Jane Campedelli & Friends will be at the Suncoast Classic Jazz Festival

THERE’S A NEW BAND IN TOWN!!!

Jane Campedelli & Friends

Jane Campedelli & Friends will be a new addition to the band line-up at the Suncoast Classic Jazz Festival in Clearwater, FL November 16-18, 2012

They want to make a great first impression at the Suncoast Jazz Classic.
Their music is HOT but they want to look cool.  SO……THEY NEED BAND  SHIRTS!

“I’d like to ask our fan base for a small donation of a few dollars or some spare change to help defray the cost of the band shirts. whatever you can spare would be greatly appreciated.

Your name won’t be up in lights or have a special place in the festival program but the band and I will be forever grateful and appreciative for your help.

Any overage will be returned to you.

Hope you can help to get this band off to a rip roarin’ start at the festival.  It’s a great band and you won’t be disappointed!”

Please send donations to:

Jane Campedelli
10239 Shore View Dr., S
Jacksonville, FL 32218

“Thank you so much!!!!”

Gene Blood/Drums

Gene began his jazz career playing with the South Shore Ragtime Society Band in 1965. He opened a Jazz Club, The Pickle Barrel in Easton, MA in 1968 and for several years hosted jazz musicians from all over the country. His own band, The Pickle Barrel Five backed many jazz greats during the club’s existence including Jimmy Rushing, Willie the Lion Smith, Bob Wilbur, Vic Dickinson and Bobby Hackett.  Gene also played regularly with the Good Time Jazz Band, Six Pages of Dixie, The Steamboat Stompers and Jazz Band Ball.  Last November he had the privilege of playing with the Fathers Mustache Reunion Band at Carnegie Hall.

Noel Kaletsky/Reeds

Reedman extraordinaire is well known at trad festivals from coast to coast.  Noel has played in the New England area for over 40 years with several jazz bands including the  Heritage Jazz Band, Galvanized Jazz Band, The Bearcats, Tex Wyndham’s Rent Party Revelers and presently the St. Louis Riverrmen.  He has recorded with Wild Bill Davidson, George Lewis, Kid Thomas, Conrad Janis and Kenny Davern.

Mary Green/Piano

Mary leads the Ragtime Evolution Jazz Band and has performed at the Goldenrod Showboat in

St. Louis since 1973. She has performed with the Ernie Carson Jazz Band and the Preservation

Hall Jazz Band.  In 2010, Mary joined her husband, Lew and The Original Salty Dogs as their pianist

confirming the old adage, “those who play together, stay together.” 

Lew Green/Cornet

Lew has been performing professionally since 1956 with the Original Salty Dogs and has performed and recorded with Turk Murphy, Woody Allen, Georg Brunis and the American Ragtime Orchestra. In addition, he performs with the Louisiana Repertory Jazz Ensemble.  Lew appears on over 25 recordings. 

Scott Philbrick/Guitar

Although cornet is his main instrument, Scott is a very accomplished rhythm guitarist.

He has appeared at numerous jazz festivals throughout the U.S. and Canada and has played with

Doc Cheatham, Bobby Hackett, Tommy Newsome, Leon Redbone, Turk Murphy and Bob Crosby’s Bobcats, to name a few.  A four year chair at the Royal Academy of Music is in his name for jazz trumpet of which he is extremely proud and was also voted “New England Jazz Musician of the Year.” 

Danny Howard, tuba/bass

Danny Howard has played all over New England with several bands including Your Father’s Mustache” band for years. Now living in The Villages in Florida, he plays locally with the Red Garter Jazz Band and agreed to be our tuba/bass player for the Suncoast festival.

Jane Campedelli/vocals

Jane’s has been singing professionally since the early 70’s.  Her introduction to Traditional Jazz was with The East Bay City Jazz Band of Boston whose arrangements were from the great Lou Watters book.  “It was love at first sound”, claims Jane.  Her “Red Hot Mama” style was just the right combination for the EBCJB to invite her to be their permanent vocalist. 

Jane continued guest appearances at festivals and concerts with many bands from the New England area and it was while performing with the Steamboat Stompers and the Heritage Jazz Bands she met and shared many a stage with Scotty, Noel, Gene, Lew and Mary.

Though she resides in Jacksonville, FL,  Jane continues to perform at jazz festivals and  concerts  with the CT based Galvanized Jazz Band and The Heartbeat Jazz Band. During visits to New England  she also gets to gig with her “Friends” in various band combos. 

“I am thrilled and excited to bring my “Friends” together for the Suncoast Jazz Festival this year.  Noel, Scott, Gene, Lew & Mary have been long-time musician friends on and off stage and our love of this music shows through our performances both individually and collectively.   We have a lot of fun and hopefully bring our enjoyment right into the audience!!!”

2012 Jazz Festivals

2012 Jazz Festivals
Subject to change –
CALL to confirm!

The Williams Reunion Jazz Band, by Jane F. Collins
http://www.janecollinsartist.com

Sun Valley Jazz Jamboree  Oct. 17-21: The Early Bird Discount is Still Available! 5-Day All Events, Early Bird Price $115.00 Expires July 31st, 2012 Early Bird Discount Pricing on 5-Day All Events $115.  5-Day All Events after 7/31/2012 $130 Click here for Early Bird Discount Tickets!

