The Blues Project 2014 edition might have been the best ever. Let me state my case - First, we had the amazing Greg Guy from Legend's running sound. Not only was this guy amazingly nice and easy to work with, but he knew his stuff and the sound was the best its ever been. Second, for the first time, we had elementary students join us this year. 5th graders from Northview teamed up with Northview alumni (and current VHS sophomores) to collaborate on This Little Light of Mine. Wow - you should have been there. Third, we had amazing guest musicians - Gerry Hundt, Tina Guess, Fruteland Jackson, Planetary Blues Band, Mayor Jon Costas, Rocco Calapari Jr. and Sr., and McGuffin. Unique and memorable performances, all of them. Third, for the first time, we had students from the VHS jazz program, headed by Miguel Rosario, join us. In fact, they opened the show with an amazing rendition "Go Down Moses," which really kicked things off right. Forth, there were fantastic student performances; I loved the backup girls on Respect, Julia Fink's vocal on Keep your Eyes on the Prize, Logan Conrick's blues guitar licks, and I could just go on and on. And lastly, the story of the Civil Rights movement was powerful and vivid. What an amazing story of triumph and inspiration, and to realize how important music was in making it happen just made each performance, for me at least, hit a little deeper in my soul. Thank you to everyone who helped to make it happen and everyone who came out to the show.
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