NSU Jazz Lab open for musicians to jam out

By Andrew Cooper


       Every Tuesday night the Jazz Lab brings musicians together to jam out on old school jazz standards.
       “The whole point of the jam session is to have fun,” said B.J. O Shea, Jazz Lab facility supervisor. “It's a time for music students to relax and just be musicians instead of students for just an hour or two.”
       It is mostly students who show up to the jam session, but it is open to anyone who plays an instrument.
       “I’m really excited because I'm starting to meet some of the vocalists,” said O'Shea. “NSU used to have a vocal jazz ensemble and what's exciting to me is I'm running into kids who want it back.”
       One of the main purposes for the jam session besides just coming and playing, is to improve the musicians talents while giving the students experience for gigging.
       “All the jam session is about giving people whether students or the members in general,” said O'Shea. "It’s a chance to enjoy playing some old standards without anyone really teaching a rehearsal.”