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Category Archives: Theater
In the Mood this weekend
I’m Jones’ing for some Big Band and the In the Mood theater production is doing their last weekend of the show in Monroe, WA. I invited late to the gig after I already had two other gigs, so I will … Continue reading
Posted in Big Band, Saxophone, Theater, Vintage, Vocalist
Tagged andrews sisters, brianna underhill, Duke Ellington, glenn miller, in the mood, Robin Hilt, Terry Simon
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In the Mood for some Big Band Fun!
Last night’s In the Mood performance was sooo much fun. In this picture I caught most of the sax section and some of the many singers doin’ their thang. I dreaded this gig and discovered that I luv it! In … Continue reading
Posted in Band, Holiday, Humor, Music, Theater
Tagged Jaime Clark, Lise Sexton, Monroe WA, Robin Hilt, Terry Simon, USO
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Burlesque? I think not…
Suzy and I went to see the movie Burlesque with Cher and Christina. I noted that Christina Aguilera adopted Cher’s ‘one name only’ moniker. Unfortunately the movie was a watered down Burlesque of sorts, with very little of the grit … Continue reading
Posted in Jazz, Movies, Music, Theater, Too Spicy for some
Tagged Burlesque, Cher, Christina Aguilera, cirque du soleil, grotesque, Zumanity
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Woodinville Community Band – Fall 2009
The Woodinville Community Band DVDs for the Fall 2009 presentation of “The Story Tellers” came out this week. Thanks goes to Jeff Keith who does a stellar job of creating, editing, and tweaking the final product. Leah MacDuffie is our … Continue reading
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Opening Night is this Friday
Come see the play and hear Suzy and I play in the pit orchestra. High Kicks in November Dear family and friends, How many dancers can we fit on our intimate stage? Come to see this amazing production of A … Continue reading
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How I Transpose Music – A Tragedy
I’m in the middle of synthesizing music from three parts into one part for me to play for a theater production. There are over 90 pages in each book, cuts to consider, and instrumentation to balance. Some of it is easy, … Continue reading
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Second Story Rep does ‘A Chorus Line’
Suzy and I will once again be in the pit band for the Second Story Rep. You might remember last year we were in their production of Cole Porter’s ‘Anything Goes’. When we auditioned last year we didn’t expect to … Continue reading
YouTube: Suzy and I do the theater pit orchestra thang
Some of you might remember that Suzy and I auditioned for a got seats in the pit band for the Second Story Rep‘s presentation of ‘Anything Goes‘. Suzy played book three with clarinet and tenor sax parts. I played part … Continue reading
NYT: Theater’s Alive With the Sound of Laptops
by Jesse Green AMONG the uncommon pleasures of the 2003 Broadway revival of “Wonderful Town” was that you could actually see the orchestra, arrayed like a decorative garland of brass and polished wood across an onstage bridge. Another was that … Continue reading
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The Bis Key Chronicles 