The Harvard Sunday Jazz Band seems to play from a broad repertoire, even playing swing music at this weekend’s performance. With the set of instruments used in your jazz band, what is your favorite type of genre to play?
Straight-up, old-fashioned jazz is definitely my favorite, like the kind of music we’ll be playing Friday night. I also really enjoy playing Latin jazz and funk with the Sunday band, and we try to mix some of that in when we do dances. We sometimes try some more interesting things too—more progressive or contemporary jazz, jazz-rock, fusion—but my favorite is still good old swing!!
—Vinita M. Alexander
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