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Thank you to everyone who joined us (and our neighbor,
Lafayette Health Club) at our Grand Opening celebration
on Friday, July 31st. A truly "grand" time
was had by all, including our wonderful musical performers
(almost all of whom are instructors at Lamorinda Music)
and all the members of our community that joined us.
Below are some pictures of the event. While we won't
have another Grand Opening, we may very well have
other community parties (stay tuned!)
The store was all dressed up with our
new djembe tree (on the right)
We also just got in a Yamaha Clavinova
Digital Grand Piano (courtesy of our partners, Music
Exchange of Walnut Creek)
Gary Peare entertained folks with some
terrific ukalele playing
Laura Zucker, who teaches guitar and
songwriting at Lamorinda Music, kicked off the festivities
with some great music
People enjoying a great summer afternoon
and evening
Checking out the great music selection
in the store
Todd Minson, who teaches Voice, Trumpet,
and French Horn, sang and played beautifully
People enjoying great food and entertainment
Colleen serving the multitudes
The Lamorinda Music "All Star"
jam band featured many of our instructors and some
friends as well.
Bobby Burch (who teaches vocal and piano)
belting out "Route 66". Go Bobby!
Jen Carne (teaches strings at Lamorinda
Music) playing a mean jazz viola
Tommy Davidson teaches trombone through
LASF and privately - sounding great!
Alex Murzyn (teaches saxophone, clarinet,
and flute at Lamorinda Music) soloing
Yunus Iyriboz (who teaches guitar at
Lamorinda Music) doing an awesome guitar solo
Stanley Middle School Band Director Bob
Athayde stepped in to play Bass for the group - and
sounded great!
Eric Thompson (drum & percussion
teacher) keeping the beat and having a great time
Our close friend Erin Yee and our store
manager Janet Stroud
The view from the drum set (being played
by Eric Thompson)
Enjoying the scene
Stevie Coyle (former lead of the Waybacks
and now a professional solo musician) kept the crowd
entertained with his excellent guitar and vocal skills.
He just released a new CD - check out his website
here
for more details.
Everyone was thrilled with an impromptu
concert by many of the instructors (including Kyle
Athayde, playing bass, center) that will be teaching
at the Lafayette Summer Jazz Camp early August.
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