[Dixielandjazz] Ross Petot, piano

[Laurence Swain]

<Blatant promotional plug -- LS>

We in the Boston area can see Ross Petot perform with a number of groups.  He is by all 
counts incredibly talented and creative, and a genuine pleasure to hear.

Wickipedia's entry for Ross is

    Ross Petot is an American ragtime, jazz and stride pianist and composer. He is 
    considered the predominant stride piano player in all of New England.

    Petot has a Bachelor of Arts degree from Wittenberg University, and a Masters 
    degree in Music from Bowling Green State University. He performs on a regular 
    basis with The Wolverines, Stan McDonald’s The Blue Horizon Jazz Band, and 
    The Back Bay Ramblers all jazz ensembles.

    Petot lived and performed in Europe for five years playing ragtime and stride 
    piano. He has been a popular attraction at jazz festivals for many years and has 
    appeared at Jazz in Bridgewater.

    He has composed numerous piano rags including Atomic Shuffle and 
    Satisfaction Rag. Petot has a long recording history having recorded with The 
    Wolverine Jazz Band, The Back Bay Ramblers and on solo albums.

    When not traveling, recording or playing he teaches music at the All Newton 
    Music School in Massachusetts, Newton, Massachusetts.
    <End Wikipedia>

He has recently issued a new solo album entitled "stride piano".  It has a total of 18 
tracks, including

	You Do Something to Me
	I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues
	Mandy, Make Up Your Mind
	42nd Street
	Black Beauty
    Limehouse Blues

The CD can be purchased from Ross for $15, plus postage of $2 (US) -- send check or 
money order for $17 (US) to

	Ross Petot
	3 Lenox St.
    Natick, MA 01760

He can also be heard performing with Dr. John Clark's very popular Wolverine Jazz 
Band, which has a number of CDs available for sale -- see 

		http://www.wolverinejazzband.com/

where one can hear a few samples of the band's playing, read the bios of band regulars, 
and print out an order form for Wolverines CDs.  I recommend them!

Larry Swain