[Dixielandjazz] Whitley Bay Jazz Festival

[Mike Durham]

Hi folks - I too have a Press Release!

The 14th Whitley Bay International Jazz Festival will take place in 
Newcastle upon Tyne, England, over the weekend of July2/3/4, 2004

Regarded by many as the biggest and best traditional jazz festival in 
Newcastle in July, we are featuring 25 bands from 8 countries, playing 
everything from Ragtime to early Swing.

Festival Director, trumpeter, vocalist (?), bandleader and ticket-taker Mike 
Duham has lined up a fantastic array of talent for this year's extravaganza. 
Here's a selection:

The Hot Antic Jazz Band from France are widely acclaimed as Europe's finest 
interpreters of Classic jazz sounds, with an emphasis on Jabbo an Bix - very 
hot, plus Gallic charm!!

The Bratislava Hot Serenaders from Slovakia, 13 strong, recreate the sounds 
of Paul Whiteman, Gene Goldkette, early Ellington, later Oliver, 
Coon-Sanders and more - fantastic!!

Miss Lulu White's Red-Hot creole Jazz Band from Holland play the music of 
Oliver's Creole Jazz Band and other early Black bands: Hot and Heavy!!

Phil Mason's New Orleans All Stars are known as Europe's hottest New Orleans 
style band, with the extra attraction of vocals by the lovely Christine 
Tyrrell

Les Dixie Fellows from France bring more than a touch of Bechet's flair and 
dash to the festival, also reviving the muisc of Jimmie Noone and Clarence 
Williams

Keith Nichols' Collegians are a new band specially assembld to pay hommage 
to early White jazz bands like the Half Way House Orchestra, Red Nichols' 
Five Pennies, Charleston Chasers, etc.

Stride Summit! with three outstanding stride pianists: England's Keith 
Nichols battles America's Jeff barnhart and Germany's young keyboard star, 
Martin Seck, in a Fats Waller Centenary Year Tribute

The New Century Ragtime Orchestra, armed with Joplin's Red Back book, play a 
selection of Instrumental ragtime from the turn of the century before last

The 1953 Band plays a special tribute to thre giants of British traditional 
jazz - Ken Colyer, Monty Sunshine and Chris Barber, with repertoire drawn 
exclusively from their 1953/54 recordings

Spats Langham's Rhythm Boys play and sing a tribute to those mega-stars of 
the 1920's and 30's - the Crooners. Bing, and a lot more besides!

All this plus 10 more bands and Banjorama! (now in its twelfth great year!).

For details, go to our website www.whitleybayjazzfest.com, or call Whitley 
Bay Playhouse on (0191) 252 3505, or email me at the address above.

Mike.

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