[Dixielandjazz] Miscellaneous Gigs & trumpeters

[JimMullins]

Your post made me think of Igor's cartoon in the American Rag.  The epitaph
for a blues musician, "I didn't wake up this morning".
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Stephen Barbone" <barbonestreet at earthlink.net>
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Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2003 8:16 PM
Subject: [Dixielandjazz] Miscellaneous Gigs & trumpeters


> # 1 Played the Media Blues Festival last Saturday. Found out to my
> delight that there are indeed many, many blues that start with "Woke Up
> This Morning". We had an hour break between each set (3 sets) so I
> checked out the blues competition. Some very well known names there.
>
> We were the only OKOM band among 15 bands performing in the town of
> Media, at various venues. We played in the largest venue, spelled by a
> Blues Trio.
>
> OKOM got the largest crowds all night long. We had a vocalist and 4
> swing dancers performing with us for a real show to all those blues
> fans. We out drew every other venue and every other band even though the
> audience was primarily blues oriented (harmonica type blues) folks from
> the many blues clubs and societies in the East.
>
> Best comments? (from a 35 year old beautiful blonde). "You guys are a
> happening party." Or (from Steve Guyger, the Blues trio leader who
> shared the stage with us) "You guys have a great sound." Sold a bunch of
> CDs.
>
> Moral of the story? Play where the non-jazz audience is and convert
> them.
>
> #2 Played at the Clifford Brown Jazz Festival tonight. Preservation Hall
> Jazz Band followed us. Each played about an hour. Both bands were
> enthusiastically received.
>
> We threw beads, Preservation Hall marched through the crowd. I had 10
> OKOM musicians working there. 4 strolling through downtown Wilmington
> for an hour ending up on the band stand at 6 PM where we joined them in
> "The Saints". Then went into our regular hour program with the sextet.
> Threw beads to the crowd of about 1000 or so who stayed in the rain
> showers. (outdoors)
>
> Sold a bunch of CDs afterwards, maybe more than Preservation Hall.
>
> Moral of this story? Play OKOM & have a Mardi Gras at modern jazz
> festivals.
>
> #3 Bought Arturo Sandoval's new CD "Trumpet Evolution" a few days ago.
> On it, he pays homage to a bunch of trumpeters including King Oliver,
> Louis Armstrong and Clifford Brown. The man can play like them all,
> though his favorite music is bebop or hardbop.
>
> Going back to see him tomorrow night at the CB festival, say hello, and
> get his signature on the CD.
>
> Moral of this story: If you are a trumpet player, or like jazz trumpets,
> buy this album. It is phenomenal and shows his facility in any jazz
> genre, as well as his understanding of the historical perspective of
> jazz.
>
> Cheers,
> Steve Barbone
>
>
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