Rehearsal Plan for Tuesday Jan 10/Open House Details

GREAT rehearsal on Thursday! I feel like we are starting to really get a handle on these tunes. Thanks for your hard work!
In this post please note the following:

1. Set List for Thursday Night's Open House gig
2. Dress Code for Thursday night and all other public performances
3. Call Time for Thursday/Thursday Rehearsal

Here is the line-up for Tuesday's rehearsal:
Pacific Coastin'* (on the program for Jan 12)
Running Lion* (on the program for Jan 12)
Broken Hearts* (on the program for Jan 12)
Woodchoppers* (on the program for Jan 12)
Blue Skies* (on the program for Jan 12)
Ja-Da* (on the program for Jan 12)
I have not decided on an order yet.


Dress Code for performances:
So, I have always believed that you play best when you are most comfortable. If you were to go to the premier clubs in New York City you rarely, if ever, see anyone wearing a standard "suit." Most of the adjudicators that are "real jazzers" that we will see also do not wear a formal suit or tux when they perform. It is counter intuitive to the culture of today's jazz mainstream.
I do believe that when representing the school, me and your family, you should always try to look your best. In an effort to meet in the middle on that, this year I would like to try having the "uniform" be a sport coat, dress shirt with no tie for the guys coupled with "nice" jeans (no rips, cuts, holes in them) worn on the waist and with a belt. In other words, swap the slacks that match your suit for a decent looking pair of jeans. Ladies, if you could match a nice blouse/top to a nice pair of jeans that will work just fine. No tennis shoes of any kind. 
That having been said, please don't tell your parents they need to go spend a bunch of money on this outfit. When we took the picture, all the guys had coats on. Those will work with jeans.
I will be wearing a representative sample outfit on Tuesday night (for the guys) so you can take your cues on how to dress from that.  


Call Time for Thursday Jan 12:
Rhythm section: Call time 5:15
Winds: 5:30
We will play from 6:00 - 6:25 or whenever we run out of music. 


Thursday rehearsal:
After the performance at Open House we will move back to the band room and resume our regular rehearsal until 8:00pm. That rehearsal will focus in on our three festival tunes, Louisiana Bebop, Pacific Coastin' and either Blue Skies or Moten Swing.