off the stage. I was a little puzzled at first but then I realized that the stage was so small that he walked off so the audience could see the other players play. Since he wasn’t need in this part of the song there was no point of him being on the stage. The arrangement of the band was the trumpet and the sax player were towards the front, the bass and drums where behind them and the piano player was towards the front to but off to the left. Somewhere along the song the sax player Jovan walks back on the stage and the Josh leaves the stage. This confirmed my idea that the stage was small for the band and their equipment. The way they played showed me they had rehearsed before their performance but they still had improvisation in their songs. First off there was no sheet music and second there was a solo for the drummer and …show more content…
This songs tempo was really slow which seem to change the mood of the room. The temperature of the room seemed to cool down and there was less chattering. It seemed like the band was dictating how the audience behaved. The players seem more relaxed and at ease. During the performance Josh stops playing but instead of walking off the stage like in the previous song he closed his eyes and stood there for a few minutes. I guess it was his way of conveying the idea of his song. He eventually walks of stage. As the song progressed you could hear the tempo of the song picking up changing the mood of the room again. Off to the side I saw Josh put on a Harmon mute on his trumpet and then walks back on stage. At this point it seem like a whole new song from how it sounded at the beginning. It was louder, faster, and more energetic. But I guess this is what to be expected when a song last so