[Dixielandjazz] Kenny Ball

[Jim Denham]

In message <147.38a2d3b.2b15596e@aol.com>, Jazzjerry@aol.com writes
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>In a message dated 26/11/02 10:57:42 PM, bcraven24@attbi.com writes:
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><< Do any of you English "cats" know if Kenny Ball is still alive and active?
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> >>
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>Kenny Ball is still alive but not that active at the moment having undergone
>major surgery not that long ago. I understand that his band is still touring
>and he goes and appears with them but is unable to play at the moment. The
>word is that he is slowly recuperating.
>
>Cheers,
>
>Jerry,
>Norwich,
>U.K.
>
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-I spoke to Kenny's drummer, Nick Millward, a few days ago, and according to
him Kenny is OK and back in action. They recently recorded a "Swinging the
Classics"-type album (I can't recall the exact title), that has attracted some
positive press reviews, but a lot of the old fans apparently don't like it
because it doesn't sound like the old band.
-
Jim Denham