[Dixielandjazz] The Ultimate Showcase?

[tcashwigg at aol.com]

In contrast to what I wanted to say on this matter I reluctantly submit 
the following observation about my buddy Steve's comment about Mighty 
Aphrodite and their eventual perceived success outside the OKOm circuit 
of festivals:

Most of ya'll know that I am a pretty well respected Agent in the music 
industry, that being said, I went to the site Ginny posted and listened 
to all three songs all the way through on Mighty Aphrodite.

I have not yet seen or heard them LIVE, but from what I just heard on 
the site I would not go out of my way to do so except for the fact to 
see an all girl band, but if there was another band that I knew of on 
stage at the same time I would go see them instead.

What I just heard as representation of this band might well be good 
enough for getting them booked on a Preservation style OKOM Jazz 
jubilee festival but they simply ain't about to crank on no College 
Booking showcase and to go there sounding like that would be a great 
waste of their time and money.   I book college gigs and 90% of them 
would not even invite these ladies to play a free lunchtime concert in 
the cafeteria.

So before ya'll get all worked up about these nice young ladies being 
the next Louis Armstrong, or Dukes of Dixieland or even Preservation 
Hall Jazz Band, I would give them a few more years of hard work they 
just ain't all that,  at least not Yet.  They do however in all 
fairness sound like one of the better YOUTH bands that I have heard in 
the past three years.   Unfortunately they sound pretty much like their 
teacher or mentor's dixieland band.

No Fire in the Belly, nothing exciting at all,  no seasoned life 
experience flowing thru the instruments and or arrangements, simply 
sounds like another tired old Pizza parlor style dixieland band to my 
ears.   And I assure you I am greatly disappointed to say that as I was 
expecting a lot more form all the hype I have been reading about them 
lately.   As a matter of fact almost no Feeling in their music at all.  
  Sorry guys but they just don't do anything for this Agent, I would not 
offer them to any of my clients, at least not yet.   They are right 
where they belong at this point in time, on the Dixieland Jazz Circuit 
with all the regional bands.   If it were not for them being attractive 
ladies they would not have traveled far past Vancouver me thinks.

Now of course that is just MY opinion and ya'll are all welcome to your 
own.

Cheers,

Tom Wiggins  10/31/2006



-----Original Message-----
From: Gluetje1 at aol.com
To: barbonestreet at earthlink.net; lpbriody at yahoo.com; 
dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com
Sent: Tue, 31 Oct 2006 5:45 PM
Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] The Ultimate Showcase?


International????  Mighty Aphrodite is from Vancouver, BC.  Can  hear 
three
of their
selections at this My Space.  They certainly put their own stamp on
tunes--I'm thinking especially of Bir Mir Bist du Shoen.
>_http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friend
id=27
670911_
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d=27670911)
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Ginny

In a message dated 10/31/2006 5:34:09 P.M. Central Standard Time,
barbonestreet at earthlink.net writes:

national
success OUTSIDE the small world of OKOM. . . . IF . .  .





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