The Gotham Jazzmen

The group we saw yesterday was The Gotham Jazzmen, the group performed at the Bruno Walter library in Lincoln Center. They played Traditional Jazz or New Orleans Jazz. There was six men in the band, one played the piano, one played the clarinet, one played the  drums, one played the trombone, one played the cornet, and one played the upright bass. The drum set was smaller than a normal drum set and he didn’t use regular use sticks he used brushes and he didn't have a bass drum.  As they were playing it started off with the melody and then the different instruments played by themselves while the piano, drums and upright bass played or they let each instrument have their solo. The drummer didn't solo each song but when he did have the chance to he played a little bit longer than the rest. The singer  made his voice seem gravel like Louis Armstrong in order to give it the jazz feel. My favorite song was "Sunday" or "Sweet Sue". The concert ended with the lady who manages the stadium where they were playing. Told them that they had to stop because they had to leave because another performance was supposed to happen. But they knew that the went over their time so when they were going to perform a few more songs than she cut them off. So they ended with “When the saints go marching in”. I liked this more than the last trip even though classical music is good it tends to make me fall asleep but with this time i was entertained myself and had a good time.