This morning Billy and I did a clinic with the Ashland (OR) HS jazz band. (Ratzo flew back to NY to take care of some academic business.) They were very good. We talked a lot about rhythm and dynamics, as well as locking in with the rhythm section. We did a couple of the charts they are working on, opening them up for solos. Then we all created a spontaneous head arrangement on Sonnymoon For Two.
Yet another visit to a food coop – this one the Ashland Food Coop. One thing that is nice about these Coops I’ve been visiting is that anyone can shop there. However, the prices are quite a bit higher than our beloved Park Slope Food Coop.
Ashland also fed my road addiction to used book stores. There are several good ones here. There’s also a great deal of natural beauty here, especially with the leaves in the mountains changing colors.
I have to go vocalize and hit the sack.