Branford Marsalis played in Morgantown last night. It was a very good show, and I only wish I’d been feeling a little better, as then I would have enjoyed it more.

It’s a four piece band: Branford Marsalis on saxophone, Joey Calderazzo on piano, Eric Revis on bass, and Jeff “Tain” Watts on drums. Michael and I both really liked the drummer, who was from Pittsburgh; apparently his mother had come down from the show, and he really seemed to enjoy himself.

The show started at 7:30 with Joey Calderazzo playing two pieces solo, then Brandord came out and played a piece and after that they were joined by the rest of the band. The show ran until around 10:00, which was longer than I had expected, but we were quite pleased. They played pieces by the band members, but ended with the Duke Ellington tune “It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing)” which I really like (although my brain kept wanting to hear Ella Fitzgerald).

I decided at some point last night, that we should watch try to catch more live jazz, because jazz players are really a lot of fun to watch.