Weekend of Jazz

The 19 th annual Beavercreek Weekend of Jazz      For anyone reading these observations, who may possibly have read previous postings, you are aware that I believe that the Beavercreek Weekend of Jazz is a fantastic opportunity to hear what is going on in the jazz world in and around the Dayton area. Saturday performances begin at 8:00 a.m. and every 25 minutes you hear another band until the final performance, usually between 4:30 & 5:00. Each performance is adjudicated and bands receive feedback immediately after. This year it was almost 5:30 before the last performance ended. While I did not count them myself, announcers all day long said 26 bands plus 2 college bands. It boils down to nine hours of hearing jazz performance after jazz performance. Hats off to the Beavercreek jazz department! Always in the past, there has been a multiple page program briefly listing each band, director, playlist and names of students that will solo. Unfortunately, this year there was