Jazz in the Park
TABASCO JAZZ IN THE PARK, 11/01/09
Cool tunes, hot voices and an attentive audience were entertained from 2pm - 5pm at the Annie Williams Memorial Rotunda in the Port Fairy Gardens. A record crowd turned up with folding chairs, picnic rugs, snacks and drinks to enjoy the music.
Families with young children, singles, grandmas, granddads enjoyed songs such as "I feel like making love", "I don't get around much anymore"
Children danced in front of the Rotunda, while adults were content to sit back and relax. Just listening to the cool sound of the sax and the nimble fingers of Gavin Franklin on the keyboard. The syncopation of the drummer and the the bass guitar lulled people into a sense of euphoria.
The songstress put all her heart into each song - slow, soft tunes and then up we went to the swinging beat and faster songs such as "They can't take that away from me". They even did requests from the attentive audience "It wouldn't be make believe, if you believed in me".
At 5.10pm they finally called it a day and a satisfied audience of visitors and locals folded up their chairs and rugs and ambled away.
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