Japan continues to be very interesting. All of our concerts are pretty much sell outs. We have played at least 3 encores at every single performance. The people are very respectful to us all everyone here knows about the Glenn Miller Band. I went to Tower Records in Fukuoka today and there was a full section of Glenn Miller music. Unreal!!!!! I ended up buying way too many cds today, but they have all kinds of great jazz music that you can no longer get in the USA.
We have about 14 more days in Japan then we fly to New York for an eight day stretch of concerts. THEN HOME!!!!! I miss home.
Many have asked me what I am going to do with all the things I have learned this year. That's pretty easy.
1. Have a better appreciation of my home, family and friends everywhere.
2. Teach all of my students everything I have learned while in the Miller Band.
3. Continue to move forward musically. Too many of we teachers tend to not get better.
In music you either get better or you get worse. There is no in between.
4. I am going to turn the UAM jazz band into the best musical group I have ever stood in front
of. With the new tools I have learned this year I am positive that is going to happen and
my students will reap the benefits.
Tomorrow we will play in the Fukuoka Symphony Hall. You cant believe how many beautiful concert halls there are in Japan. I am just amazed.
On Wed. we will fly to Okinawa. I am very excited about that. One my best friends ever daughter. My old friend Steve Platt has a daughter, Ashly, living there with her US Marine husband. I can hardly wait to see them.
Keep those questions coming. Saxman91254@yahoo.com
Hey Kathyrine, Flat Stanley is doing great. He says hi to you and all your classmates in Roulette Texas.
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I am digging your list of things to do Gary...when you get home my man, don't give those knuckleheads anything but tough love... do as Mr. Evanson did, get your staff to roam the halls in the evenings and drag their butts into those practice rooms...if they are on nscholarship then you own them, right? with your staff, the sky is the limit with a lot of hard work but they have to buy into the program too...am very, very happy for you, enjoy the rest of your tour, get home safely, and have the best Christmas ever lil' brother!
ReplyDeleteMan, this has been ultra cool to watch you do! I feel blessed to know you and have a student studying with you. You are an inspiration.
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