Our View of the Musicfest San Jose.

Caleb and I visited the Musicfest, which use to by the Jazzfest, in San Jose.  We saw eight acts on four different venues. With three days, something like fourteen stages and 100 acts, our view was limited.

Amanda Shaw the the Cute Guys
This was on the main stage.  Amanda Shaw plays violin and is very talented.   However we did not like the vocals, and Caleb said it was two "twangy" for his taste.  I like the Southern Blues, but we decided to check out the up and coming artist venue in the Tech Museum.
Youth in Jazz: Mr. Clifford Music School
We first saw a very young group.  They were very talented, but again their voices were young, and you could tell by the sound.  
Monte Vista High School Ensemble
Caleb wanted to see if he might know a director of this Jazz ensemble.  He didn't.  Caleb was confused why they had two lead guitars.  They had saxaphone and trombone in their brass section.  The had piano players who took turns.  They were very talented.  Caleb most enjoyed the song Red Clay.

Tech Museum
Because the concert was inside the museum, we were given museum tickets as part of the fest entry.  We played some as we listened to the concert.  Lots of exhibits on energy.  We also played with a butterfly exhibit.  They had a strange hand dryer in the bathroom.

Ivan Neville's Dumpstaphunk
This group was back on the Main Stage.  They had a good groove, and jazz organ.  However, from their name I thought they might play on trash cans, or something.  They didn't.

Tony Monaco Group
Tony Monaco plays Jazz Organ.  His group also had guitar and drum.  He didn't need bass as he played the pedals on the organ.  How anyone can go two ways at the same time is incredible to me.  He performed in the San Jose Repertory Theater.

This is a song he sang.  This is someone else's recording.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKwN3E-a66o
The Yesberger Group
We were pleasantly surprised with Yesberger Group. They are an up and coming band with crisp vocals and catchy tunes.  Caleb cam home with there experimental CD.  There drummer is very talented, and used many different drumsticks, and even his hands for different tones.  They have added trumpet and are now a quartet.

This is one of their songs, not my recording.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nt25zixL5_Y

Jazz Crusaders
Our last group was Jazz Crusaders on Main Stage.  It was crowded with everyone having their lawn chair.  However they played some old classics with a bent trombone and saxophone.  They called each other "Cats."