Outdoors has the best acoustics
Jazz and steamy nights, the best mix
Twang of steel guitar and bass
Swish of brush on snare keeps pace
Nimble fingers dance on keys
Keeping beat with taps on knees
Sultry trumpet, breathy sax
You’re mesmerized as you relax
A tipped fedora, pointed shoes
The dulcet tones of dusky blues
Shades at night and cigarettes
Ice cold beer to stave off sweats
You lose yourself and close your eyes
While skilled musicians improvise
Jazz has never played by rules
As genre, it’s defined by cool
There’s spirit to its voice and tone
With attitude that’s all its own
Hot summer nights are best enjoyed
With music that leaves senses buoyed
And jazz transcends, no boundary
Its soulfulness will set you free…