[Dixielandjazz] ODJB

[Stephen Barbone]

No, Arn, don't know them. We are pretty insular here. I must admit to
almost total ignorance of bands in the UK or even the rest of the world
with rare exception of those run by List mates.

The old guys in my band really enjoy playing jazz. They are all
profssional musicians (that is how they make their living) who had to
book non-jazz gigs for the past 40 years in order to make a decent
living. For them, to play jazz now and get paid well while doing so is a
treat. The attached jpegs are another reason we like to bring this music
to the  the "kids".

First one is me with swing dancer. Second is guitarist beading a fan.
Third are fans at a local brew pub.

Cheers,
Steve

Adaywayne at aol.com wrote:

>    Thanks, Steve. I thought I had also heard them referred to as the
> Gully Low
> Jazz Band. And congrats to you on keeping your group together. I'm in
> touch
> still with Mart Rodger in Manchester UK, who has kept a group together
> (not all
> the same musicians, of course) since the early 1950s......starting in
> a local
> pub as the Zenith Six. Now Mart Rodger's Manchester Jazz Band. Have
> you heard
> of them?
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~
>
> In a message dated 11/17/03 7:34:30 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> barbonestreet at earthlink.net writes:
> Barbone Street is the rare exception. For 90% of our gigs over the
> past
> five years, we have gigged with the same 6 musicians. That's about
> about
> 540 six piece gigs with the exact same band. It is unmatched for
> consistency during that time period as far as I can tell, except for
> Cullum and a few other bands like Sorta Dixie.
>
> Cheers,
> Steve Barbone