| Show Trio loves the unique freedom of ja jazz Greg Tippets T first glance the South AT City Jazz Trio may seem like just another nother band What makes this group unique is that their lead guitar player John Draper has been legally blind since birth A music student at the University of Utah told him that his blindness would actually actually actually ac ac- ac- ac work to his advantage because it would allow him to rely on his other senses such as hearing Draper who has been playing playing playing play play- ing guitar since the age of 12 feels that any emotion a human can feel is found in j jazz Although jazz was cultivated cultivated cultivated cul cul- in America Draper pointed out that America also has been the first to reject the music Brady Anderson the groups group's base player enjoys playing jazz because it has a broad spectrum He said jazz is uniquely uniquely uniquely uni uni- quely American To me its it's kind of ironic that the country with the most freedom stems the music with the most freedom in it Anderson Ander Ander- son said Steve Chamberlain the drummer of the group is the newest member of the trio He started playing Rock n Roll at age 13 but in high school he got hooked on jazz and hasn't stopped playing playing since Jazz is the most challenging music Ive I've ever played n Chamberlain Chamberlain Chamberlain Cham Cham- said All three members agree that verbal non-verbal communication is a very important part of playing in the group The three get along well together Draper feels the joy of playing playing playing play play- ing jazz is being able to expose people to something new and diff different rent Members of the group said their advisor Helen is very supportive of the group Students and faculty members members members mem mem- bers who want to listen to the South City Jazz Trio can see them June 2 at the CAB Wednesday Wednesday Wednesday Wed Wed- barbecue at the Redwood Redwood Redwood Red Red- wood campus |
