Dallin had a jazz band concert last night (April 23). It was a lot of fun. Dallin plays the piano for the jazz band and he is totally awesome!!! This is a picture of him before the concert started...
There was another group there called "The Phoenix Band." They were a group of senior citizens who had been playing together for almost 20 years. They performed songs from the Big Band Era. The junior high jazz band was supposed to open the concert with a few numbers and then the Phoenix Band was going to play some stuff also. Before the concert, a few of the men from the other band were gathered around the piano looking through their music. Poor Dallin couldn't get to his seat...he was patient and waited a long time.
One of the guys left, but 2 others still remained. Dallin finally got to sit down, but he had no place to put his music.
The men finally moved their music so Dallin could begin.
But one of the men didn't leave...even after the concert began. He just sat right next to Dallin. I felt bad for Dallin. I could tell he was a little uncomfortable and didn't know what to do. At one point, before the concert started, I went to the man and asked him if I could take a picture of Dallin sitting at the piano. He didn't hear what I said, and asked me, "Are you going to play the piano?" I replied, "No, he is," pointing to Dallin. But the man just looked at Dallin and kept right on looking through his music. Poor kid. BUT the show must go on, right? So he dug in and began to play...
And then, finally..half way through the first song, the man got up and walked off the stage. It was kind-of funny (and a little annoying too). :)
But Dallin got through it...and of course he rocked the stage!! Here's a picture of the whole jazz band.
And then the Phoenix Band played for about an hour. They were actually really good. You could tell they had been playing for a long time. Most of them were retired, and a few of them needed a cane to walk. It was fun to watch them and to wonder what they had been through in their lives.
Music just doesn't get old, no matter how old the performers are...this is the Phoenix Band.
It was a fun evening. Way to go Dallin! You are quite the musician! We love you! And good job Phoenix Band.
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