At the end of the day

In this edition of At the end of the day, Wynton Marsalis & The Young Stars of Jazz - Take the A Train best sums up the many layers of artistic entertainment.  

"Take the A Train" is a jazz standard by the Duke Ellington orchestra.  A full history of the song and due honor can be found on Wikipedia.

The rendition as performed by Wynton Marsalis and fellow musicians offers a sense of being in a jazz club - the piano, the bass, the brass section, the engaging demeanor.

And then there is her - a young talent with a gift for tap dancing.  Her unique take on tap dancing in response to every jazz note is beyond impressive.  Her tap shoes are unique as well - compared to the standard sleek black Mary Jane style.  

Tap dancing as a performing art seems to have been lost after the passing of Gene Kelly (1996) and Gregory Hines (2003).  A career in the performing arts always begins at a very young age and consistently builds over time.  Tap dancing on its own seems relatively simple - basic sounds of metal taps underneath the shoes.  On a personal note, I know the basics as I took lessons as a child and briefly as a teenager.  Tap dancing to music, on the other hand, is more complicated because the taps have to keep up with the rhythm.  Jazz is not necessarily an easy genre to work with - in my opinion alone. 

And so at the end of the day, Wynton Marsalis & The Young Stars of Jazz - Take the A Train ends the work week on an upbeat note across many performing art forms.