Lesley Byers

The premiere of Live Junction kicked off Friday night with Lesley Byers and the Jazz Cats playing for an appreciative crowd at the Community Center. The evening was really all we had hoped for - a great crowd, wonderful music, and a very appreciative audience!

We had quite a bit of discussion about whether to have Live Junction at the Community Center or a larger venue, but ultimately decided that we wanted to create a more intimate setting, a dancers' setting. And that was definitely what we got!

Lesley and the Jazz Cats decided to forgo the stage we were setting up when they arrived, and chose to perform on the floor, which added to the small club-like atmosphere. There was a LOT of interaction between the band and the dancers, including Lesley running out to dance every once in a while and then sprinting back to finish a song.

We were missing a lot of regulars at this Live Junction, but we enjoyed the many new faces we saw, as well.

All in all, it was a great night - I'd definitely recommend catching Lesley Byers any time you have the chance - and I'm already looking forward to the next Live Junction.