Take Five - The Dave Brubeck Quartet
Awhile back, I wrote about seeing Dave Brubeck perform in Ann Arbor. Just for fun, here's a clip, courtesy YouTube, of the classic line-up playing their signature tune, Take Five, on television in 1961.
September 16, 2006
June 16, 2006
Dave Brubeck at Hill Auditorium, Ann Arbor, MI 5/13/06
Although I played the saxophone in jazz band as a high school student, it wasn't until I was in my mid-twenties that I developed a significant interest in listening to jazz music, with John Coltrane being my starting point.
I especially enjoy hearing live performances, so it was a distinct pleasure to attend a Dave Brubeck concert at historic Hill Auditorium on the campus of the University of Michigan.
The concert was also a tribute to Brubeck, the iconic pianist and composer, who received the University Musical Society's Distinguished Artist Award at the end of the show.
The performance included the Dave Brubeck Quartet, currently featuring Bobby Militello on alto saxphone and flute, Michael Moore on bass, and Randy Jones on drums. Backing up the quartet for the entire performance was the Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra.
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