[Dixielandjazz] Monterey Dixieland

[Fr M J (Mike) Logsdon]

Thank you, Steve, for this notice!  I don't do DM anymore, but it's close
enough to home for me to thank you for bringing attention to it!,
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Etc,

Fr M J (Mike) Logsdon, Vicar-general
North American Old Roman Catholic Church (Utrecht Succession)
Archdiocese of California
www.naorc.org


> -----Original Message-----
> From: dixielandjazz-bounces at ml.islandnet.com
> [mailto:dixielandjazz-bounces at ml.islandnet.com]On Behalf Of Steve
> Barbone
> Sent: Friday, February 23, 2007 7:03 PM
> To: DJML
> Subject: [Dixielandjazz] Monterey Dixieland
>
>
> They may call it Jazz Bash by the Bay, but there is still "Dixieland
> Monterey" in the title (see http:www.dixieland-monterey.com.) And in the
> below write-up in the Salinas Californian.
>
> Cheers,
> Steve Barbone
>
> Dixieland Monterey is almost here
>
> Mardi Gras may be over, but there's still time to kick up your heels and
> enjoy New Orleans-style music.
>
> The 27th annual Dixieland Monterey is set for next weekend with 20 bands
> playing some of the best Dixieland jazz, ragtime and swing music this side
> of Elkhorn Slough. The place is the Monterey Conference Center and Portola
> Plaza Hotel as well as nearby venues like the Golden State Theatre.
>
>  
> I've only missed one of these festivals. That was 11 years ago when my dad
> turned 80 and I dashed up to the Seattle area to help him celebrate.
>
> I've loved this style of music since the first time I picked up a horn in
> the mid-1950s. And having spent nine years behind, under and around tubas,
> it finds a place in your DNA and stays there.
>
> >From the first time a caveman or cavewoman banged two rocks
> together, people
> have been making music of sorts. Dixieland is a true American art form. It
> had its birth in the South among black musicians and evolved into the cool
> jazz you hear at the Monterey Jazz festival.
>
> I like them both, but there's something about a wailing clarinet and a
> plunking banjo that embraces my soul. And hearing the great groups play at
> Dixieland Monterey makes me want to pull all those trumpets I
> bought on eBay
> out of the closet.
>
> Among the groups scheduled to perform this year are:
>
> *    Blue Street, aka The Bad Boys of Dixieland, from Fresno.
> *    Igor's Jazz Cowboys
> *    Jazz Birds, an all-female quartet
> *    Mighty Aphrodite, a smart and sassy all-woman jazz band.
> *    Titan Hot 7, one of the best groups ever, featuring honored musician,
>      clarinetist Bob Draga.
> *    Your Father's Mustache
> *    Titanic Jazz Band, a traditional group from Southern California.
>
> There will be youthful musicians there, too. Four bands of young
> people will
> perform: Barkin' Dawg Jazz Band, Muskrat Ramblers, Santa Clara Swing and
> Raisin Babies.
>
> If you're into swing dancing, there's not a better place to
> practice it next
> weekend. The ballrooms at the Portola Plaza Hotel make space available
> during the performances, with plenty of room for aerials and high kicks.
>
> Event badges are $90 for the entire festival, $40 for Friday and
> Sunday and
> $55 for Saturday. Call 633-5053 for information. In Salinas you
> can buy them
> in advance at The Works and Gadsby's.
>
> If you're a young musician and want to learn more about Dixieland
> music, the
> festival offers a free clinic at 10 a.m. March 3 in the Bonsai Room of the
> conference center. It's free to students through grade 12, and you can get
> into all of the shows free with a valid I.D. card.
>
> And don't forget the Sunday morning gospel sets, starting at 9 a.m. This
> year's featured groups are Blue Street, In the De Anza Room, and
> Igor's Jazz
> Cowboys at the Golden State Theatre, followed by Big Mama Sue at
> 10:30 a.m.
>
> You can pull down a schedule of the entire festival and learn more at
> www.dixieland-monterey.com.
>
> If you're feeling a little gloomy, this music will bring you pure
> joy, put a
> smile on your face and get your toes tappin'
>
>
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