Yesterday I was in Linköping and did a workshop with two youth big bands, Playstation from Linköping and Black River Big Band from my hometown Mjölby, the very same band I once started in myself.
Very Big Big Band!
In that matter the day offered some great nostalgia, especially since a few of the numbers the band did were things that I played myself during my years there.
My part of the workshop was to talk and practice a little extra with the saxophone students, and to work a little with improvisation. The kids from both bands really did a great job, and I had a lot of fun working with them. It was great to see that everyone participated in the improvisation part and gave it a try even if they had never improvised before. I haven’t done that much teaching and my experience is therefore a bit limited, but I think I did an okay job, and I hope the kids had a good time!
The day ended with a concert where both bands first played a small set each, and then we finished it off with a couple of songs with both bands together, and as you can see on the picture, it became a really big big band!
Thanks for coming,
You guys gave us a lot of inspiration and I had a great time behind the piano!
Nice site/blog, too