On Tuesday March 16th, we as a class went to view a Concert at Lincoln Center to view a Jazz group perform. The name of the Jazz group we saw was the Gotham Jazz Band and they performed at Lincoln Centers Bruno Walter Auditorium stage. The band performed in a New Orleans Jazz or Traditional Jazz style. There were about 6 musicians and each of them had an instrument: A piano, Trombone, Cornet, Upright Bass, Clarinet, and Drum. The Drummer's setup was pretty weird, he used the snare and hi-hat the most, but he also used a pick looking stick to play the drums, they were called Brushes. In each song the Pianist, Clarinet, Cornet, and Trombone player each would have a solo to play in order. The Drummer didn't have a solo on every song, out of the ten he soloed on probably 6 or 7 I’d guess. I didn't try to recognize the timing on the Drummer's solo but I don't think his solos lasted as long as the others, they were a bit shorter, but it varied, because he soloed shorter and sometimes longer. The singer made a gravelly voice when he sung, it was very similar to Louis Armstrong who he was imitating. My favorite piece of music at the performance was Rosetta, it just had a more interesting vibe to me, the solo's caught my eyes and ears the most. The Concert ended unexpectedly even to the Performers. A lady came in advising the musicians that they had to stop performing, it was because the stage had to be set up for another concert. I really enjoyed the music, I felt more interested and attentive than I think I did at the Trinity Church performance.
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