[Dixielandjazz] Re:Marie Marcus
LeslieMRag@aol.com
LeslieMRag@aol.com
Mon, 4 Nov 2002 15:18:57 EST
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Actually, we've run a lot about Marie Marcus in The Mississippi Rag,
especially in George Borgman's "Yankee Jazz Beat" column. Marie Marcus is an
amazing and colorful woman. She suffered a stroke a while back but applied
herself to rehabilitation enough to regain her playing skills, and she's been
a real force in reinvigorating the New England jazz scene, not just as a
performer but also as a jazz activist. Her memoirs should be a hoot because
she's got a good memory and plenty of very entertaining stories.
Leslie Johnson
editor@mississippirag.com OR
lesliemrag@aol.com
P.S. Don't forget to vote in our new poll (www.mississippirag.com, click on
"Online Poll")
In a message dated 11/02/2002 2:01:34 PM Central Standard Time,
dixielandjazz-request@ml.islandnet.com writes:
> Will and others--
> In the November issue of _The Mississippi Rag_ (page 15, in
> Yankee Jazz Beat by George A. Borgman) there's a notice about Marie
> Marcus:
>
> "Marie Marcus, 88, after a 70-year career in the music business,
> has decided to retire, so, on Sept. 18, a cable TV crew went to
> her apartment in Dennisport, Cape Cod, to tape a half-hour program
> of Marcus playing piano, accompanied by bassist Ron Ormsby and
> drummer Dave Sager. Marcus is currently working on her memoirs.
> "Marcus, who enjoyed reading about Lionel Hampton in last month's
> RAG, tells me that in New York City in the 1930s, while she played
> piano at the Swing Club on 52nd Street, Hampton came up to the
> piano and told her, 'You play the lower part, and I'll play the
> treble with two fingers.' Marcus said it was just like he was
> playing the vibes with two mallets."
>
> Dan Augustine Austin, Texas
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<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=2>Actually, we've run a lot about Marie Marcus in The Mississippi Rag, especially in George Borgman's "Yankee Jazz Beat" column. Marie Marcus is an amazing and colorful woman. She suffered a stroke a while back but applied herself to rehabilitation enough to regain her playing skills, and she's been a real force in reinvigorating the New England jazz scene, not just as a performer but also as a jazz activist. Her memoirs should be a hoot because she's got a good memory and plenty of very entertaining stories.
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<BR>Leslie Johnson
<BR>editor@mississippirag.com OR
<BR>lesliemrag@aol.com
<BR>
<BR>P.S. Don't forget to vote in our new poll (www.mississippirag.com, click on "Online Poll")
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<BR>In a message dated 11/02/2002 2:01:34 PM Central Standard Time, dixielandjazz-request@ml.islandnet.com writes:
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<BR><BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">Will and others--
<BR> In the November issue of _The Mississippi Rag_ (page 15, in
<BR>Yankee Jazz Beat by George A. Borgman) there's a notice about Marie
<BR>Marcus:
<BR>
<BR> "Marie Marcus, 88, after a 70-year career in the music business,
<BR> has decided to retire, so, on Sept. 18, a cable TV crew went to
<BR> her apartment in Dennisport, Cape Cod, to tape a half-hour program
<BR> of Marcus playing piano, accompanied by bassist Ron Ormsby and
<BR> drummer Dave Sager. Marcus is currently working on her memoirs.
<BR> "Marcus, who enjoyed reading about Lionel Hampton in last month's
<BR> RAG, tells me that in New York City in the 1930s, while she played
<BR> piano at the Swing Club on 52nd Street, Hampton came up to the
<BR> piano and told her, 'You play the lower part, and I'll play the
<BR> treble with two fingers.' Marcus said it was just like he was
<BR> playing the vibes with two mallets."
<BR>
<BR> Dan Augustine Austin, Texas </BLOCKQUOTE>
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