Jazz band turns fire alarm into third member of the trio

18 February 2020, 17:24 | Updated: 21 January 2022, 16:45

A faulty fire alarm interrupts a free-reeling jam. But it takes more than that to stop the music...

A saxophone and drums duo were midway through their set in a bar on 9 February in Evansville, Indiana, when a faulty fire alarm interrupted their performance.

However, any jazzer worth their salt is a consummate adapter and improviser.

Undeterred by the entry of the blaring third-party, they worked with what they were given, and it set the room ablaze (watch below).

Band uses the fire alarm as a third band member after it interrupts

Quickly finding the tempo, tone and timbre of the faulty devise’s cacophonous cry, saxophonist Monte Skelton and drummer Dekar Baker worked it into a freely flowing series of hits in call and response.

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Turns out all that was on fire were the chops and creative instincts of these two heroic jazzers.