{"id":8387,"date":"2013-08-25T19:30:48","date_gmt":"2013-08-26T02:30:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cahighways.org\/wordpress\/?p=8387"},"modified":"2013-08-25T19:30:48","modified_gmt":"2013-08-26T02:30:48","slug":"swingin-near-the-sand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cahighways.org\/wordpress\/?p=8387","title":{"rendered":"Swingin’ Near the Sand"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Coastal<\/a>\"userpic=bbvd\"This weekend wasn’t just theatre — it was also jazz. Although we wanted to go to the BBVD concert in San Juan Capestrano at The Coach House<\/a> Saturday night, it was (a) too far away from Escondido, and (b) we already had tickets for Young Frankenstein<\/em><\/a>. But that doesn’t mean we went jazz-less, for this afternoon saw us in Carlsbad<\/a> for a concert of the “Coastal Cities Jazz Band<\/a>“.<\/p>\n

CCJB is a regional jazz band consisting of 17 members who enjoy the art of playing in the style of a big band\/Jazz, and who are some of the finest musicians in San Diego County. The band consists of Vern Malec<\/a>, Jim Reed<\/a>, Chris Klich<\/a>, Scott Drechsel<\/a>, and David Hayes<\/a> on Saxophone; Patrick Russo<\/a>, Rick Evans<\/a>, Don Sharp, and Marc Brandl<\/a> on Trumpet; Greg Sorcsek<\/a>, Mark Lewis<\/a>, Scott Kyle<\/a>, and Gary Adcock<\/a> (the ring leader) on Trombone; and Hans Chamberlin<\/a>, Jodie Hill<\/a>, David Whitman<\/a>, and Chris Montgomery<\/a> as the Rhythm Section. Their program today<\/a> include two guest performers: Andy Martin<\/a> (who we’ve seen numerous times at the Pantages) on Trombone, and Michael Ruhl<\/a> as guest vocalist.<\/p>\n

The program featured a number of tunes, many arranged by Gordon Goodwin<\/a> and Sammy Nestico<\/a>. The specific songs were:<\/p>\n