[Dixielandjazz] Purdue University's Newest Band

[Steve Barbone]

Deja Vu anyone? Wouldn't it be wonderful if this was a national trend?
Notwithstanding the fallacy of the next to the last paragraph, it's a start.

Cheers,
Steve Barbone     
 

Dixieland jazz group entertains a myriad of campus venues

By Brittany Esposito  Staff Writer  Oct/11/06 - PURDUE EXPONENT
 

Finally, someone has brought wrestling and Dixieland jazz together.

The Boiler Hot Club, Purdue's newest band directed by Dr. M. T. "Mo" Trout,
plays traditional Dixieland jazz. There are six to eight members and they
play everything from the trombone to the guitar. They will be playing at
jazz band concerts, wrestling meets and baseball games, among other things.

Jon Schaab, a sophomore in the College of Science and a tuba player for the
Boiler Hot Club, said, "It's a good way to get people to support the band
and the team."

Traditional Dixieland jazz started in New Orleans at the beginning of the
20th century. This style of music features simultaneous group improvisation,
and was made famous by composers such as Jelly Roll Morton.

Tom Hiser, a sophomore in the School of mechanical engineering said,
"Dixieland music lends to every free-form style of play. You don't have to
go by what is written on the page."

The band's debut performance was this year's homecoming game, where they
played a few songs during the pre-game show. They'll be playing at other
sports events and on Oct. 20, they will be featured at the jazz band
concert. 

Trout suggests students come to the Boiler Hot Club's performances to relax,
enjoy themselves and hear a style of music that many people aren't exposed
to. 

"There's nothing cerebral about the music; all you have to do is sit and
have a good time and listen to it."

As Schaab said, "It's not like anything you'd heard on the radio."