The Ambassador Jazz Orchestra (AJO) showed that they are close to Reno-ready with their last concert on Friday, Feb 6. They played Benny Carter, Oliver Nelson, and a Nicholas Payton piece arranged by OCHSA Jazz alum, Dan Reckard. Ira sat in the trombone section for most of the set, but came out front to talk about Benny Carter and his music. He even wore a tie given to him by Benny, or Benny's family. Ira also showed why he is much more than a just a great jazz musician by donating $10 of each CD sold that evening to the OCHSA Jazz Program and more specifically, the upcoming Reno trip. We also ask each guest artist to sign 10 to 15 posters so that we can sell them during our evening's fund raising activities. Well, not only did Ira sign posters, but he wrote unique messages on each one of them. Thank you very much Ira.
In addition to AJO, the Latin, Standards, and Combo 1 combos also performed to a small, but enthusiastic and supportive crowd. The next big event for the group is the trip to Reno for the Reno Jazz Festival and competition. Check back toward the end of April for daily blog entries during that trip.
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