Chicago Jazz Ensemble

I had a better day yesterday. Actually, I had a good day yesterday. We had core course yesterday. It was actually somewhat fun. We had two teach-in presentations in the morning. We had a "surprise" activity in the afternoon, which we were all pretty nervous about. We ended up watching "12 Angry Men" and discussing it for a bit afterwards. Our teachers even made us popcorn. :)

After class, I went back to my apartment and got ready to go see the Chicago Jazz Ensemble. My cousin was one of the guest soloists last night. I had an AMAZING seat- row M on the main floor (thank you Terell!!). I was even able to attend the pre-concert talk with the director, Jon Faddis. Sometimes it really does pay to go early. The concert was really wonderful and it was really great to hear Terell play with the band. I've only heard him play at the Fox Note in Ripon with a small group. Since this was a "Triumph of Trumpets" concert, all of the guest soloists were trumpet players and they were all really amazing. Unfortunately, I didn't get to see Terell after the concert. I'm sure he was busy.

I am also proud of myself because I went to the concert all by myself last night. I never do that. It was really nice to go on my own. I had a lot of fun and now realize that I don't have to depend on other people just so that I can do things that I enjoy. Yay for independence! :)

P.S. 13 more days until I visit Ripon. :)