KCSM Out and About: Jayn Pettingill at the Jazz School in Berkeley

The San Francisco Bay area has a vibrant jazz scene. I think of myself as a lifelong student of the music and of my instrument, the alto sax. Recently, a "Sun Ra" ensemble at the Jazz School in Berkeley needed an alto player and I was asked to play. All of the student ensemble concerts at semester's end are free and presented at Rendon Hall. It's always a fun evening of music from many styles, performed by students who are energized by their genre and eager to share what they've been collectively "about."