[Dixielandjazz] banjoists

[Ministry of Jazz]

Shalom Bill,

For a number of years I was the only tenor banjo player in Israel. Finally I
got a student and taught him to play, and now we have formed a Dixieland
band with him as the banjoist and me on brass. We're also working on forming
a banjo band. We have a plectrum player who moved here last year, but we're
in Jerusalem and he's in Tel Aviv, about an hour's drive apart, though it
seems much farther since Israel is such a small country in the first place.

As other listmates have suggested, I also billed myself as the best banjo
player in Israel, and my student is the worst one!

Have fun!

Elazar Brandt
Dr. Jazz Dixieland Band
Tekiya Trumpet Ensemble
Jerusalem, Israel
www.israel.net/ministry-of-jazz
+972-2-679-2537



-----Original Message-----
From: Bill Allen [mailto:ballen at deltapathology.com]
Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2007 11:27 PM
To: dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com
Subject: [Dixielandjazz] banjoists


Hello, all!

I'm a tenor banjoist from Shreveport, LA, and feel awfully isolated because
I'm the only tenor banhjoist i know! I would welcome correspondance from
other banjo players.

Bill Allen