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Droste and quintet wow summer concert crowd

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With trumpeter Stan Watkins (in the foreground) and vocalist Sherry Williams, the Keith Droste Quintet wowed the capacity crowd at its Thursday, Aug. 4 performance as part of Idyllwild Summer Concert Series. Keith Droste, background, on keyboard, along with Luther Hughes on bass and Sinclair Lott on drums played a medley of Broadway show tunes, old standards and jazz and pop selections. Photo by Cid Castillo
The audience at the Keith Droste Quintet performance was not the only group of music aficionados who enjoyed the sounds at Thursday night’s concert. This group of youngsters showed outstanding teamwork and coordination as they danced to the music while inside a Hula-Hoop.

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