[Dixielandjazz] Sancy Snow Jazz

[Gary Kiser]

tcashwigg at aol.com wrote:
> Hi Gary:
>
> Since budget limitations have put a pause upon Yankee Musos on the bill 
>  from the country where it all began and spread all around the world I 
> would also suspect that the Sancy Snow Jazz festival will also have a 
> very distinct shortage of Yankee Muso fans in attendance as well not to 
> mention Euros.  It is much more economical to travel to New Orleans to 
> hear the Two Yankees on your festival than to fly to France to hear 
> them.  Not to mention they can play the same kind of low budget 
> festivals here and their USA OKOM fans can see and hear them for a lot 
> less for a ticket as well.
>   
So true.  NOLA is much closer for most on this list.  Yet, I should 
point out that at our 'low budget festival,'  musicians are paid about 
twice what they get at festivals Stateside.  Plus, we are fed (ask Bob 
Leary and Ralf Reynolds how much weight they gained), lodged and 
transportation is covered.  All that and the festival is FREE to the public.

As for quality of musicianship, there are musos at Sancy that would 
knock out American audiences.   Stan Laferrière, Philippe Milanta, Bruno 
Rousselet, Guillaume Nouaux (played with Bob at Molly's wedding), 
Sébastian Girardot (an Aussi), André Villéger, Nicolas Montier, François 
Biensan, Julie Saury (yes, Maxime's daughter), Pierre Guicquéro, Marc 
Verne, Michel Pastre, Pierre Christophe, François Fournet, Jérôme 
Etcheberry (ask Bria Aphrodite what she thinks), Didier Desbois, Guy 
Bonne, Denis Carterre, Gilles Chevaucherie, Stéphane Roger and Pierre 
Jean are all outstanding players and a good number would make a hit on 
the All Star or Jazz Party circuit in the States.  I'm not saying the 
other musos at Sancy aren't any good; only that these above are 
exceptional world class players.

All the best, Gary