It is a big band - two saxes, a trumpet, bass, two guitars, organ, and the sweaty, ebullient, strong-voiced front man blowing it out in front. They stepped to the stage with "I Need Never Get Old," and it was amazing. I got goosebumps and just had to laugh - felt like we were seeing something really special. People physically needed to get up and dance.
And it is hard to understate the awesomeness of the trumpet player, Wesley Watkins. The guy was JAMMING up there, even when he wasn't playing, he was pulling some dance moves out or shaking a little shaker thing with all the gusto he could manage. The rest of the band wasn't as over the top, but they all looked like they were truly having a great time, enjoying the music, loving the crowd, doing their thing. Freaking great show. Watch it whenever it airs on PBS and you'll be a believer.
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I WANT TO SEE THESE GUYS SO HARD!
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