One
of the neat freebies of this year’s Jazz Fest was a 45 minute presentation
fronted by Trumpeter Dominick Farinacci for a mostly kids audience at the State
Theater Thursday afternoon.
The
set included a little blues, a little Freddie Hubbard, a little Clifford Brown,
and a whole lot of interaction between the young audience and the band, which
besides Farinacci featured Dominic Jones on piano, Dean Hewitt on Bass, and
Jerome Jennings on drums. All players are Cleveland bred, Tri-C educated.
For
one number Farinacci took eight volunteers from the audience ranging in age
from six to sixteen and arranged them in and around the musicians then asked
them for their reactions. He and the band also took questions from the audience
at the end.
A
good time was had by all, hats off to the Jazz Fest and their sponsors for
covering the costs of such a good thing.
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