Tonight, Kiff took part in his first official DHS Jazz night. Although Kiff has been in the middle school jazz band, he plays trumpet for the HS jazz band this year...and the show did not disappoint.
First, the night itself was dedicated to two types of performances divided by an intermission - jass band during the first half and acapella choruses during the second. Because it had been a busy day anyway - and Kiff was fighting bronchitis - we stayed for the first.
The 7th and 8th grade jazz bands each performed before the DHS band. It was fun to see some kids we have known for a while performing in these bands. When it was time for the DHS band to take stage, the crowd was revved up. And the high school did not disappoint. They did some solid jazz performing, capped off with the stage filled with all three jazz bands performing Night Train (the song that George McFly dances to by himself at the Enchantment Under the Sea dance in Back to the Future). The song featured more than a dozen solos, which was awesome.
Though under the weather, Kiff did great. And not to be outdone, Bri showed up to be part of the stagecrew setting up stage in between performances (and it counted as four hours for school). It was great to see her take on the role I loved in high school - stage crew...though she does have to work on what she wears when she is a member of the crew.
All in all, it was a great night.
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