July 27-29 Evergreen Jazz Festival, Denver Colorado, Four venues, Bands  Wolverine Jazz Band with special guest Jim Fryer on trombone, also Yerba Buena Stompers, Independent Jazz Band, Queen City & More  www.evergreenjazz.org

July 28 The Great Connecticut Jazz & Blues Festival at the Sheraton Four Points Hotel, 275 Research Parkway, Meriden, CT. (203) 238-2380 DETAILS

• Heartbeat Dixieland Jazz Band  10-pc band 3pm
• Galvanized Jazz Band with Craig Grant trombone and Cynthia Fabian vocals, 5 & 9pm
• Midiri Brothers Septet
• Festival All Stars (last year)
• Bluzberry Pi
• Basically Blues
• Eran Troy Danner Band
• Peter Scheips Band
• Cobalt Rhythm King
• Jordan & Friends – 18-year-old Jordan Brint, string bass Skyler Hagner on saxophone, Alex Cross on Piano, and Josh Gosselin on drums.
  The J-Dawgs with DC Jones

Eric Devine’s video.    Traditional Jazz/Blues Fest 2011
The Board is continuing to work at building our sponsor base for our second 25 years! If you would like to help, or know someone who might like to help, give us a call at 1-800-HOT-EVENT (1-800-468-3836), or email Ray Ross atrross92239@sbcglobal.net or Ken Chant at kcjazz2001@yahoo.com.   http://www.greatctjazz.org/

Aug 2-5 41st Bix Beiderbecke Memorial Jazz Festival. The 2012 Festival Is Back In Downtown Davenport, Kicking Off Thursday Night At 6PM In The Mississippi River Hall At The Davenport RiverCenter! The Bix Society Office is not staffed on a full time basis in the off season. Please leave us a message at 563-324-7170 and we will call you back. You can also e-mail us at info@bixsociety.org  or through the feedback page on our website http://www.bixsociety.org/.  Bands  YouTube 40th Anniversary

Aug 3-5 Newport Jazz Festival, Fort Adams State Park, Newport RI  http://newportjazzfest.net/ Tickets  Preservation Hall Jazz Band, .  Dr. John,  August 3rd at the International Tennis Hall of Fame. Aug. 5th, Vince Giordano and the Nighthawks on the Quad Stage from 1:40pm – 2:40pm Hear what artists have to say, including Vince.   (JoinJazzBoston at the $100 donor level and above and Receive Two Free Tickets to Newport Jazz Festival; Get Discounted Newport Tix Before June 12)

Aug 4-11 Martha’s Vineyard Jazz Festival www.mvjazzfest.com with Made in the Shade, Stan Strickland, Terri Lyne Carrington, Drew Davidson guitar, Elan Trottman sax, Gerald Veasley bass, and introducing Freddy Yonnet harmonica and many more.
Aug. 4th, 2nd line parade, Pianist Jason Moran performing.  Book signings, art exhibits.

Aug 4-7   11th French Quarter’s Annual Satchmo SummerFest http://www.fqfi.org/satchmosummerfest/

Aug 5  FREE (mostly) Carson City Music Festival, Carson City, Nevada http://www.jazzcarsoncity.com  775-883-4154 The summer sizzles as Mile High Jazz Band Association, Carson City, local businesses, and jazz lovers proudly continue the annual August jazz festival started in 2004. This year, performances will be held at multiple venues in Carson City, and will feature several performances by a variety of musicians and bands. Events are scheduled between Aug. 4 and Aug. 19. Most events are free. Outstanding regional and international jazz artists will play for you at Third Street, the Farmers Market, Comma Courtyard, Firkin & Fox, plan: b microlounge, the Brewery Arts Center, the Carson Mall, the Legislative Plaza and Capitol Amphitheater, and other venues in Carson City. A “guitar summit” presenting outstanding local guitarists is being planned. Featured annual performers are Reno Jazz Orchestra with Cami Thompson(8/21/11), and the Mile High Jazz Band. Other groups will be listed when final agreements are inked.

Aug 10-12  14th Annual Sutter Creek Ragtime Festival, $60 until July 15th. www.suttercreekragtime.com  Cash or check only.

Aug 15-19  Rockport Jazz Festival at Shalin Liu Performance Center,  37 Main Street Rockport, MA 01966 978.546.7391 http://www.rockportmusic.org/jazz-world-music.html   This place is a Jewel!  Tierney Sutton Band, Grace Kelly Quintet, Roy Haynes, Ellis Marsalis, Ann Hampton Callaway

Aug 16-19  9th Annual Bar Harbor Jazz Festival. There will be Live music in outdoor venues and restaurants all over beautiful Mount Desert Island. https://www.facebook.com/barharborjazzfestival

