Juilliard Jazz Quartet

The Julliard Jazz Quartet was something different to see. It’s not that I’ve never seen live jazz, but I’ve never seen it with a large audience. I’ve been to other concerts, too (as I favored some more than others). But there was something intricate about the Jazz Quartet on Tuesday night.

As soon as the performance began, I couldn’t take my eyes off the drummer. I found his techniques and posture very exciting and calm at the same time. I’ve been playing the drums since I was in 5th grade, so I guess I was leaning towards the drummer in that way; it was more associative. The drummer seemed like he was leading and he was so interactive that I felt like I was part of the band. “Nutty” was a song that had a large drum solo and I guessed it before the song even started, which made me appreciate it even more. Although, I was ecstatic to hear and see this song, it wasn’t my favorite.

“For Duke” was my absolute favorite because of it’s softness. It’s something that is so hard to explain. The way I think about it is, there are songs that I have on my iTunes, but there are songs that I have both in my iTunes and my phone. That happens when I really like a song and that is how I felt about “For Duke”; I would put it in my phone to listen to as well.

I enjoyed going to the Julliard Jazz Quartet because it was a different experience that I would do again.