Honokaa Jazz Band in Concert

The Honokaa High School Jazz Band is on its 2018 Oahu semester tour . The band is playing at several venues over the next few days. Last night (April 19) they played at Centerstage at the Ala Moana Center. Under band director Gary Washhburn, the band wows crowds with their renditions of popular jazz, pop and rock tunes. The band showcased their virtuosity by covering popular standards such as "Route 66," "Cry Me a River," "Moondance," "The Closer I Get To You," and several others. Washburn has written music for the band. They played two of his upbeat, toe-tapping, instrumental compositions which showcased the talents of various members on keyboards, drums, sax and brass. You can learn more about the Honokaa High School Jazz Band from their Facebook page.

Links

• Honokaa High School Jazz Band on Facebook
• Honokaa High School Jazz Band in Honolulu Photos
• Proclamation Presented to Honokaa Jazz Band
• Honokaa High School Jazz Band Page (DOE)

Chaotic Five Rocks the House Again

Caught Chaotic Five again at Ala Moana Centerstage this past Saturday night, July 28. The band continues to improve and expand their selection of classic rock and metal music repertoire with covers of great hits that are decades older than them!

This time they covered Joan Jett's "I Love Rock n Roll", Steppenwolf's "Born to Be Wild", The Kinks/Van Halen's "You Really Got Me" and the expected Journey covers of "Anyway You Want It" and "Don't Stop Believin'". They finished last night's show with the heavy metal standard "Enter Sandman" which was originally done by Metallica in 1991. These and more were great songs to hear being played by a new generation of future rockers. Way to go Chaotic Five!

   







CHAOTIC FIVE FLICKR SET BY MEL