[Dixielandjazz] Midiri Brothers

[Steve Barbone]

Some are hearing the Midiri Brothers for the first time or have booked 
them and wonder how they will do.

IMO, they will do GREAT. Clarinetist Joe Midiri is a virtuoso and twin 
brother Paul on vibes or trombone is not far behind. They've been wowing 
audiences here in the Eastern USA for about 15 years now.

As far as the left coast OKOM world goes, it seems as if they've finally 
been discovered. ;-) VBG

They do a Benny Goodman sextet tribute that is as good as a tribute can 
get and they SELL their performances to the audiences. Beth V, they will 
do you proud. All west coast reed men with no gig that weekend should 
make it a point to fall by, hear Joe and get a lesson in both how to 
play the music and how to present it.

Not unlike a LARGE number of great jazz musicians here on the East Coast 
where as far as the USA is concerned, jazz lives. Last time I counted, 
there were over 40 jazz venues in NYC and 12 of those were OKOM venues 
presenting bands on a regular basis.

Cheers,
Steve Barbone

PS. Be sure and say hello to their drummer Jim Lawlor for me. Just say 
"John Roebling" and you'll get a surprised grin. ;-) VBG