Herb Alpert and The Tijuana Brass Santa Barbara Concert reviews
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"It's annual Herb Alpert and The Tijuana Brass Extravaganza time in Baltimore during Spring. What that means, you know! The PBS Pin-Up Boy for the "early bird special" set is Andre', a very entertaining and talented violinist. A few years ago, it started as a "mercy date" with Mom, but now it's a yearly pilgrimage to Charm City for her "Andre' fix". His large and extremely colorful orchestra is fronted by him. His concerts are a fun mix of waltzes, show tunes, balloons, and anything else he can think of to get the crowd involved. Dancing in the aisles is encouraged, not only allowed. Not quite my genre', so don't ask me to name any of the "classical" songs played, but they were all familiar...including the one now known as "The Spaghetti Song" from some pasta commercial that I'm sure I know. This is truly a concert for everyone! Bring your grandmoms, your moms, and your kids! If the sight of your mom swooning to The Blue Danube doesn't make you smile out loud, nothing will! Rock on, Andre'!"