[Dixielandjazz] OKOM EVENT for the Younger Audiences

[TCASHWIGG at aol.com]

OKOM is not dead at all folks, And here is another example of how the 2004 
generation is enjoying it, however you will note that the prices are in line 
with what the economy of 2004 is.  You can bet it will be high quality however 
and probably worth the money.

Cheers,

Tom Wiggins




New Year's Eve At Cornelia Street Cafe 




RIBS AND BRISKET REVUE: Host: Paul Shapiro
SPECTACULAR 5-COURSE DINNER
in our gorgeous upstairs dining-rooms 
Served from 6pm   $75
*
and in the downstairs cabaret
the fabulous foot-stomping
RIBS AND BRISKET REVUE 
10pm   $45
(includes  a glass of Pierre Gimmonet Premier Cru Champagne)
*
DINNER AND SHOW TOGETHER  $110




Back in the 30's and 40's bluesy, comedic, swing musicians like Louie Jordan 
and Cab Calloway made some great music that still sounds fresh today. Yiddish 
was a pretty active street language in New York City at that time, and it was 
woven into the music:  Slim Gaillard singing "Matzo Balls", Mildred Bailey 
recording "A Bee Gezindt", and Calloway's hysterical Yiddish/gibberish 
cantillation intro to "Ot Azoy" (That's the Way).
Saxophonist/composer Paul Shapiro celebrates this interplay of 40's hipster 
swing with some Yiddish thrown in at the Cornelia Street Cafe.  Calling it the 
Ribs and Brisket Revue*, the band features Babi Floyd & Cilla Owens (vocals), 
Brian Mitchell (piano) Booker King (bass), Tony Lewis (drums). 

*Paul was visited in a dream state by the ghost of Fats Waller who convinced 
him that R&B originally stood for Ribs & Brisket.