The Brisbane Jazz Orchestra Featuring Ingrid James

On Sunday 21^st June the Mighty BRISBANE JAZZ ORCHESTRA featuring INGRID JAMES on vocals entertained a packed house with new arrangements of jazz standards. The theme for the afternoon was “GERSHWIN TO GOODWIN”.

The standard was set with 2 opening songs: Strike up the Band “Rhapsody”, INGRID in only her style sang Berlin's “Cheek to Cheek” and “The Nearness of You”.

Stan Kenton's “Street of Dreams” then Gordon Goodwin's “Sing Sang Sung” led into INGRID singing “You Must Believe in Spring”, “That Old Black Magic” and “But Not for Me”. End of set 1, and a very nice round of applause!.

Set 2 opened with Miller's “In the Mood” and “Fascinating Rhythm”. INGRID then serenaded with “Bésame Mucho” and “My Romance”. The orchestra then blasted with Goodwin's “Absoludicrous”.

The talented musicians are given every chance to solo in every arrangement, “They Can't Take that Away from Me” gave the group plenty of action with “Caravan”. INGRID and this great swinging orchestra finished with a group of songs “I'm Glad There is You”, “What a difference a Day Made” and finishing with an Ed Wilson arrangement of The Little River Band's “Reminiscing” at a cracking tempo . What an afternoon! The audience showed their appreciation with a standing ovation.

Thank you THE BRISBANE JAZZ ORCHESTRA and INGRID JAMES!