March 20. 2010 - Swing into Spring!

...and a fine spring it will be! Saturday March 27th is Nanaimo Daybreak Rotary's annual Swing into Spring event. It is a fundraiser for music student scholarships at Vancouver Island University, with more big bands than you can shake a stick at...I know, I've tried! Two bands from VIU, plus the Nanaimo Musicians Association Big Band (which is why we played a couple of tunes recorded at a recent NMA rehearsal). For more information, check out http://www.swingintospring.ca/

Bright moments!


CHARLES MINGUS - MINGUS AH UM - BETTER GET IT IN YOUR SOUL
ERNESTO CERVINI QUARTET - LITTLE BLACK BIRD - NONNA ROSA
GUIDO BASSO - SOUND OF JAZZ SERIES - IN A MELLOW TONE
KIRK MACDONALD QUARTET - SONGBOOK VOL. 1 - MOULAGE
STEVE JONES - CHESTER'S WALTZ - MEXICANA STROLL
THE OCTOBER TRIO - LOOKS LIKE IT'S GOING TO SNOW - SPRINGS
PEPPER ADAMS - THE COOL SOUND OF PEPPER ADAMS - BLOOS, BLOOZE, BLUES
MAYNARD FERGUSON - CHAMELEON - SUPERBONE MEETS THE BADMAN
MAYNARD FERGUSON - THE LOST TAPES, VOLUME 1 - WATERMELON MAN
NANAIMO MUSICIANS ASSOCIATION BIG BAND - DEMO - HIT THE GROUND RUNNING
NANAIMO MUSICIANS ASSOCIATION BIG BAND - DEMO - MY ROMANCE
THE CLAYTON HAMILTON JAZZ ORCHESTRA - LIVE AT MCG - SQUATTY ROO
THE HUGH FRASER QUINTET - RED & BLUE - THANK YOU VERY MUCH
ARTURO SANDOVAL - HOT HOUSE - FUNKY CHA-CHA