[Dixielandjazz] re-forming a band

Jon Stutler jon at jonstutler.com
Tue Feb 6 20:37:38 PST 2007


Any luck when you called the Union office to see who plays OKOM?

Thanks,
Jon Stutler , Razzmajazz    www.razzmajazz.com 
Office/Mobile 817-233-4149
 
 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gary Kiser [mailto:gary at kiser.org]
> Sent: Tuesday, February 06, 2007 3:59 PM
> To: DJML
> Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] re-forming a band
> 
> You might check with the last percussionist with the Chicago Symphony
> Orchestra.  He might need a gig or two.
> 
> - GHK
> 
> 
> Ron L wrote:
> > Listmates,
> >
> > The leader of the band I have been in for 23 years has moved away and
given
> > me the band.  Unfortunately, I'm the only one left in it.  The clarinet
> > player, a snowbird, retired, the drummer's wife retired him.  The piano
> > player is a snowbird and I'd like to get someone with a different style.
So
> > now I have to find replacements for these players and I don't want
people
> > who flee New England for Florida during the winter.
> >
> > 1.  I'd like opinions about the best way to find new people (I do have
some
> > things in mind)
> >
> > 2.  Are there members of this list in the Providence, RI area (roughly-
the
> > band was based there before so most contacts are in that area) who would
> > like to play in a Dixieland band?  I need cornet, piano, clarinet and
drums,
> > maybe banjo- we'd been doing without due to money issues.
> >
> > We usually play a few parades on a flat bed truck (no marching), and
arts in
> > the park type gigs.  I have at least one gig verbally lined up for the
end
> > of July and parades are fairly certain for Memorial Day and 4th of July.
> >
> > Ron L
> 
> 


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