We have been witness to great concerts over the years so we finally decided to take a look at the music area and its highly skilled teacher, Mr. Gary Lindner. It is a spirited session on this day with the first song we’re listening to called “Buffalo Head” a jazz classic. The veteran Sec. 5 rhythm section is here anchoring this group and showing why they’ve been “Cool Cats” all these years.

It is Mylissa Koeppe on the drums boogeying all over the kit like there’s no tomorrow threatening to light up the dance floors of the world; it’s the bass thumping of Kevin Earle, and the groovy laid-back style of Taylor Scott-Covey on the keys. But Gary Lindner makes sure everybody has a turn as Robert Mish takes over on drums and Zach Soles takes a turn on the keys on Chicago’s classic, “25 or 6 to 4”. The brass and horn sections also sound more polished than a brass doorknob.

In between numbers though, there’s some chatter, but it is that Lindner look that settles them. Audiences have become accustomed to his attention getters through the years so we also had a chat with this passionate music teacher in an exclusive interview the previous week. We’ve become accustomed to that famous Lindner back- to- the- audience stand at concerts when people are talking while the music is about to start, but it’s only in the name of listening.

“First of all, music is to be heard and listened to, people are coming there and I assume their intent to come is to hear their friends, their children, whoever, they’ve come to listen to the music, so if we are to respect the work and the music, I always assume the people want to hear the music and it has to be done in a quiet atmosphere,” says Mr. Lindner in a passionate tone.