Jazz: The Beat Goes On

My wife and I recently got tickets to see the Jazz Ensemble's show at our local state university. The players are undergrads and graduate students. The show was in a small concert hall with good acoustics, so the sound was great no matter where the audience members sat. I'm something of a jazz buff with an interest in the jazz music of Parker, Brubeck, Coltrane, and Miles Davis. At any rate, the show was excellent and quite enjoyable. The selections played included the work of Duke Ellington, John Coltrane, and even Glen Miller ("In the Mood"). The students were enthusiastic and hugely talented. It was good to see a younger generation embrace jazz music and carry it on into the future. So, the beat truly does go on, doesn't it?