Welcome to August
Hey There!
Long time! I hope you're having a wonderful summer. I also hope you're still checking into The Jazz Half for scheduled events, show reviews, and WCJS - the official radio station. Well, August is here and this month brings us Fifth-Third's "It's Commonly Jazz" series. After 22 great years of bringing Jazz to the Courtyard at Swifton Commons Mall, the new venue for the event this year is the Seasongood Pavilion in Eden Park! This Thursday (Aug. 7th) was the kickoff of the Series, and it couldn't have kicked off any better than with the Tia Fuller Quartet! These ladies are INCREDIBLY talented and have been playing together for 7 years. The quartet consist of Tia Fuller on Saxes, Shamie Royston on Piano, Miriam Sullivan on Bass, and Kim Thompson on Drums. The group opened with an original piece called "Gullyism", and really moved everyone with a 2-part suite called "Katrina's Prayer/Katrina's Lullabye" - inspired by the people of New Orleans, and their strong resolve to see through the struggles left behind from the hurricane. They opened the 2nd set with a very intense, high-energy number called "Breakthrough", and closed the show with "My Shining Hour". This was a fantastic evening - a mild, slightly breezy Thursday dusk. The crowd truly enjoyed themselves.
If you missed this one, you've really should have been there. But don't fret - more performances will be given as the series continues this month every Thursday starting at 6:00pm. Next week, the series welcomes the Randy Villars, featuring Thelma Massey. Hope to see you there! Meanwhile, click HERE to check out some of the pictures from tonight's show! Cheers!
- jh
Long time! I hope you're having a wonderful summer. I also hope you're still checking into The Jazz Half for scheduled events, show reviews, and WCJS - the official radio station. Well, August is here and this month brings us Fifth-Third's "It's Commonly Jazz" series. After 22 great years of bringing Jazz to the Courtyard at Swifton Commons Mall, the new venue for the event this year is the Seasongood Pavilion in Eden Park! This Thursday (Aug. 7th) was the kickoff of the Series, and it couldn't have kicked off any better than with the Tia Fuller Quartet! These ladies are INCREDIBLY talented and have been playing together for 7 years. The quartet consist of Tia Fuller on Saxes, Shamie Royston on Piano, Miriam Sullivan on Bass, and Kim Thompson on Drums. The group opened with an original piece called "Gullyism", and really moved everyone with a 2-part suite called "Katrina's Prayer/Katrina's Lullabye" - inspired by the people of New Orleans, and their strong resolve to see through the struggles left behind from the hurricane. They opened the 2nd set with a very intense, high-energy number called "Breakthrough", and closed the show with "My Shining Hour". This was a fantastic evening - a mild, slightly breezy Thursday dusk. The crowd truly enjoyed themselves.
If you missed this one, you've really should have been there. But don't fret - more performances will be given as the series continues this month every Thursday starting at 6:00pm. Next week, the series welcomes the Randy Villars, featuring Thelma Massey. Hope to see you there! Meanwhile, click HERE to check out some of the pictures from tonight's show! Cheers!
- jh
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