[Dixielandjazz] Musicians In Search Of Discovery (SXSW)

[David Richoux]

Not at SXSW, but a band worthy of greater discovery is a San  
Francisco quintet called the "As Is Brass Band" - I heard them  
yesterday playing a party gig in Oakland CA. They are capable and  
comfortable playing not only dixie/trad, pop/rock, and classical  
tunes - they also do Balkan brass styles (in all those crazy time  
signatures ) and other "cutting-edge" styles. 2 trumpets (one trumpet  
also switches to mellophone and baritone,) trombone, sousaphone and  
drums is all they need.

They are just finishing their first CD but you can preview some of  
their music at their website:
http://www.asisbrassband.com/?c=band

Tom Wiggens and I saw an early version of this band last year at the  
"Monsters of Tuba" show in San Francisco.

Regarding the other New Orleans styles - as many of you know, I am a  
big fan of almost everything musical from that city! I don't play a  
lot of them on my show but I do enjoy listening to them live or  
recorded. There is just something special about the whole history of  
the music of that region and I have gone to the jazzfest almost every  
year since 1980 - the French Quarter Fest is nice, but I like the  
total package of jazzfest...

Dave Richoux


On Mar 20, 2006, at 11:46 AM, Gary Kiser wrote:

> Louis, I'm with you.
>
> The Nevilles are great.  They started so much of what modern New  
> Orleans is all about.  Would there have been funk as we know it if  
> the Meters didn't do what they did.  I invite all on this list to  
> discover the Meters.  They were one of (if not the) first funk  
> groups.  Very much acoustic VERY SIMPLE but boy does it make you  
> move the rump.
>
> Zydeco, Swamp Rock, Gumbo Rock (Is Professor Longhair classified  
> under Swamp or Gumbo Rock?), Dr. John, all the street brass bands,  
> etc, etc.  All this is as much of N.O. as was Armstrong or Bechet.   
> I love it all.
>
> All the best, Gary
>
> PS: Louis, got room in your bunker for me and my tuba?
>
>
> Louis Lince wrote:
>
>> Hi Dan,
>>
>> Sorry, but I disagree, I suspect that I am not the only one on  
>> this list who can appreciate The Neville Brothers and the Dirty  
>> Doxzen, to say nothing of Swamp Rock with exponents such as Coco  
>> Robicheaux. There are only two kinds of music - Good and Bad. Does  
>> it Swing has to be the acid test and ion the case of the three  
>> cited cases the answer is a resounding YES!
>>
>> Best
>>
>> Louis
>>
>> PS I am now taking cover
>
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>
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