[Dixielandjazz] Dave Frishberg - Was - For some great reading

[Stephen G Barbone]

> From: "Robert Ringwald" <rsr at ringwald.com> wrote:
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> Dave Frishberg
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> www.DaveFrishberg.net

For those who might have read his biography,  I would add:

Circa late 1950s early 60s Dave was very active in the jazz scene in  
the New York City metropolitan area. And, among other genres, he was  
playing Dixieland.

Dave played, regularly with Ken Butterfield's Beale Street Stompers  
for about a year. That band was:

Carl Wilhelm - trombone (went on to become principal trombone  
Pittsburgh symphony)

Ken Butterfield - Trumpet (went on to a very successful law career on  
Long Island)

Steve Barbone - clarinet (retired from his day gig in 1992 and has  
played with the Barbone Street Jazz Band in Philadelphia area ever  
since).

Dick Sherman - Drums - (retired from a successful Law career on Long  
Island and has played Dixieland every Thursday for the past 40 years  
at the Donnell Branch N.Y. C public Library with folks like Ed Polcer,  
James Lincoln Collier et al.

Chuck Traeger - Bass - (was house bassist at Nick's in NYC, played  
with Condon, Bechet, Bunk Johnson, Pee Wee Erwin & Russell, Wilber et  
al. Wrote a highly acclaimed book on bass repair and bass sound  
production. Retired in Yulan NY)

Dave Frishberg - piano. ( a wonderful jazz pianist at the time,  
Dixieland and straight ahead, now a very successfully song writer in  
California, or  maybe Oregon?)

Dave was a great Dixieland pianist who put some modern touches into  
the mix much to our delight. He was also a wonderful person, great  
sense of humor, with a desire to make his living in musical performance.

Dick, Ken and I went to Law School together back then besides working  
Friday and Saturday nights at the Melody Lounge in NYC from 9 PM to  
3:30AM and other gigs on Sundays and Wednesdays.

Ah youth. <grin>

Cheers,
Steve Barbone
www.myspace.com/barbonestreetjazzband