We attended the Wynton Marsalis concert at the Thousand Oaks Arts Plaza last evening. It was fabulous! A 15-piece band - Piano, Drums, Standup Bass, 3 Trombones, 4 Trumpets, and 5 Reeds (Sax, Clarinet, etc). They played in 2 sets of music and then 1 encore piece.
A highlight of the evening was that Dick Nash, the father of Ted Nash, the main composer for the group, showed up and played Trombone during one of the numbers. Outstanding!
Well worth the effort to get out and listen. The staging and lighting was very simple - the focus was on the music. The band was very tight and they obviously enjoyed playing together.
If you have the opportunity to see and hear the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis -- just do it.
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