[Dixielandjazz] Hello, Dixieland Jazz Fans - Creole Jazz Band News!

[The Creole Dixieland Jazz Band]

Hey, Trad Jazz Fans - Passing on the latest Creole Dixieland Jazz Band 
news.

Dave
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THE VERY OCCASIONAL EMAIL NEWSLETTER OF THE CREOLE DIXIELAND JAZZ BAND
Springfield, Missouri

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Greetings, Traditional Jazz Fans!

YOU CAN BE PART OF CD #2
That's right. We're going to record another CD and you can be part of it. 
We're recording it LIVE at our long-running Sunday night gig at Arris' 
Pizza in Springfield, Missouri. Join us this Sunday, October 13 and next 
Sunday, October 20 from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. You can order a CD in advance 
(which will help us fund this project). Just send $15 to "The Creole Dixieland 
Jazz Band" in care of: Dave Gravatt/1603 Melanie Lane/Ozark, MO/65721. 
Include your name, address, and phone number. Shipping is free. You can 
also order your CD any Sunday night at Arris'. CDs should be available 
around the first of December - they'll make great Christmas gifts! We are 
very excited about this as the CD will feature: Billy Hunt on cornet, Jerry 
Hoover on clarinet and soprano sax, Red Ormsbee on trombone, Harry Beckett 
on Piano, Dave Gravatt on banjo, and Mike Marois on tuba. A terrific lineup 
of trad jazz tunes is planned including: "Messin' Around", "Once In A While", 
"Margie", "Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans", "Riverboat Shuffle", 
"The Charleston", "Clarinet Marmalade", "Louisiana", "By and By", and more! 
(Tune lineup may change.) Hope to see you there!

DON SYLVESTER & The JAZZ MUSEUM
Sadly, our good buddy and number one jazz fan, Don Sylvester, passed away 
recently. Don's dream of a National Swing and Jazz Museum in Springfield 
is still very much alive. Your tax deductible donation toward this project 
may be made by sending your check made payable to the "National Swing & 
Jazz Museum" to: National Swing & Jazz Museum/1845 S. Pickwick/Springfield, 
MO/65804.

CDJB WILL PLAY THE 2003 SCOTT JOPLIN FESTIVAL
We're thrilled to announce that the Creole Dixieland Jazz Band has been 
invited to play next year's prestigious Scott Joplin Ragtime Festival in 
Sedalia, Missouri. We are proud to be among the festival's long list of 
terrific performers and part of its tradition of excellence. The band will 
perform at various times during the day Saturday, June 7, 2003. Look for 
details on the festival's website: http://www.scottjoplin.org.

GOOD PLAYERS
As always, some terrific players have played with the Creole Band lately: 
Billy Hunt (cornet & trumpet), Mark Brueggemann (trumpet), Phil Quidort 
(trumpet, piccolo trumpet, and trombone), Lee Smith (cornet), Jerry Hoover 
(clarinet, soprano sax), Will Binge (tenor sax & clarinet), Dick Turner 
(clarinet), Red Ormsbee (trombone), Harry Beckett (piano), Daniel Hancock 
(piano), Mike Marois (tuba), Steve Mann (vocal), Jerry Haden (vocal). For 
a complete list of players who've played with the band one time or another, 
visit our web page at http://www.creolejazz.com.

GOOD TUNES
Lately we have played great ones like: "Milenberg Joys", "Just a Little 
While To Stay Here", "By and By",  "Georgia On My Mind", "China Boy", and 
"It Had To Be You". Come out to Arris' Pizza and request your favorites 
every Sunday night (except Easter and the Super Bowl) from 6:30 till 8:30.

SPREAD THE WORD
We hope you'll pass this email on to everyone in the Southwest Missouri 
area. Thanks again for supporting America's music - live, traditional, 
New Orleans-style Dixieland jazz!

Dave

The Creole Dixieland Jazz Band
"It's a treat to beat your feet"
Springfield, Missouri
Dave Gravatt
http://www.creolejazz.com
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Live, hot, New Orleans-style Dixieland jazz from 6:30 till 8:30 every Sunday 
night (except Easter and the Super Bowl) at Arris' Pizza, 1332 E. Republic 
Road (between Fremont & National) in Springfield, Missouri. Call for a 
reservation - 417-881-7260.