 My column about drummer jokes in December made significant
mention of Springfield native son and drummer, Barrett Deems.Â
 I am informed by UIS
Auditorium Director Bob Vaughn that the jazz performance on March 30 by the SF
Jazz Collective will be dedicated to Deems, who
turned 100 the first of that month.
The concert is Sunday at 7 p.m. Vaughan says that concert goers are invited to share a piece
of Deems’s birthday cake in the Auditorium Lobby following the concert. Special
guests will be present.
SFJAZZ’s concert will include pieces by a list of distinguished tribute
composers including John Coltrane, Herbie Hancock, Thelonious Monk, Stevie
Wonder, and Chick Corea, among others.
Coltrane, Monk, and birthday cake too – go get
some.
This article appears in Mar 13-19, 2014.
