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The last class meeting will be from 1030 – 1130am on Saturday, December 18.

The Press Room show on the 18th is at 1pm and 3:30pm at The Press Room, 77 Daniel Street, Portsmouth. Call Time for ALL STUDENTS is 12noon. Students need to bring their instruments (guitar/bass/patch cords/sticks/ear plugs/picks/music) to the upstairs of the PR. Amps, music stands and drum set will be provided. PICK UP TIME for ALL STUDENTS will be 5pm (or immediately following the 3pm show).

THERE IS A COVER CHARGE of $3 per person, $1 per student (18 or under), per show. Proceeds from admission go directly back into our Rock and Jazz Band programs. RESERVED SEATING is AVAILABLE and RECOMMENDED! Families of students may reserve seating for ONE show by e-mailing me directly at katie@pmaconline.org. Seating is limited, so don’t hestiate to reserve your seats today!

Hello 10/11 Youth Ensemble members. Thanks for joining us this year. In our first rehearsal today we got to know each other a little bit and then took a whack at Horace Silver’s “Nutville”. Everyone did a great job reading and soloing on the tune and I think it’s going to be a keeper! Here’s a couple versions to check out if you haven’t done it already. The first is from Silver’s Blue Note recording of the tune. The second is from a live performance with a different version of the band where they stretch out a little. I think Bennie Maupin had been checkin’ out some Eddie Harris at the time!

Horace Silver Quintet-Nutville-1969
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I passed out some other tunes to check out; Joe Henderson’s “Black Narcissus”, an arrangement of Coltrane’s “Equinox” and Craig got a copy of Dave Holland’s “Juggler’s Paradise”. Some tunes the group suggested they wanted to do were “I am the Walrus”, “September”, “Watermelon Man” and “Bloomdido”. Got any other ideas? Send ‘em to me!