[Dixielandjazz] Re:gigs

[tcashwigg at aol.com]

You betcha John:

I am sure I sat in both the El Greco and Minerva and heard you play, I 
was always fascinated by music from other cultures and went out of my 
way to spend my off nights crawling the city looking for it.  And I was 
just a Kid them too.

I do see signs of it coming back but slowly,  if only I HAD FEW MILLION 
EXTRA BUCKS TO BUY UP THE OLD JOINTS AND RE-OPEN THEM,  What a 
Wonderful World it might be again.  :))

The folks only go out and buy what they are being offered and in 
today;s market they are not getting much choice.

Sadly,

Tom Wiggins

-----Original Message-----
From: O Arkas
To: TCASHWIGG; DWSI; dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com
Sent: Fri, 21 Oct 2005 11:35:34 PM Eastern Daylight Time
Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] Re:gigs


 In a message dated 10/4/05 10:20:25 AM, tcashwigg at aol.com writes:


 We had Vegas style
 show bands, a Big Band, Folk band, Comedy, and The Jazz Workshop,  with
 acts Like Jimmy Smith, Jack McDuff, El Matador with acts like Chet
 Baker and Marion McPartland, Basin Street West, where I promoted Miles
 Davis, and Count Basie and Mr. D's where I booked Tony Bennet, Greek
 restaurants with Greek music, Italian Restaurants like Enricos with
 Italian Entertainment, a Morrocan restaurant with Middleastern

  You are right.  Those were great times.  I used to play Greek music at 
the El Greco in North Beach and also at the Minerva on Eddy St.  I 
enjoyed going to Turk Murphy's for his great music as often as I could 
afford it.  There was also a really fine continental (French) 
accordionist at the French club across the street from the El Greco.
  Lots of good music in those days.  Hard to find as much variety of 
good music, whether OKOM, Greek, or whatever in the City these days.
 John