Friday, May 8, 2020

The East Village Social Distancing All-Stars



Another local musical tribute to note ... going back to Sunday evening for this ...

Here's EVG regular Daniel Efram with a recap:

Two musicians — a trumpeter and banjo player — started playing music from a fire escape on First Avenue near Ninth Street around 6:45, entertaining a couple of dozen onlookers as traffic slowed to accommodate for the welcome spectacle.

Calling themselves the East Village Social Distancing All-Stars, they played jazz with an old-time vibe: "It Don't Mean A Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing," "When The Saints Come Marching In" and The Star-Spangled Banner" were all dedicated to the Essential Workers ...





Dan has a video clip of this here.
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5 comments:

  1. AnonymousMay 8, 2020 at 12:50 PM

    hell yes! making the world a better place!

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  2. UnknownMay 8, 2020 at 1:51 PM

    They were great! I live on this block and could not for the life of me figure out where this was coming from, as the sound was everywhere. Loved it.

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  3. CurtMay 8, 2020 at 2:55 PM

    There was some very fine music making going on- more talent in this neck of the woods than you can a shake a stick at! Thank You All Stars and, of course, those on the front lines!

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  4. DanMay 8, 2020 at 6:49 PM

    Video is here https://twitter.com/eframphoto/status/1257314706135502849?s=20

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  5. AnonymousMay 9, 2020 at 5:16 PM

    Loved it, thanks!

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