...and all that Jazz! by maggiemae

...and all that Jazz!

It was Jazz Festival in Oamaru, NZ and various groups around the historic part of town were doing their thing! Including our Ukelele Group. But we were drowned out by another band who had full broadcast gear.

This was a guy playing jazz on records. A snippet of his sort of jazz is here: http://youtu.be/dnsVOwTP51A

Three good things;
1. I love this sort of jazz.
2. We had lunch in an old pub and got them to change their modern music to a jazz selection.
3. Wonderful icecreams - 1/ hokey pokey and 2/ rum and raisin!
Very interesting shot with some neat reflections in those windows! Nice snippet of jazz too!
March 23rd, 2014  
oh yum rum and raisin is just the best :D :p

I love the atmosphere in this image. And Oamaru is a beautiful place.
March 23rd, 2014  
Great street photography!
March 23rd, 2014  
I actually was drawn to the architectural elements here, and that brought me to the musicians. Works really well, to me, as an image. Looks like a fun festival too!
March 23rd, 2014  
I like the reflections and I would like to hear the Ukulele Group
March 23rd, 2014  
Think this is a great photo, have added Oamaru to list of places to visit in February.
March 23rd, 2014  
Great street shot. I'm sorry you were drowned out.

Your ice cream sounds delicious.
March 23rd, 2014  
Lovely shot
March 23rd, 2014  
Cool street capture. I like this shot. What is hokey pokey ice cream? I am not familiar with that.
March 23rd, 2014  
Have fun !
March 23rd, 2014  
@daisymiller It is a vanilla icecream studded with lumps of hokey pokey - crunchy honeycomb toffee, Daisy!
March 23rd, 2014  
Looks fun! Love the reflections!
March 23rd, 2014  
Sounds wonderful. I like the reflections in the windows.
March 23rd, 2014  
Meg
Great fun time and photo
March 24th, 2014  
This really looks like a fun time. Great shot
March 24th, 2014  
Nice shot - but please tell me what is in a hokey pokey ice cream. Never heard of it. Good for you and your ukulele.
March 24th, 2014  
i want some rum and raisin...never seen it over here.
March 24th, 2014  
@cdonohoue It is a deliciously creamy vanilla icecream that has crunchy lumps of honeycomb toffee swirled in it, Cathy! There was also 'wood smoked scotch whisky and "Lanes Emulsion"!
March 24th, 2014  
Never heard of any of them but I sure would have liked to drop by for the afternoon and sample them with you.
March 24th, 2014  
Deb
An interesting shot, Maggiemae! I liked the Jazz too :D
March 24th, 2014  
Sounds like a fun day.
March 24th, 2014  
lovely shot... this has a nice european feel to it :)
March 24th, 2014  
A great "Jamming" shot! How fun that you have a ukelele group! Love that window with the reflection
March 24th, 2014  
Cool street shot! Love the dapper guy with the beret- very jazzy!
March 24th, 2014  
Great street capture! Do you ever post pictures of your ukelele group?
March 24th, 2014  
@tristansmum I only post our group if I take the picture but then I'm usually strumming and singing flat out!
March 24th, 2014  
I bet it was a great event, and then to top it all off with ice cream, yes, a good day indeed.
March 24th, 2014  
Great shot
March 24th, 2014  
Hokey Pokey....aah so reminds me of NZ......I like jazz too but not next to me when I am playing a ukulele ! Pity you were a bit too near each other!
Looks an interesting building...lovely windows!
March 24th, 2014  
Love the composition and processing of this! Looks like these guys are having a great time!
March 24th, 2014  
Love the way this is composed - jazz on one side and a wonderful view through those arched windows on the other - as for the Hokey Pokey ice-cream..... mmmm!
March 24th, 2014  
Brilliant! I love the reflections in the windows - somehow the jazz group seems almost incidental but it makes for such an interesting composition. I'll fav this when I can find my way back to the correct view setting - at the moment all the pics are shown in full screen which is lovely but I've lost the doo-dahs at the top of the screen.
March 24th, 2014  
@snaphappi Its all changed overnight and I'm still working out whats what! Thanks for your fav - it came through!
March 24th, 2014  
coolio jazz dudes maggie, rum and raisin for me :)
March 24th, 2014  
oh, rhum and raisin! one of my fave ice cream. with jazz music? just wonderful!
March 25th, 2014  
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