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...There is a paucity of bass players at Harvard...even fewer who play jazz bass, and even fewer who play jazz bass competently,” said Wehrenberg-Klee, explaining why he was a member of both groups...
Greg Hopkins, noted trumpet player and Professor of Jazz Composition at Berklee College of Music, served as the “guest adjudicator” of the evening, sitting at a small table right in front of the performers and scribbling brief notes...
Although both groups rehearsed only a few times specifically for the concert, members said they shared a bond from playing together before, adding that the jazz community at Harvard is small and close-knit...
...Jazz doesn’t have a huge presence on campus,” Bor said. “I mean, it’s not a cappella...
While only two groups have competed in the jazz festival for the past two years, there used to be at least three or four. Everett said the timing of this year’s festival, which occurred in the same weekend as the tsunami relief concert, may explain why more groups didn’t sign up. But he added that the benefits of having fewer acts included each group getting to play longer and the opportunity to have a jam section for the first time...