Good grief. 80s yesterday with thunderstorms, 3.5-inch hail, and
tornadoes, one of which killed a two-year-old just north of the Cities.
And tonight there are frost warnings up in the northeast corner of the
state.
Just as the gust front from that storm system hit downtown Minneapolis last night we headed out for a concert by the Dave Brubeck quartet at Orchestra Hall. It's amazing he's still out doing shows - I think he's 86 now. He moves a little slowly and leans on things when he stands, but he's still lively and plays a mean piano. He joked that after watching the TV all day they had better dedicate the first half of the concert to the weather. And then started with Stormy Weather, Sunny Side of the Street, and Somewhere Over the Rainbow.
It was a great show. The three sidemen are all retirement age themselves, it would appear, but young by comparison with Brubeck. One has played with him for 37 years, another for 30, so it's a real tight band. And of course they finished the program with Take Five, including a prolonged drum solo. They came back for a real brief encore, and the night was over.
Just as the gust front from that storm system hit downtown Minneapolis last night we headed out for a concert by the Dave Brubeck quartet at Orchestra Hall. It's amazing he's still out doing shows - I think he's 86 now. He moves a little slowly and leans on things when he stands, but he's still lively and plays a mean piano. He joked that after watching the TV all day they had better dedicate the first half of the concert to the weather. And then started with Stormy Weather, Sunny Side of the Street, and Somewhere Over the Rainbow.
It was a great show. The three sidemen are all retirement age themselves, it would appear, but young by comparison with Brubeck. One has played with him for 37 years, another for 30, so it's a real tight band. And of course they finished the program with Take Five, including a prolonged drum solo. They came back for a real brief encore, and the night was over.
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