We went to a see the Marcus Belgrave Octet perform in concert last night. His show was mostly a tribute to Louis Armstrong and was very enjoyable and entertaining. This was the second in a four part concert series for which we purchased tickets last year from the Town of Cary. The rest of the audience was almost as entertaining as the musicians. There were about 500 people and I would put the median age at around 63. We were amongst the very few people under 40 and there were only three others around our age at the front in the VIP section. We get to sit in the section because we bought tickets for the whole series, but we feel a little out of place without grey hair and walkers. It was real fun to see these little old ladies bobbing to the beat and singing along as the band played Armstrong hits like Blueberry Hill, Old Man Mose and Hello Dolly. Marcus and the trombone and alto sax players got down off of the stage to march around the room as they played When the Saints Go Marching In and they had a troop of geriatrics parading after them, bouncing to the rhythm. It was a delightful scene and I was left to ponder what music from my youth will inspire me to get up and dance as my mortal years wane. As humourous as last night was, I think it will be even funnier to see us as old-timers bee-bopping to Girls Just Wanna Have Fun by Cyndi Lauper.
Saturday, January 13, 2007
Marcus Belgrave's Octet: A Tribute to Louis Armstrong
We went to a see the Marcus Belgrave Octet perform in concert last night. His show was mostly a tribute to Louis Armstrong and was very enjoyable and entertaining. This was the second in a four part concert series for which we purchased tickets last year from the Town of Cary. The rest of the audience was almost as entertaining as the musicians. There were about 500 people and I would put the median age at around 63. We were amongst the very few people under 40 and there were only three others around our age at the front in the VIP section. We get to sit in the section because we bought tickets for the whole series, but we feel a little out of place without grey hair and walkers. It was real fun to see these little old ladies bobbing to the beat and singing along as the band played Armstrong hits like Blueberry Hill, Old Man Mose and Hello Dolly. Marcus and the trombone and alto sax players got down off of the stage to march around the room as they played When the Saints Go Marching In and they had a troop of geriatrics parading after them, bouncing to the rhythm. It was a delightful scene and I was left to ponder what music from my youth will inspire me to get up and dance as my mortal years wane. As humourous as last night was, I think it will be even funnier to see us as old-timers bee-bopping to Girls Just Wanna Have Fun by Cyndi Lauper.
