[Dixielandjazz] ooo, ooo, ooo, what a little promo will do.

[Steve Barbone]

The below article is from "All About Jazz", one of the premier web sites
regarding the jazz world. You could spend days surfing the site reading
about past, present and future happenings. Nice to se that they recognized
the import of this OKOM gig in New York City.

http://www.allaboutjazz.com

Cheers,
Steve Barbone
 

11-year-old Jazz Prodigy Jonathan Russell at the Blue Note October 8th

11-year-old jazz violinist Jonathan Russell, will be performing with Ed
Polcer's All Stars for two sets at The Blue Note on Sunday, October 8th.
Part of the popular Sunday brunch program, this line-up is a last minute
replacement for Manny Duran's Sextet who were originally scheduled to
perform with the young Mr. Russell.

Mr. Polcer's All Stars will include Ed Polcer, cornet; Vince Giordano, bass;
Mark Shane, piano; Joe Ascione, drums and Matt Hoffman on vibes.

Jonathan Russell has performed at major jazz festivals including the New
Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, the Suncoast Dixieland Jazz Festival in
Florida, the Hot Steamed Jazz Festival and The Great Connecticut Traditional
Jazz festival in Connecticut. He has also performed at SUNY Purchase and the
Harvard Club. In the past he has played with Paris Washboard, Titan Hot 7,
Pearl Django, Blue Street Jazz Band, Fryer/Barnhart International All-Stars,
Les Paul and Chicago 6. Jonathan regularly performs with the Grove Street
Stompers and Ed Polcer in New York and Barbone Street in Pennsylvania in
addition to a variety of solo and trio gigs around the New York City area.
He has released his first CD, entitled The Sheik of Araby, featuring eleven
standards from the jazz age. Joining Jonathan on the CD are Ed Polcer, Mark
Shane, Mike Weatherly and Kevin Dorn.

During the past several years, Ed Polcer has become one of the most sought
after cornet performers on the jazz festival circuit. He has appeared in
hundreds of concerts, festivals and jazz parties throughout the United
States, Canada and Europe, including numerous return appearances at the
Newport/Kool/JVC Festival in New York. Ed's musical versatility and
leadership have earned him a reputation as a dynamic bandleader, and he is
often called upon to organize festivals, concerts, dances and parties.

Ed joined Benny Goodman's Sextet for an American tour in 1973. An expert
showman, Ed has led numerous concerts with varied themes, including his
extensive U.S. tours for Columbia Artists. In 1992, '93 and '94, ³A Night At
Eddie Condon's², transported the audience back to the famous nightclub and
gave a musical retrospective of American jazz over the last 100 years.

Vince Giordano has long been the premier authority on performing 1920s and
1930s jazz and popular music. Woody Allen, Madonna, Terry Zweigoff, Garrison
Keillor and the New York Philharmonic have all used Giordano and his
eleven-piece big band, the Nighthawks, to summon up the days of Busby
Berkeley and bathtub gin. Most recently the Nighthawks recorded 22
note-perfect recreations of vintage hits for the soundtrack of The Aviator,
Martin Scorsese's Howard Hughes biopic.

Mark Shane began his professional career as a pianist in dance bands in the
metropolitan New York Area. His jazz influences came from the recordings of
the masters: Louis Armstrong, Teddy Wilson, Earl Hines, Fats Waller, Coleman
Hawkins, Lester Young and Benny Goodman.

During an extended tenure as house pianist in New York's Eddie Condon's jazz
club, Mark added a distinctive new voice to the Condon tradition of hot
ensemble playing and, at the same time, developed his solo jazz piano style
through exposure to the masterworks of James P. Johnson, Fats Waller, Earl
Hines, Teddy Wilson and Art Tatum. He has worked with Benny Goodman and with
many all-star alumni from the great bands of Louis Armstrong, Count Basie,
Duke Ellington, Tommy Dorsey and Glenn Miller. A partial list of these jazz
stars includes: Doc Cheatham, Buck Clayton, Wild Bill Davison, Ruby Braff,
Vic Dickenson, Bob Wilber, Kenny Davern, Benny Goodman, Buddy Tate, Scott
Hamilton, Ken Peplowski, Peanuts Hucko, Flip Phillips, Jack Lesberg, Ed
Polcer, Bobby Rosengarden, Warren Vache, Jr., and Earle Warren.

Joe Ascione is a first-call drummer who has been on about 90 records to date
and is half of the popular Frank and Joe Show. The Penguin Guide says ³his
CV has stretched from Cab Calloway to Donald Fagen, and he seems at home in
any style from swing onwards.²

Matt Hoffman is an up and coming ninteen-year-old vibe player currently
studdying at Purchase College. This will be Matt's debut performance at the
Blue Note. 

Show times are at 12:30PM & 2:30PM. Brunch is served from 11:30AM-4:00PM.
$19.50 includes, brunch, the show and a drink.