Aug 16-19 Central Pennsylvania Jazz Festival, Harrisburg PA The 2012 Festival highlights many of the great musicians from Central Pennsylvania and welcomes artists from New York, Philadelphia and more. A Riverboat Cruise, annual JazzWalk, Jazz Picnic, Sunday Jazz Brunch, and Jam Session highlight the four day event. The Friday night JazzWalk features live music in several downtown venues including Bricco, the Hilton Harrisburg’s Patio, MoMo’s BBQ, Pints Bar and more!. Jazz violinist John Blake Jr., an international jazz star formerly with Grover Washington & McCoy Tyner, will headline Saturday’s annual Picnic as will the Zeropoint big Band from State College, PA. Sunday events include the Sunday Jazz Brunch at the Hilton Harrisburg, a special lecture by saxophonist/composer Jonathan Ragonese on Listening to America’s Pulse, and the Festival will close with a star-studded Jam Session at the ABC Brewery. Please join us for the weekend and celebrate America’s music. Tickets www.friendsofjazz.org

Aug 29-Sep 9   Mediterranean Cruise, Jazzdagen Tours, Holland America ms Ryndam, starting at $1,975 http://jazzdagen.com/tours/med_2012.htm Cornet Chop Suey, Peter Meijers Quartet, Tom Rigney and Flambeau, & more.  Ports: Barcelona, Palermo, Catania, Katakolon, Corfu, Dubrovnik, Kotor, Naples.  Depart Gateway Airport.

Sep 7-9   16th Pentastic Hot Jazz Festival www.pentasticjazz.com Penticton, BC Canada

Sep 12-26 Germany & Austria with the Draga-Coots All-Star Jazz Band.   Pack your bags only once. Stay in one modern Bavarian style hotel, located in the picturesque village of Grassau, nestled on the edge of the Alps between Munich and Salzburg. Itinerary  Info: www.crisptours.coms.coms.coms.coms.coms.coms.coms.coms.coms.com,   email: tom@crisptours.com

Sep 20-23 – 15th Annual Jazz at Chatauqua  http://www.jazzatchq.com/  Workshop 16-20.  Ticketshttp://www.jazzatchq.com/tickets.php   Michael Steinman’s Jazz Lives

Sep 28-30 Summit Jazz 2012 at the Red Lion Hotel, Denver Southeast. The bands and artists are The Jim Cullum Jazz Band, Titan Hot Seven, Climax Jazz Band, Ivory & Gold, Summit Hot Seven, Twin Pianos with Jeff Barnhart and John Sheridan, Jazz Cookers and Denver Jazz Club Student Allstars.  Note from Juanita Regarding Summit Jazz 2012, we are excited to announce that Allan Vache will be the clarinetist with The Jim Cullum Jazz Band this year. Allan was with the Cullum band for many years and has become a much sought after musicians performing at jazz events around the world. Also guesting with the Cullum band will be Hal Smith on drums. Further info for Summit Jazz including the opportunity to sponsor a musician is available at www.summitjazz.org. 

Oct 4-7 19th Annual Glacier Jazz Stampede Kalispell, MT glacierjazz@hotmail.com

Oct 12-14 24th Annual Medford Jazz Jubilee, Medford OR featuring Lena Prima info@medfordjazz.com www.medfordjazz.org

Oct 17-21 23rd Annual Sun Valley Jazz Jamboree, in Sun Valley, Idaho www.sunvalleyjazz.com  5-Day Early Bird All Events Badge $115 by Oct 9th, Traditional Jazz, Contemporary Jazz, Swing, Big Band, Zydeco, Blues and more.

• Ivory & Gold
• Trombone Tribute Special Set
• Big Bang Jazz Band
• Bill Allred’s Classic Jazz Band
• Louis Ford and his New Orleans Jazz Flairs
• Big Band Swing Design
• Jeff Barnhart, Titan Hot Seven
• Pearl Django
• US Coast Guard Dixie Band
• Yve Evans 

Oct 26-28 Jubilee by the Sea, Pismo Beach CA http://pismojazz.com/JubileeByTheSea.htm Ticket Order Form 2012

Oct 26-28 Whitley Bay Classic Jazz Party http://www.whitleybayjazzfest.org/  SOLD OUT –  The Classic Jazz Party takes place at the Village Hotel, North Tyneside, on the Cobalt Office Park which is about four miles from Whitley Bay itself and just off the A19. The full address is Silverlink North, Cobalt Business Park, Newcastle upon Tyne NE27 0BY, telephone (0191) 270 1414.

Oct 28-31 Guinness Cork Jazz Festival, Ireland http://www.cometocork.ie/calendar/events/240/

Nov 1- 4 Arizona Classic Jazz Festival   Chandler, AZ – JAS’M, Ivory & Gold, Titan Hot 7 her12@msn.com

Nov 16-18 Suncoast Jazz Classic www.SuncoastJazzClassic.com  Clearwater Forida – Since we are adding new musical genres to our lineup and the festival is more than just Dixieland, the Board has elected to change our name to: SUNCOAST JAZZ CLASSIC, PO Box 1945 Largo, FL 33779-1945 Phone 727-536-0064.  Email: jazzclassic@aol.com
EARLY-EARLY BIRD PRIZE!!!!! When you purchase your festival weekend badge by June 1, your name will be entered in a drawing for a Luxury Room for two nights at the Sheraton for the 2012 Festival – valued at $300 (courtesy of the Sheraton). Winner will be notified by June 15, 2012, … OR … Purchase your badges before October 1, 2012 at discounted prices.

