Open Note to Broder,
Wow are you a bright spot on the West and Johnston A list. Thank you for your Blog’s I really don’t think I’ve run into a deeper fifteen year old, you are wise beyond your years and it shows.
Anyways, every year for about 10 years now I run monitors and production for the Fox Valley Jazz Festival, it is always over the Labor Day weekend, (meaning school’s out), I’ve met so many Jazz greats on this show, and most of the “B” acts are students from Lawrence State University, Neenah, WI. The show is ran by John Harmon, a professor of music, the only person I’ve ever met that has made a piano breath. He influenced a lot of people and bands, the most noteworthy would be “Chicago” in the 70’s he helped them arrange charts. John Gibson (monster bassist) has also performed ever year that I’ve done the show. This would be where I met T.S. Monk. The show is totally Jazz, Funk, and Blues. I think it would be right up your alley.
If you can convince you folks, you are more than welcome to come up and see this from a production angle. I run monitors about 3 feet from most of the drummers and always have a hand and foot’s eye view of them. Tyler has indicated that he wants to see the show this year (he’s a huge Jocco fan) and this is an open invitation to you.
Let me know.
J-me
2 comments:
J-me.. Pat would love this. He plays the drums as well and is into The Who big time.
I would love to go see that. Our jazz fest is tonight in fact. (Im dying to ask our director if i can take a solo).
Zachary Broder Johnston
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