[Dixielandjazz] Celebrity thread-Conrad Janis

Stan Brager sbrager at socal.rr.com
Sat Nov 29 11:58:51 PST 2003


Yes, indeed, Conrad plays with his band "The Beverly Hills Unlisted Jazz
Band" every Tuesday  evening at Lunaria which is in the Westwood section of
Los Angeles. He hasn't lost his touch - just gotten better.

Stan
Stan Brager
Trombonist-in-Training

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Morton Weintraub" <mortw at ix.netcom.com>
To: "'Chris Calabrese'" <lists at jazzpiano.com>; "'DJML'"
<Dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Saturday, November 29, 2003 7:05 AM
Subject: RE: [Dixielandjazz] Celebrity thread-Conrad Janis


> 50+ years ago we used to go to hear Conrad Janis at the Central Plaza,
> on 2nd Ave. south of 8th St. Such, such were the joys...Does anybody
> know the whereabouts of Conrad Janis?
> Mort Weintraub
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dixielandjazz-bounces at ml.islandnet.com
> [mailto:dixielandjazz-bounces at ml.islandnet.com] On Behalf Of Chris
> Calabrese
> Sent: Saturday, November 29, 2003 7:04 AM
> To: DJML
> Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] Celebrity thread
>
> Conrad Janis is the first guy that comes to mind. Molly Ringwald also
> has at
> least one album of trad-jazz favorites to her credit that I know of.
>
> ~ Chris
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Dave Hanson" <jazzdude at bellsouth.net>
> To: "DJML" <Dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
> Sent: Friday, November 28, 2003 11:34 PM
> Subject: [Dixielandjazz] Celebrity thread
>
>
> Woody Allen has been mentioned  here on the DJML for  playing
> clarinet(actor, producer, director, comedy writer, Academy Award winner)
> Anyway it brings back some memories about some other celebrities that I
> recall playing instruments as well as other activities.. A few that come
> to
> mind are Maury Wills (banjo, baseball player), George Segal (banjo,
> actor,
> Academy award winner),Dudley Moore (jazz pianist, comedian, movie
> credits?),Hal Linden (clarinet, actor, TV sitcom). Jack Sheldon (
> trumpet,
> actor, comic, TV personality) Ozzie Nelson( big band leader, TV star),
> Kevin
> Bacon (rocker, actor), Harry Connick( actor, pianist, singer, song
> writer)
> who could forget Steve Allen ? ! I'm sure there are many more, but I
> find
> the thread interesting.
>
> Perhaps we can think of others.......
>
>
> Dave Hanson
> Trombone
> Atlanta
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