Nightmare: A Jazz Band Decided a Plane Stuck on the Tarmac Was the Perfect Place To Show Off Their Skills
WFLA — Passengers on a flight from St. Louis to Seattle got an unexpected pick-me-up when jazz saxophonist Dave Koz and bandmates held an impromptu jam session in the aisle while the plane was stuck on the tarmac hundreds of miles from their final destination.
It happened Aug. 11, when Koz and fellow musicians on the Dave Koz & Friends Summer Horns Tour were headed to Seattle for two days of shows. What was supposed to be a direct flight was beset by delays, including having to divert to Boise, Idaho, after flight crew members timed out and needed to be relieved and the plane encountered a mechanical issue, Koz said Tuesday.
Short of anything involving violent crime, this is the worst thing that's ever happened to anyone.
Just imagine for a second this is not a cute little clip on TikTok and instead is your life. You're flying from St. Louis to Seattle — a crime-ridden ghost town to the world's largest homeless encampment. There's a good chance you live in one of those two cities, so we're already off to a terrible start. Then, your 4.5-hour flight is delayed on the tarmac once you're already crammed into your shitty Alaska Airlines seat. All you want to do is get through this terrible situation as quickly and painlessly as possible.
And then the fellas in row 13 reach into the overhead compartment and pull out trumpets and saxophones. You make one last ditch prayer that maybe they're just taking this time to clean their instruments — which would also be remarkably inappropriate, though far better than what actually ended up happening — but nope, they go right into a number. You are in hell.
Even worse, some smooth brains on the plane begin to cheer and encourage this behavior. It is certain to continue until this flight is able to take off. The stewardess informs you she has no idea when that will be.
Anyone who does not wholly denounce this behavior has no place in polite society. If there was a crying baby on this plane, the same people cheering on the ear-splitting jazz would have the gall to feel wronged and annoyed.
The only way I can think to ensure this never happens again is no longer allowing any instruments as carry-ons. If you're flying with a sax, that thing's going under the plane. Unfortunately, this outfit ruined the ability to fly with jazz instruments for everybody.