20121220 Brad LInde Ensemble and Brass at Kogod Courtyard-1030372

20121220 Brad LInde Ensemble and Brass at Kogod Courtyard-1030372, a photo by NoVARon on Flickr.

This was an evening of classic Christmas Music as if it was performed by a slightly more radical version of The Birth of the Cool Orchestra. Brad Linde with Sarah Hughes put together a terrific ensemble, his quartet augmented by four brass. It was the monthly Take 5 concert at the Kogod Courtyard at the Smithsonian's Museum of American Art.