Sorry for those who missed the WONDERFUL performance (one time only) at the Checkerboard Lounge on Friday night, featuring the local blues band and MASA, the jazz saxophonist from NYC! (And of course, lucky YOU if you happened to be there tonight)
Well, the story is this: during the class dinner on Thursday, I overheard that Tomomi was going to take Tari san and MASA san to the Checkerboard on Friday night. I initially had a plan to go out with a friend, but she coulnd’t make it (=looking back, thanks to her?!), so I called Tomomi asking if I can join them going to the blues. I’d really wanted to visit the place since I came to Chicago last year, and it was truly a great (and the very first) experience tonight.
As soon as we got a table inside the Lounge, MASA went to talk to the head of the band, exchanging cards…and after a break, when the place was filled by people, the band called MASA and they started to play together. MASA’s performance was truly great, and I thought the music sounded so differently when MASA joined (I like both, but just different with her sax). The band was also very kind to bring her to everyone’s attention 
Sorry (again), what I experienced (yes, it was an ‘experience’) is indescribable in words, and I wished that you had been there!!
And thank you to the band and MASA san! Tari san’s dancing was also charming.
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i’m sorry i missed this! i’m always impressed by jazz musicians’ ability to jump in and play with different people.
Comment by makiko — April 7, 2007 @ 5:37 pm |
[...] There, I could also listen to another performance by MASA, this time with a local blues band! The report by Noriko is posted on the class blog of the Social Movements [...]
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