Stefon Harris is really good with kids. He and his quartet gave a short concert/workshop for some middle school kids at a school a couple miles from Pac Bell Park. It was a tough audience, but he was able to make them pay attention, and his simple description of jazz made even an inhibited, classically-trained cellist feel like he could do it. :) Oh yeah — I am not currently attending that school. I was there to photograph the event for SF Performances. :)

The clouds yesterday were amazing. I actually saw a picture-perfect infrared cloud and “sky”. An impossibly bright, fluffy white cloud was floating with a brooding, textureless blackness as its backdrop (it was a huge storm cloud). Why is it so cold? I freeze my butt off everytime I go outside. I guess I could wear warmer clothing, but I never expect the temperature around here to drop to 40 degrees. Photos –>

Stefon Harris, with bassist	Bassist and drummer
Explaining fundamentals of jazz, in 7th/8th grade lingo	“Who knows what this instrument is called?”
Vocalizing jazz	Three of the quartet
Sarah Pont, the biggest kid in the audience	Stefon and pianist
Some of the kids

Finally, I leave you with a picture Hitomi sent to my sister. Japanese people are funny. :)