Bands for 2012: Wally’s Warehouse Waifs -trad jazz and great entertainment, Cornet Chop Suey – trad jazz and show-stopping sets, Dave Bennett – Benny Goodman, Jerry Lee Lewis and more, Carolyn Martin – award-winning standards and Western Swing, Tom Rigney and Flambeau – cajun, zydeco and blues, Dave Gannett (Black Dogs) and his Barehanded Wolfchokers, Bill Allred – big band swing and jazz, Red Garter Jazz Band – from the Villages with all your favorites, Lisa Kelly/JB Scott – jazz and swing, Naples Dixieland Jazz Band – great music and jam sessions,  Jane Campedelli with Noel Kaletsky (Galvanized), Lew and Mary Green (Salty Dogs), Scotty Philbrick (Seacoast Stompers), Dan Howard and Gene Blood; Rose Bilal and the Stars of Jazz, Valerie Gillespie Trio The INIMITABLE Bob Leary and the Three Thin Guys (Herb Bruce, Jim Snyder and Howie Smth), Bob Draga – everything! Pepper and Friends back by popular demand – they are doing Afterglow also!!!!!!!!! Jonathan Russell – 17 year old jazz violin virtuoso.

Nov 16-18 West Coast Ragtime Festival, Sacramento CA www.westcoastragtime.com  Ivory & Gold, Jeff Barnhart Guest Artist

Nov 21-25 33rd Annual San Diego Thanksgiving Dixieland Jazz Festival, http://www.dixielandjazzfestival.org/festival.htmlTown & Country Resort & Convention Center, 500 Hotel Circle North, San Diego CA Tickets  5-day badge $95  PrintableFLYER

Dec 1-11 JazzFest at Sea, Caribbean cruise from Ft. Lauderdale on the MSC Poesia. Banu Gibson, Allan Vache, Hal Smith, Harry Allen, John Skillman & more. Prices start at $1299 pp double occupancy. www.jazzfestatsea.com. Prices do not include airfare or optional excursions. 

Dec 28-Jan 2 Orvieto Sparkles: Umbria Jazz Winter Festival 20 This 6-day event is filled with a beautiful blend of jazz sounds juxtaposed with ancient buildings, piazzas and narrow, winding streets creating the perfect mix of local and international camaraderie, and a bond created by the jazz whose sounds intermingle with great wine and food. With the Euro at an all-time low, it has never been a better time to take advantage of this great tour. Orvieto, Italy. Orvieto Sparkles Umbria Jazz Tour

2013

Jan 4-18 Jazz Sea Cruises celebrates 30 years with a 14-day Caribbean Cruise Flyer  The Grand Finale Cruise!

Tony Pringle will be playing with the Climax Jazz Band in January 2013 on a cruise in the Caribbean on the m/s Maasdam run by the Holland America Line. He played this year (2012) with the Grand Dominion Jazz Band on the same ship and had a really good time. He hopes some Black Eagle fans might want to join him next year. Details of the cruise can be found at: Jazz Cruise.

Jun 21-23 Central Pennsylvania Ragtime Festival http://www.rockhillragtime.com
Some samples:  a 1979 rag.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-U-2wH1eey0
Adam Swanson: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0kIl1Jcs2A4
And a few others. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixhStqwsK5M http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDg3jEgD93M http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1dmEr5yjNM

Hot Steamed Jazz Festival 2012 Saturday Night Jam

Jon Seiger led The All Stars into the most unique Saturday Night Jam that we have ever witnessed!

Jon is charming, personable, entertainer, a master of New Orleans Jazz.  His singing and playing inspires the band.

Cornet/trumpet – Jon Seiger, Alex Owen
Clarinet – Joe Midiri
Trombone – Emma Sayles,Tom Boates, Ben Griffin, Ray Skalski,
Mike Rocha (of New Bedford’s SouthCoast Jazz Orchestra)
Piano – Jeff Barnhart, Frank LiVorsi
Tuba – Al Bernard
Drums – Bob Bequillard, Molly Sayles
(somebody let me know who I missed!)

They opened with Avalon, fine hot jazz, with Barnhart on piano, and continued with Basin St. Blues.

Young New Orleans Jazz players, including Art Hovey’s Sugarfoot members Molly Sayles on drums and sister Emma on trombone, were outstanding; Alex Owen solo on trumpet, two trombones comping.

Jon said this day really was different – the youngsters were leading the oldsters for a change!  Joe Midiri provided encouragement and support on fiery clarinet.

New York’s Frank LiVolsi demonstrated his fantastic stride piano on Sweet Georgia Brown.

Frank is really dedicated to playing Ragtime.  He is enrolled at URI in Mechanical Engineering, so we may have him around New England for a few more years!

They moved to genuine, “bluesy blues”, with Blues in the Night.  Nice change of pace!

We can’t have a Festival Band, or Big Jam without tubist Albie Bernard!!

He’s one of our favorites!

Barnhart returned to piano and picked up the beat for a hot Hindustan.

A fan from the audience asked Jon if he still could play trumpet while standing on his head, as he used to do.  Jon hemmed and hawed for a few seconds, then stepped off the stage.  Balancing with his feet on a pole, he did just that – played trumpet while standing on his head!

