When Corey Smith walked onto the stage Friday night, I'll admit, I was not overly excited. Yet, within moments, I took my cue from the ecstatic, mixed crowd and was cheering along with the fans like I had listened to his songs until the CD was worn out from exhaustion.
"Vegas: Can You Say High Trumpet, Baby?" is the theme of the 2009 Tri-Cities Jazz Fest at ETSU on Friday, April 17, at 7:30 p.m. in the D.P. Culp University Center's Martha Street Culp Auditorium. This year's premier jazz event features Las Vegas lead trumpeters Tony Scodwell and Greg Wing, along with United States Air Force Heritage of America Band lead trumpet Chief Master Sgt.