[Dixielandjazz] Howdy!

[Bryan Livett]

Yeah Jere played with us here in Canada when he was in Toronto for some
Lawyers's Conference.

B

----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Biffle" <bbiffle at swcp.com>
To: "Bryan Livett" <livett at rogers.com>
Sent: Friday, February 07, 2003 6:03 PM
Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] Howdy!


> Have heard the Chiles.  They play Saturday afternoons at a good bar called
> Evangelo's.  A friend from college sits in on tuba with then sometimes and
> my current tuba man, Gordy Bourns has played with them a bit, too.  Their
> banjo picker, Dick Stenzhorn - to whom I once attempted to teach a
> barbershop tag -  sat in with us on a gig here in Albq. on 1.24.  Nice
> folks, good music, good beer.
>
> Great back bar, too.
>
> Bill Biffle
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bryan Livett" <livett at rogers.com>
> To: "Bill Biffle" <bbiffle at swcp.com>
> Cc: "DJML" <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
> Sent: Friday, February 07, 2003 3:51 PM
> Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] Howdy!
>
>
> > Hi Bill:  Welcome to the list.  Do you ever get to Santa Fe?  Jere
Corlett
> > has a "Gut Bucket, Rock Bottom, Come Home To Mamma Style of Old Time
Slush
> > Pump Jazz" band up there.  That description is from his card for the
Santa
> > Fe Chiles Jazz Band.  They used to do a Saturday matinee at a bar in the
> old
> > town section of Santa Fe.  I played with them on my way through to San
> > Diego.
> >
> > Cheers
> >
> > Bryan
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Bill Biffle" <bbiffle at swcp.com>
> > To: "DJML Post" <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
> > Sent: Friday, February 07, 2003 5:36 PM
> > Subject: [Dixielandjazz] Howdy!
> >
> >
> > > At the suggestion of James Kashishian, here's my opening salvo.
> > >
> > > I've been laying low 'til I see what's what.  I'm a 27 year veteran of
> > > barbershop harmony singing who played horn in school 35 years ago.
> > > Disinterred the horn four years ago to get together with some bbshop
> > friends
> > > who play - and haven't stopped playing since!  (Jammin' is just what
> > > bbshoppers call "woodsheddin'" with a horn instead of singing.  Both
are
> > > great fun!)
> > >
> > > Played once or twice a year with other folk for the first few years -
> and
> > > every day with my CD player in the house until this winter when I
> finally
> > > got some boys together.  We've have several "rehearsals", have played
> two
> > > actual gigs and have a third coming up March 1.  Having a bit of
trouble
> > > keeping personnel together, but I think I've discovered that a regular
> > > rhythm section and lead tpt player  will do - just add whatever
clarinet
> > and
> > > tbone you can find if they can, and will play.
> > >
> > >  Having a ball - trying to get my chops better and better - instead of
> > > battered and battered - and learn some tunes.  Sticking with 20 or 25
> old
> > > stds for now.
> > >
> > > Going to start with a 9 week "adult big band" program here at the
> > > Albuquerque Jazz Workshop day after tomorrow - and there's a monthly
jam
> > > session at the Rio Grande Jazz Society that I'm gonna take a crack at,
> > too.
> > > Just trying to play as much as I can.
> > >
> > > Bill Biffle
> > > Trumpet & Leader
> > > The Duke City Dixieland Jazz Band
> > > Albuquerque, New Mexico
> > >
> > > Music Director
> > > The New MexiChords
> > > Championship Barbershop Harmony Chorus
> > > Albuquerque Chapter, SPEBSQSA
> > >
> > >
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> >
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