He even stunned the band.  We wouldn’t believe it if we hadn’t seen (and heard it!)

Getting serious, Jon jumped back on the stage and said “This Festival wouldn’t be complete without The Saints.  An emotionally charged Jon changed the words to “I want to be in Essex!”

They closed with Jon on vocal for Show Me The Way To Go Home.

Jon Seiger is an exceptional human being, and led a truly exceptional Jazz Jam – Folks won’t ever forget this one!

Seacoast Stompers At the NEW Acton Jazz Cafe, 103 Nagog Park, Acton, MA October 6, 2012

Videos by Vernon Welch

With the support of many volunteers, Gwenn Vivian moved the Acton Jazz Cafe October 1st to 103 Nagog Park – Rts. 119/2A Acton; much easier to find! But their sign isn’t up yet, so watch for Beyond The Border. It’s the last building on the right in the first row.

We could actually hear Frank in the ensembles, coaxing all that rhythm out of the piano!

The new venue has much better sound system and acoustics (most important for us – we don’t talk, we listen to the music.)

The kitchen is much larger.  As soon as they familiarize themselves with it, the menu will be expanded. The tables have ample room for wheelchairs, and special rest room. However there are many tall chairs, and they are the only ones that are padded.

The Seacoast Stompers played all new songs, but started, as always, with At The Jazz Band Ball.  The new house sound system was apparent immediately!

This was Bob McHenry’s Day to choose the tunes, he picked many blues.
Bob has over 65 years of playing acoustic upright bass with many small jazz groups as well as big bands.

He was featured on Them There Eyes, Rose Room, and I can’t Believe That You’re in Love With Me.

The front line was having fun mixing it up, with intricate ensembles and touching solos. They are into their 5th year with this band, and know just how to support/drive each other.

Seasoned pros, they have admirable technique; Lee’s exciting trombone, Scotty playing a plethora of notes on Them There Eyes,  Craig holding an impossibly long note on Beale St. Blues. Spellbinding! (He must have been watching Joe Midiri.) They have a lot of fun, playing around with the tunes, and it resonates with the audience.

Jimmy Mazzy was in great form, as usual, with many vocals, and beautiful ballads. He introduced Them There Eyes, (slipping in a little bit of Old Black Magic), Someday You’ll Be Sorry. We especially liked his heartfelt Street of Dreams.

Jimmy brought in an old favorite, Sunny Side of the Street. His unique style still mesmerizes us, after 40 years.

Carrie Mazzy had a fine vocal on I Don’t Know Enough About You.

Hoagie’s famous ballad New Orleans was played very, very slowly – which requires much more soul.  Jada was also played slowly, as well as a beautiful ballad by Jimmy, Street of Dreams.

The “Rhythm Boys”, are the mainstay of this band.

Bob McHenry on string bass, Jimmy on single-string banjo, Bobby’s tasteful drumming and precise timing on drums provide a solid foundation for the front line.

They let Bobby loose for a full chorus drum solo on I Can’t Believe That You’re in Love With Me. 

There were many more great tunes – There’ll Be Some Changes Made, Moonglow, Louisi-An-I-A, I’ve Got The World on a String, Tin Roof Blues, Indiana, Struttin’ With Some Barbecue, Poor Butterfly. 

They closed with a barnburner, Swing That Music.

They’ll be back November 3rd.  We’re looking forward to more great Jazz and Swing, and the AJC’s new menu.  I’m bringing a pillow.

Jamborees at CJALL Classic Jazz at Lincoln Library Bemis Hall Bedford St. Lincoln, MA 2-5pm

CJALL will present a series of live JAMborees in which local musicians will gather in informal jazz groups and play classic jazz. Several such groups will perform at each session so a great variety of jazz is sure to be heard. This format should prove to be great fun for both the musicians and the audience.

A total of four JAMborees has been scheduled, beginning with the first on September 29, 2012. Come one, come all to this sensational jazz event.  Musicians’ Poster  Also Oct. 20, Nov. 10, December 15

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September 29, 2012
First Jazz Jam at CJALL  Classic Jazz at Lincoln Library

Band 1 Found a New Baby
Band 2 Honeysuckle Rose
Band 3 When You’re Smiling
Band 4 Pennies from Heaven
Manson Solomon leads That’s My Baby

Bob Hayes Jazz Jam at Colombo’s Cafe final Thursday night Jazz Jam for the season!

Cerise, with Bob Hayes piano, Kareem Sanjaghi drums

Summertime – Cape Cod – every Thursday, 6-9pm there’s a Jazz Jam at Colombo’s Cafe & Pastries 544 Main St. Hyannis.  It’s a great venue for our kind of music!

The final week, September 13th,  featured Cerise (vocals), Mike Persico (trombone), Bob Hayes (piano),  John Gagliardi trumpet, and Kareem Sanjaghi (drums).  Many local or visiting musicians stopped in to Jam:  “Cajun” Bob Wilson guitar, Larry Chaplin violin, Lee Donais piano, Scott Livermore ukulele, Bob Noyes tenor sax.

Unfortunately, Tom Ferrante tenor sax, who usually plays here in the summer, went back to his winter quarters in Lexington, so we missed him.

