[Dixielandjazz] Hot Antic Jazz band, was Whitley Bay Jazz Festival

[G. William Oakley]

Hi Brian:
I must echo your praise for the Hot Antic.  They played for me and more
gracious diplomats of jazz cannot be found.  My daughter still talks about
how much she enjoyed them.  She was working as a 'gofer' during the Festival
but was certainly won over by their charm and still listens to their
records.
Super group.
Best,
Bill
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Brian Towers" <towers at allstream.net>
To: "Michel Miconnet" <michelmiconnet.djml at free.fr>
Cc: <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2004 11:32 AM
Subject: [Dixielandjazz] Hot Antic Jazz band, was Whitley Bay Jazz Festival


Michel,
I am just writing to support your remarks about the Hot Antic Jazz Band, who
have played several times in Toronto.  3 or 4 years ago they joined my band
(Hot Five Jazzmakers) on a Toronto Harbour sunset cruise on the Trillium, an
ancient side-paddleboat.   Some of their main strengths are, in my opinion,
the leadership and Gallic charm of the leader Michel Bastide; the rock solid
anchor of Jean-Pierre Dubois on banjo; the very gifted reed players; the
ability of the players to double on different instruments - Bastide on valve
trombone; Dubois on clarinet; the other reed player on plectrum banjo etc -
they can field three clarinets on "The Mooche";  the gifted pianist Martin
Seck, who is actually German; then there are several excellent vocalists in
the band.    The style of jazz they play, with a strong focus on the
twenties golden age of jazz - the spirit of Clarence Williams; Jabbo Smith
etc, has much to do with their appeal to me too.  Their arrangements are
well done and very tight.  I believe they only play together in the summer
months as most of them have professions outside of music, Michel Bastide,
for example, is a surgeon.  They have a terrific sound and they do it all
without a drummer!!

No, I am not their press agent!  Our two bands are good friends.  They
helped us get into the Marciac Jazz Festival in France in the year 2000 and
we had a wonderful time.

Cheers,
Brian Towers,
Hot Five Jazzmakers,
Toronto

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From: "Michel Miconnet" <michelmiconnet.djml at free.fr>
To: "Dixieland Jazz" <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2004 9:08 AM
Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] Whitley Bay Jazz Festival


> Mike Durham a écrit :
>
> [...]
>
> > 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:
>
> Bravo, Mike !
>
> > 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!!
>
> HAJB is among the better amateur OKOM-band in France, and,
> probably, in Europe. This band has a particular sound. I can't
> explain why.
> The 'stars' are : the great (and friendly) bandleader, Michel
> Bastide, cornetist, valve-trombonist and arranger, Martin Seck,
> an excellent German pianist and vocalist. I like the reedmen
> too, specifically Philippe Raspail (ts, as, cl, vcl). But the
> value is collective above all !
>
> Great choice !
>
> -- 
> Mic (mikosax) - From Burgundy (France)
> --
> Traditional-Jazz fan
> Modest old reedman
> Beginner in English language :( (Be lenient, please !)
>
>
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