The Time Warp Dance given by The Pride of Indy Jazz Ensemble at the Athenaeum was indeed transportive; I really felt like I was in a 1960’s lounge. The band was fabulous. The song list was varied which I like; they played everything from jazz greats to holiday music. My favorites were Caravan and Santa Baby. And not only were the musicians great, the singers were too, from a couple of band members that did double duty to their guest singer, Brenda Williams. OMG, could that woman belt out a tune! My favorite of hers was At Last, which I think is the hardest song to sing ever.
Gary I enjoy dancing at benefits; for us it combines something we love with being able to help a cause we believe in. I don’t ever want this dance blog to be our own personal soapbox because part of dancing for us is to escape individual and world problems, but let’s just say Gary and I are on the side of groups we believe haven’t always been given a fair shake.
When you think that the band members are all volunteers and so probably all have day jobs as it were, the level of professionalism was pretty amazing. They play for the love and joy of music, the same reason we dance…we clapped for the singers and musicians and they clapped for us.
If you have a chance to catch this band do so. The music is mostly danceable, the people friendly, and they welcome dancers. We will be seeing them again.
Here they are from last year’s event…enjoy.
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