The ‘rhythm boys’ are Kareem Sanjaghi on drums, and his Grandfather Bob Hayes on keyboard.

Kareem Sanjaghi and Bob Hayes

When You’re Smiling, Found a New Baby Kareem must have picked up an affinity for our songs from Bob, who has been playing in Cape Cod for many years.  He had a band with Lou Colombo, who died in a car accident in Florida not long ago.

At 85, Bob Hayes is still a master at his craft, and there’s definitely a Dave McKenna influence in that left hand.

Bob Hayes

Mike Persico was interlocutor, and front line trombone extraordinaire.

He was always in the right place, leading, backing, comping.   He was on several vocals including Jeepers Creepers.

Girl From Ipanema, Struttin’ With Some Barbecue….

John Gagliardi, fine muted trumpet on All of Me.

Larry Chaplin, Kareem and Lee Donais

Larry Chaplin, violin, usually performs with Boston Pops, Lee Donais keyboard has performed at the White House and in the Army Corps, backed by Kareem, All The Things You Are was lovely, with an especially spectacular violin solo.

Here at the Cafe, sometimes the ‘regulars’ get into the act.

Barbara Nye belted out a marvelous Birth of the Blues.  Barbara sometimes sits in at the other Colombo’s, at The Roadhouse on Monday evenings.

Nancy and Dave had a fine duet on You Belong To Me and This Could Be The Start of Something Big, Undecided ending in shooby-doo-wop.

“Cajun” Bob Wilson took over vocals with a tune that few people knew Hank Williams wrote, Jambalaya, then Hey Good Lookin’, Nearness of You.  Cerise joined him.

Bob Noyes

Scott Livermore

Bob Noyes marvelous tenor sax, featured on Rosetta.  Scott Livermore, ukulele and vocal on Stars Fell on Alabama.  When was the last time you heard a ukulele?

One of the Cape’s newest talents, Cerise is a charming entertainer and immediately captured the audience singing and lithely moving up and down the aisle between the tables. The Nearness Of You, Perfidia (sung in Spanish).  Basin Street (my kind of music)  Johnny Be Good backed by violin.

She is is an electrifying experience!  Remember that name.

Trumpet, tenor sax, trombone, violin, ukulele, drums, Lee prodding sounds out of that keyboard, Back Home Again In Indiana was WILD, followed by a lively All That Jazz – piano conversing with violin.

Cerise returned with a scorching Avalon, and  For Sentimental Reasons, I Get a Kick Out of You. It’s obvious that she loves what she’s doing!

Satin Doll was an instrumental, with an especially poignant trumpet solo.  Sweet Georgia Brown, Lee back on piano with dazzling violin by Larry Chaplin, cornet and ukulele comping. “Cajun” Bob on guitar and Bob Hayes piano threw in some boogie-woogie on one tune that I couldn’t name.

They ended with an exhilarating rendition of The Saints, with Cerise parading, weaving up and down the aisle, mesmerizing the audience.  This was a perfect conclusion to this summer’s Thursday Jazz Jam at Colombo’s Cafe and Pasties. Don’t let the name fool you – Clam chowder was delicious!

This is a fun venue, and the music is timeless.  Watch for it next summer.

Jazz Tuber Trio At Massachusetts College of Art reception for Sol Schwartz’s Connection in Line

Book Drawing Music:  The Tanglewood Sketchbooks

“Live musical performance is ephemeral. It often feels as ephemeral as life itself….In his drawings of musicians, Sol Schwartz has achieved something amazing and marvelous of his own: he has over and over again described the moments of intense concentration, of communication, of effort, and of unselfconsciousness that we, as performers, experience.”              -Joel Smirnoff, Juilliard String Quartet

Eli Newberger and the Jazz Tuber Trio provided the music for the opening reception forConnections in Line: The Art of Sol Schwartz  at Massachusetts College of Art and Design, 621 Huntington Ave. Boston MA.

From August 27-October 5th the College is  presenting Sol Schwartz’s original drawings and sketchbooks, along with the creatively designed large scale prints that reflect his  enthusiastic love of color, graphic art, and digital technology.

Sol Schwartz must draw – any piece of blank paper challenges him. He uses whatever paper is handy, as well as any medium: coffee, tea, soy sauce.

Sol tells about Tanglewood in his own words.

Music Portfolio

In the 80’s he discovered computers, and has since been experimenting with computer art.

The Tuber Trio played in front of the portrait that Sol did of them at Lilac Park on July 28th. It is also featured in the centerfold of his book, Connections in Line, The Art of Sol Schwartz.

Actually this vibrant and lively trio has become a quintet, with Eli Newberger tuba, Jimmy Mazzy banjo, Ted Casher tenor, soprano sax and clarinet, Carolyn Newberger washboard, Carrie Mazzy vocals.

We hear Jimmy and Ted often, but it was real pleasure to have Eli back! They kicked off with a hard-driving Chinatown, Be Sure It’s True When You Say I Love You.  Ted let himself go on tenor sax for Melancholy Baby, Hello Dolly.

Carolyn Newberger joined them for Coney Island Washboard Roundelay, and Irish Black Bottom using spoons instead of thimbles.  She obviously enjoys being part of the group.

