[Dixielandjazz] Jazz history in Israel

[Patrick Cooke]

>A long full day in the studio yielded 14 or 15 usable >tracks, which looks
like it will be about 50 minutes of >happy standards.

     We did our last CD in one day also; but next time, We'll split it into
two half days.  The after-lunch session was really not as good as the early
one, when we were fresh.
     An all-day session for you youngsters probably works OK, but us old
dudes do better breaking it up.
   Pat (old dude) Cooke


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Elazar Brandt" <jazzmin at actcom.net.il>
To: "Dixie Jazz Mail List" <Dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Wednesday, August 04, 2004 11:00 AM
Subject: [Dixielandjazz] Jazz history in Israel


> Shalom Jazz Fans!
>
> The Doctor Jazz Trio + 2 took another small step forward making Jazz
history in Israel today as we recorded our first CD. The
> working title is "Ben Yehuda Street Parade", after our downtown pedestrian
mall, which is also my office and our primary stage. A
> long full day in the studio yielded 14 or 15 usable tracks, which looks
like it will be about 50 minutes of happy standards. We
> still have to do mixing and mastering, but the raw tracks came out beyond
our expectations, as everyone worked hard to maintain
> energy and good spirits throughout a very long session. With a bit of luck
and perseverance, we will see the project through the
> production process in the next 10 days or so, and we will be able to head
out to Holland on our first "international tour" (we plan
> to do street music in Amsterdam and lots of other places for about 3
weeks) with our hot little disk in our hot little hands. I came
> back from India last week with 2 new outfits for the band -- one a royal
blue satin outfit with gold vest, and the other an exotic
> looking marching uniform in white with red and gold trim -- so we will hit
the Netherlands looking and sounding great, and hopefully
> come home with a couple extra euros.
>
> The most gratifying part for me is that my 2 partners that make up the
trio are my own students who learned to play bone and banjo
> from me, and have learned now some 4 hours of repertoire and how to make
it swing. Our playing is still basic, but it's in the
> groove and makes people smile and dance. The two pros are great guys and
great players, but they don't play much trad-jazz without
> us. So we're the ones making it happen in Jerusalem, and that's kind of
nice. We're finally beginning to get some recognition and
> the jobs to go with it.
>
> After we return, we are planning to push school programs and a jazz club
or society so we can start consolidating some of the gains
> we've made and lay a foundation to build on. I'll also be working to
recruit more students and get them into performing groups as
> quickly as possible.
>
> Thank you all for your encouragement, and I hope our progress is also an
encouragement to you.
>
> Elazar
> Misrad HaJazz
> Doctor Jazz Band
> Jerusalem, Israel
> <www.israel.net/ministry-of-jazz>
> Tel: +972-2-679-2537
>
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