Julliard Jazz Orch with special guests

The Julliard Jazz (JJ) Orchestra is comprised of talented, young jazz artists.  Last night,  JJ performed @ the Peter Jay Sharp Theater, Memphis Jazz.  The special guests artists that played with the Orchestra were George Coleman, tenor saxophone & Harold Mabern on piano.  George Coleman was slow in walking on stage & he is passed his prime on the sax but he is a living legend of jazz.  Coleman is a famous composer & band leader who has worked with Miles Davis and Herbie Hancock.  Harold Mabern still dazzles the ivories with amazing syncopation.  Mabern has played with many of the great jazz legends including Lionel Hampton, Miles Davis & Sara Vaugn.  He is currently an instructor @ Stanford Jazz Workshop.  Compositions by both Mabern & Coleman were performed with arrangements by Bill Mobley.  It was a pleasure to see the camaraderie and the passing of the baton from these great jazz musicians to the students @ Julliard.  I only regret that the program was on the night of the Pres. Debate & the Yankee game, so I left at intermission. (Pres. Debate, Yankee Game, Yankee Game, Pres. Debate)  I am working on my own composition and I'm naming it the Clicker Bully Blues.