Carolyn was playing washboard back in the mid-1960’s when she and Eli were Resident Directors at Yale’s International House for foreign students. They started a Friday Night Café, where musicians could Jam. You might recognize some of the musicians, Sammy Rimmington and Barry Martyn. Peter Ecklund, Mark Finks, Tommy Sancton. Eli and Carolyn left for the Peace Corps in 1967 and the washboard was packed away. Eli retrieved it near their 50th wedding anniversary, and here she is, playing enthusiastically again – “It was just like riding a bike!”

 

YouTube: Carolyn playing Coney Island Washboard Roundelay” with the Tuber Trio at Lilac Park:

Carrie Mazzy joined the group for a couple of fine vocals, a nice ballad Nobody But My Baby, with  Jimmy joining in scatting, and a Dixieland tune, Beale St. Poppa.

The Tuber Trio continued with Wabash Blues, and Carolyn joined them on washboard for the finale, a bit of Klezmer with Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen.

The Design Media Center is the largest Private contemporary art center in New England accessible to the Community, providing 75% financial aid.

New residence hall designed by a diverse group of entities with a ‘can do’ optimism, built for 1st and 2nd year Students on Huntington Avenue.

They call it “The Tree House”.

The reception was attended by many supporters of the Massachusetts College of Art and Design, including contributors of the Bakalar and Paine Galleries.  It was held in The Tower – on the 11th floor.

Sunset on Boston – from the 11th floor of the College.

It was a fantastic evening!  But there was more Jazz for us the next night, when we joined the Jazz Tuber Trio at Tuesday night Jazz at the Sherborn Inn.  Never get enough of this exhilarating Trio!

Jazz Tuber Trio At the Sherborn Inn September 11, 2012

The Jazz Tuber Trio came about ten years ago when Eli Newberger, tuba extraordinaire, Jimmy Mazzy  banjo/vocalist, and Ted Casher, saxophone virtuoso, explored ‘the roots of jazz’ at Boston’s Flower Show.

Tonight they were joined by Carolyn Newberger washboard, and Carrie Mazzy vocals.

Jimmy started on solo banjo and vocal with Irving Berlin’s The Song Is Ended (but the Melody Lingers On).  Jimmy sings great ballads!

Eli and Ted joined him with a smoking Tiger Rag, with Jim scatting.  They are fabulous together.

Carrie conveyed heartfelt emotion on Our Love is Here to Stay, she and Jimmy have been married over 26 years.  Eli backed her on Piano.

Seeing Eli on piano revived pleasant memories of him playing piano with the original Black Eagle Jazz Band at the Passim Coffee House in Harvard Square back in the late 60’s. He was so wound up that he hopped up and down on the piano bench!  Can’t do that playing tuba.

Ted introduced This Is My Lucky Day on clarinet, followed by  Nobody’s Sweetheart Now, and

1928 Blues (Put It Right Here, or Else You’re Gonna Keep It Out There). 

Carolyn Newberger joined them on Coney Island Washboard Roundelay.  (They played this at Lilac Park just a few weeks ago.)  She plays washboard with just as much enthusiasm as Eli on piano!

Rosh Hashanah was coming up the following week, the Jewish New Year. They celebrated with Bi Mir Bist Du Schoen, with Carolyn on washboard, Eli hitting every single note on tuba!

Carolyn was playing washboard back in the mid-1960’s when she and Eli were Resident Directors at Yale’s International House for foreign students in New Haven, Connecticut. They started a Friday Night Café, where musicians could Jam. You might recognize some of them, Sammy Rimmington and Barry Martyn, Peter Ecklund, Mark Finks, Tommy Sancton. Eli played piano and Carolyn played washboard.

Bill Bissonett had a band playing there, with Noel Kaletsky on reeds, Freddy Vigorito cornet, Bill Sinclair piano, Jim Bentley drummer, Howie Vidal trombone. Art Hovey sometimes joined them on tuba.

Eli and Carolyn left for the Peace Corps in 1967 and the washboard was packed away. (The musicians still at the café eventually became the Galvanized Jazz Band.)

Sometime around their 50th wedding anniversary, Eli retrieved the washboard from the cellar, and Carolyn started playing again. “It was just like riding a bike!”

Carrie Mazzy had another fine vocal on Beale Street Poppa, a great Dixieland tune. Eli was back on piano with Up A Lazy River , with everyone jumping in. From Louis’s Hot 5, they resurrected a 1920’s dance, Irish Black Bottom, with Jimmy and Eli in a hot jazzy duet.

Ted joined Jimmy for their rare vocal duet on Louis’s I’ll Be Glad When Your Dead, You Rascal You! a tune Louis dedicated to a Southern cop who had arrested him and put him in jail.  They had to let him out so he could perform at the local theater.  Ted and Jimmy did ALL the verses!

Carrie joined Jimmy for a down-home, moving duet, Dedicated To You and Come on Over To My House Baby 

Muscat Ramble was done in a superb Spanish/ Calypso beat.

Birth of The Blues was fantastic, with Eli back on piano.

His facial expressions reveal his love for this music.  This is a contented man!

