Week 3 blog

On May 16, 2017 I went to see the Gotham Jazzmen perform at the Lincoln Center, in New York, they played in the style of traditional jazz. In the band there were six people and the instruments they played were trombone, cornet, upright bass, drums, clarinet, and the piano. The drummer had an unusual set up because he did not use regular drum sticks he used sticks with brushes at the end. So the drum sounded different than what I thought it would sound like.
Each song had a general format which was first the piano player sang the melody, then everyone would play their own solo. After all of this the song would end. The drummer did not solo every song and he did not solo as much as the other players. The singer changed his voice and made it sound different. He was imitating Louis Armstrong because that is how he sounded because he smoked a lot and he sang a lot so his voice got worse. My favorite song was when the saints go marching in. The concert ended suddenly because a lady came out and told the players to end the show because they had to set up for another show. The music was different than what I usually listen to but it still sounded nice and I enjoyed the concert.