chas ... thank you ...
Yes, it is always great to see an audience APPRECIATING good jazz ...
I've said it before, but I was brought up in a household that listened to ALL genres of music, but really started listening to jazz at about the age of 16 ... I saw Maynard Ferguson, Ahmad Jamal, and a bunch of others at a jazz fest in Madison Square Garden back in the day and that certainly piqued my interest ... I really regret not making the time to study it more ...

A bit OT, but still on the jazz theme ... the sax player in the band we had in NY (Frank Ascone) was ALWAYS into jazz ... well, at least from the age of about 10 ... he never liked 50's RnR even though we grew up right in the midst of it and played it for years
Frank spends some time in Sarasota during the year and always finds jazz jams to play at ... He is the sax player in the photo ...
http://kenfrancklingjazznotes.blogspot.com/2012/05/wonderful-tradition-22-years-and.html

Just thought you might find it interesting ...

Speaking of listening to all genres of music, we are in the process of purchasing tickets to see IL VOLO in Boston in September ... QUITE a change of pace ...