The Cove

I attended a jazz performance at a restaurant/bar called The Cove. The Cove is located downtown San Antonio off Cypress Street. Several companies that are around this restaurant are San Antonio College, the VIA bus station, and Exxon. When walking into the Cove, a bar is located on the right side and the stage is located in the front. On the left side of the restaurant, there is an entrance to the outside patio. In this patio there is a playground for the children to play and an outdoor fire place. Costumers have the option of sitting in an opened area or underneath a cover. The majority of the audience were people who are acquainted to someone in the band one way or another. Not only were they acquainted to the band member but, they were also acquainted with the people working at The Cove. The types of people that attended the night I did varied. There were the families with children outside by the playground while the real conservative older couples were inside. The overall age group of the audience was around fifty. Throughout the restaurant, beautiful art pieces that relate to music were displayed against the walls. The Cove has a very relaxed and friendly atmosphere. The night I attended the band that was playing was called Big Band Jazz. This band is composed of about fifteen band members. The night we went, the youngest band member of the group happened to be celebrating his 21st birthday. The instruments that were used were drums, trombones, a piano, a guitar, saxophones, tenor saxophones, trumpets, and a base. Overall, the band put on a great performance. At the beginning of the show the band had a rough start. On the very first song of the night, a band member started playing the wrong song. But, as they performed a few more songs they made up for this mess up. The band performed a variety of music using all types of tempos. Some of the songs that they performed were “Lighthearted”, “Route 66”, and “Amazing Love.” These music pieces ranged from pieces that had a slow sexy tempo to a really up beat dance song. The band did a great job with getting the audience involved. They pulled people out of the audience to sing along with the song they were playing. The band members looked like this was something that they enjoyed doing for a hobby. They were all on beat with each other and well acquainted with one another. I enjoyed everything from the band to the place it was at. I highly recommend that if you have never been to The Cove, the next time you are looking for something to do you come here. The Cove has an event taking place every night whether it is a band or not. I would definitely come back to The Cove to see the band again. I do plan on attending another band performance or an event that may be taking place.