An afternoon of rain can’t stop music in the Cape Region

Acoustic Alchemy kicked off its U.S. tour at Epworth United Methodist Church in Rehoboth Beach.

Conor Wiedmann had a number of solos during the Cape High Jazz Band performance.

Acoustic Alchemy’s Greg Carmichael plays on the stage on the screen.

Columbia Jazz Band’s Tanya Hoegh-Allan plays the alto saxophone.

Acoustic Alchemy drummer Greg Grainger is from Baltimore.

Julia Burrell performs a solo during the Cape Henlopen High School Jazz Band’s performance Oct. 14 at the Rehoboth Beach Volunteer Fire Company.

Drummer Mike Morris leads the rhythm section of the Columbia Jazz Band.

The band members have changed, but Acoustic Alchemy has been around for four decades.

Columbia Jazz Band vocalist Matt Williams leads the way.

Brothers Darius Weldon, trumpet, and Adonest Weldon, trombone, focus on the sheet music.