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The drummer taps out an energetic pace on the high hat. The piano comes in, low and funky, with an ascending chord pattern. Then the horns: trombones elaborating on the piano riff, followed by trumpets flinging out the jaunty melody.<\/p>\n
Bob Curry<\/a>, conductor, waves his hand to cut off the music, and gives instructions on how to improve their timing and intonation. They play the intro again, and again, tightening the sound each time. Curry suggests the drummer try a swing rhythm. Then, the saxophonists return from their private lesson, the drums begin again, and Lehman auditorium erupts with the groovy jazz-fusion tune of “Birdland.”<\/p>\n<\/a>