[Dixielandjazz] Squirrel Nut Zippers & Jazz Festivals

[David Richoux]

Bob,

What about some groups that are closer to home than North Carolina? 
Most of the retro-swing groups I listed today are from San Francisco or 
the west coast. I know that some of them even play in small dance halls 
in Mountain View so they can't be THAT expensive - getting them into 
the Sacramento Fest would be no big push. If there was a stage or dance 
hall where a night of total  "battle of the new swing' bands" was held 
- maybe that would get a lot of new folks out to the Jubilee...

I see that Swing Session aka Stompy Jones was at the 2004 fest - how 
did they do?

Dave Richoux
On Sep 28, 2004, at 9:25 PM, Robert S. Ringwald wrote:

> Gene & Betty Lynch wrote:
>
> (snip)
>
>> We own a couple of Squirrel Nut Zippers CDs.  Why > don't festivals 
>> trying
> to widen
>> their appeal book groups like these rather than Zydeco, DooWap, etc.  
>> They
> certainly appeal to the young swing > dancers, and some of us 
> doddering old
> folks.
>
>
>  Sacramento has been pricing these groups.  They are out of our price
> league.
>
> BTW- The headliner for Sacramento next year will be Maria Muldar (SP). 
>  She
> has recorded 3 Jazz albums lately & will be here with her quintet which
> includes Jim Rothermel.
>
> --Bob Ringwald
> Placerville, CA USA
>
>
>
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