[Dixielandjazz] Hi, Just Joined!

[Robert S. Ringwald]

Dear Jara,

Welcome to the DJML.  We have a great bunch of people from all over the 
world on this list.

Enjoy.

--Bob Ringwald



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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jara Queeto" <jara at queeto.com>
To: "Dixieland List" <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Saturday, November 05, 2005 10:39 AM
Subject: [Dixielandjazz] Hi, Just Joined!


> Hi Everyone,
>
> Just wanted to introduce myself to the wonderful assortment of  characters 
> here.
>
> My name is Jara Queeto, living in Oakland, CA (born here as well).  Ever 
> since my first trip to New Orleans in 2000, I've been inspired  and 
> impassioned to re-create music fueled by the original spark that  first 
> created jazz.
>
> My most recent creation has been my group: The Blue Bone Express.  We've 
> been playing for about a year and a half and have recently been  hitting 
> some strides. We attempt to play what you guys might call  OKOM or 
> Dixieland Jazz, though we are certainly far from being purists.
>
> We're a five piece including Tuba, Drums, Trombone, and Baritone/Alto 
> Saxophone. I play the piano and trumpet and compose some of the  music. We 
> also sometimes play with two drummers and parade around  with professional 
> dancers. We won 2nd place in our category (world/ contemporary) in this 
> year's San Francisco Carnaval Parade.
>
> I invite you to check out our website http://blueboneexpress.com .  We're 
> working on recording some new stuff. The MP3s on our site are  from last 
> December.
>
> Oh, and btw, we all span in age from 28-32 which I guess makes us 
> "young".
>
> So, pleasure to join. Hope to meet some of you someday.
>
> Jara
>
>
>
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