Jazz in SLC

Last night my roommate and I went to the Dave Brubeck Quartet concert at Abravanel Hall. It was so great! I have listened to some really great jazz off-and-on for a few years but haven't ever been proactive in finding live performances. Fortunately for me, Sara knows a whole lot more than I do and is a better 'do-er' than I am also. The show was great - the quartet has been playing since the early 1950's and I don't think they've lost a beat. Dave Brubeck looks sort of like a cross between Charles Schulz and Alan Greenspan (I think someone told me he is turning 87 this year) and he was absolutely rocking out on the piano. The same applies to the other three; I don't think I've ever seen a better drummer and the saxophonist was dancing around during the entire two and a half hour show. It was a great time and a lot of fun, I hope that everyone is still around (read: alive) so that I get to see them play again sometime.

An Inaugural Post

So. I now have a presence on the world wide web. Well you know, at least more than the name that I share with that teacher-lady in Washington (thank you google). Anyway, I was convinced to join the blog culture when I realized this weekend that I am really terrible at keeping in touch with my family and friends when life gets a little busy. So, while I can't promise anything exciting or intriguing, I plan on posting often enough to at least prove that I AM still alive and kicking here in Provo. I guess we'll all see how much of it is worth documenting here...