Jazz and jasmine in the summer night air

The new band sounded good the other night-- 2 trumpet, 2 trombone, 2 sax (alto, tenor), 2 guitars -- double your fun -- flute, bass guitar, drums. Could say 2 drums if we count the flute player's boyfriend on bongo. It's all good. Though it would still be nice to get a clarinetist regularly-- there are still too few of them even here. And I need to encourage the bass guitar player to go ahead with his notion of learning to double on tuba. Can't parade with that thing he's playing now.

Yep, it's humid here. At the tiki-torch lit nighttime rehersal, a player who brought some sheet music noticed the paper had gone limp from absorbed moisture.

So what do we do in New Orleans when it's so hot and humid even at night? Same thing we do every night, Brain: Party New Orleans style. :-)

The 17th Annual Krewe of OAK Midsummer Mardi Gras Parade and Ball will be this evening, Saturday 28 August in the Carrollton neighborhood.

( more info for interested locals )