Peanut punch and jazz under the eucalyptus trees..


"So she can play the flute and sing?" the young woman asked in wonder as Ruth Osman started her part of the programme on the opening night. It was late .. way past my bed time.. but time did not matter really under the eucalyptus trees at the back of the Theatre Guild hearing the live music.


Two young women said they did not normally listen to jazz, but they were enjoying the music  One young man said the show was good , he never really bothered with jazz either and he was there because of 'Doc'.

Peanut punch was on sale and I finished mine some time around when Charmaine Blackman sang At Last





Earlier in the afternoon, two men won the Jazz Dance competition, One of their dances was to Guyana born singer Nhojj's Love



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I was blown away though by the Hamer family dancing to Ruth Osman's Rain
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I heard that Kenrick Cheeks wowed the audience with his kathak/jazz performance.

He got second.



The music was good. Even if I have no ear sound, jazz under the eucalyptus with the peanut punch in my belly was good, good.  And the late night taking its toll but ..


Show continues Saturday 12 Dec and Sunday 13 Dec 2015 at Theatre Guild.

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