Jimmy did another beautiful ballad, Someone Who’ll Watch Over Me.  He should sing more ballads! They closed with All Too Busy, with Jimmy featured on banjo and Carolyn comping on washboard.

There are many sides to Carolyn Newberger in addition to washboard. She is a clinical and research psychologist, flutist, essayist, Grandma, and artist.  We watched her draw these sketches of Jimmy and Ted when she wasn’t playing washboard!

She captures their expressions/feelings perfectly.

We were fortunate to hear this great group two days in a row. Couldn’t pass that up!  They were at a reception for another fabulous artist, Sol Schwartz, at the Massachusetts College of Art and Design in Boston, the previous night.

Eli and Carolyn are spending more time near the Berkshires these days.  He’s put together another Dixieland Band that is getting great reviews, Eli Newberger’s Gershwin Constellation, featuring Ted Casher, clarinet and tenor sax, Herb Gardner, trombone, Jimmy Mazzy, banjo and vocals, Randy Reinhart, trumpet, and Bob Winter, piano.

Stay tuned.  They’ll be on our Calendar.

A Super September Symphony with the Monte Carlo Jazz Ensemble at the Sherborn Inn, September 4, 2012

Bob MacInnis cornet/flugelhorn, Craig Ball reeds, John Clark alto sax, Robin Verdier leader/piano, Albie Bernard tuba, Bill Reynolds drums.

The Monte Carlo Jazz Ensemble is the creation of pianist/arranger Robin Verdier; it is unique. This isn’t Traditional Jazz, or Dixieland.  This is the fabulous dance music of the 20’s and 30’s – when couples actually danced together.

Robin Verdier

Composers and lyricists get most of the credit on a tune, arrangers are listed – sometimes.  But what an arranger does to a melody changes its whole concept and tone.

When the arranger is a retired Physicist from MIT, you can bet that the arrangements are going to be precisely defined and intricate, requiring professional, reading musicians. They even had a rehearsal, and everybody showed up!

Robin researches each tune and gives us a brief narrative on it’s creator and history, along with some intriguing details.

The front line was Bob MacInnis on cornet, reed-men John Clark on alto sax, Craig Ball clarinet. They opened with Okay Baby, fine dance tune.

Bob & Sabrina had the dance floor all to themselves for a Fox Trot.

The Roaring 20’s and 30’s were the start of the Swing Era and ‘new’ dance styles. Somebody should tell the Balboa and Lindy Hopper crowd about this Ensemble – they would love it!

These artistic musicians play exceptionally sophisticated ensemble, with few solos, but Craig Ball had Bechet’s 1938 lovely Southern Sunset all to himself – on soprano sax, of course.

Bill Reynolds’ drums and Al Bernard’s tuba kept the rhythm burning. Dave’s drum introduced a 50’s jazz tune, Nullabor, probably named after a desert in Australia – maybe an aborigine song, with heavy drum accents. Nice clarinet by Craig, then outstanding ensemble, closing with more thunderous drums.

A new arrangement, Byron Gay’s Fate included traces of Native American drums.  Al’s tuba doesn’t just push the beat – it is integrated into the group, and smartly in sync with Clark’s alto sax on Lena, Queen of Palesteena.

What-Cha-Call-’em Blues by Steve L. Roberts is not well known.  The original title was extremely vulgar and didn’t make it into today’s PC society.  Peppy dance tune, maybe Lindy Hop? This talented group performed it perfectly – you could tell by the smile on Robin’s face.

He created a new arrangement for Irving Berlin Puttin’ On The Ritz, beginning with a funeral dirge (?) before going upbeat into the more familiar tune.

There was one tune composed by Fats Waller that was not associated with Fats because Fletcher Henderson recorded it first in 1927.  Mine All Mine;  excellent brief solos followed by the distinguished ensemble that sets this group apart.

Robin’s Monte Carlo Jazz Ensemble never leaves without a Gershwin tune. They started with the verse on My One And Only, exciting ensemble, leading into lively alto sax by John Clark, backed by the rhythm boys.

Bob MacInnis was featured on flugel horn for Candy Lips, the ensemble  interweaving a trace ofAlice Blue Gown.

Robin’s imaginative piano solo was backed only by Reynolds’s rim tapping.  Nice!

In spite of his meticulous timing, we seldom make it to the end of Robin’s program.  But they only missed one tune this time – the musicians are improving. They closed with Con Conrad’sMoonlight.

Here is Robin Verdier’s detailed Program for a A Super September Symphony.  

We’ll get to  Daybreak (Mississippi Suite, final theme) next time.

web site: https://sites.google.com/site/verdiersite/mcje

Bob McHenry & Friends at the Acton Jazz Cafe, August 31, 2012

Bob McHenry and Friends at the Acton Jazz Cafe, with Charlie Jennison – piano, Dave Whitney – trumpet and vocals, Jon Wheatley – guitar, Les Harris Jr. – drums, Bob McHenry – string bass, Alanna Manning – vocals

Dave Whitney Misses New Orleans
YouTube Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans

Dave salutes Emilyin this nice waltz at the Acton Jazz Cafe.

In her best cabaret styling Alana Manning sings this medley – and copes with an unplanned interruption like a true pro.    http://youtu.be/3xGmjr4L-lE

videos by Harold McAleer