[Dixielandjazz] Dixieland in Northern Michigan

[Marek Boym]

So Reinhart has replaced Tom Pletcher?  Whatever happened to him?
Had you phoned me, I'd have joinde you on that drink, even though I
haven't any Cardhu in my liquor cabinet (but I have Glen Morangie).
cheers

On 11/02/2008, Don Ingle <dingle at nomadinter.net> wrote:
> Stephen G Barbone wrote:
> > Hey Don, are things warming up in snowy Michigan?
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Steve Barbone
> >
> > Dixieland endures in TC with new society
> > BY CYMBRE FOSTER Special to the Record-Eagle
> >
> > Recently formed society holds concert today at Elks Club
> > TRAVERSE CITY -- A group of Dixieland jazz lovers has decided to keep
> > this upbeat musical style alive and well in northern Michigan.
> >
> > Bob Core was lamenting the end of the Dixieland Devotionals Sundays at
> > the Presbyterian Church in Traverse City last summer when he came up
> > with an idea.
> >
> > "It was after one of the last Dixieland Devotionals and I was talking
> > with some friends and bemoaning the fact that we wouldn't hear this
> > again for another 11 months and we decided to get together and form a
> > club," he recalled.
> >
> > Core met with fellow jazz lovers John Meyers, Jim Rowlett and Marge
> > and Jack Anderson. Together, they formed the Cherryland Jazz Society,
> > an informal group that began meeting late last year to brainstorm ways
> > to bring Dixieland and other traditional jazz to the area.
> >
> > "The idea is for the preservation, promotion and enjoyment of
> > Dixieland, ragtime and New Orleans jazz," explained Rowlett.
> >
> > The group plans to promote traditional jazz through a number of
> > avenues, said Core.
> >
> > "We'll sponsor programs with local and visiting bands, help encourage
> > venues for local bands, provide audiences for musicians and publish a
> > periodic newsletter with jazz schedules, musician biographies,
> > information like that," he said. "We also want to help musicians who
> > enjoy it form bands and we want to work with schools to interest
> > students in this original American art form."
> >
> > The Society is sponsoring its second Dixieland concert today at the
> > Elks Club in Traverse City. The Backroom Gang, a longstanding band in
> > the area, will be playing. More than 200 Dixieland fans attended the
> > jazz society's first concert in November.
> >
> > Rowlett, who doesn't consider himself a musician, said that he joined
> > the society simply because he loves the music.
> >
> > And he's not alone.
> >
> > Dixieland, a typically upbeat music, was born from an amalgamation of
> > blues, ragtime and a brass band tradition in the late teens to early
> > 1920s in New Orleans. It spread from there to other cities such as
> > Chicago and New York. It remains a beloved art form today.
> >
> > "It's the only truly American creation in the world of music, that's
> > one of the things that makes it so special," said Rowlett.
> >
> > "People that like it probably don't even know why. But it has this
> > happy, exciting beat and if you like it you like it."
> >
> > Tickets for the evening event are $15 and include a Cajun buffet,
> > which starts at 5 p.m. The band will open around 6. Tickets can be
> > purchased in advance or will be available at the door, though
> > organizers suggest purchasing tickets early. Call the Elks Club at
> > 946-6171 for reservations.
> >
> > For more information about the concert or the Cherryland Jazz Society
> > call Core at 947-9415.
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> Since  you asked, Steve: Life in the frozen north is the same old, same
> old. But then I am here by choice so no complaints.
> It was a cheery time last night at -17 F. but who cared. My wife baked
> me a birthday cake (my 77th), we uncorked some fine wine and I polished
> off the evening with a fine dram or several of  Cardhu. True -- did not
> venture out since it was a night that would strike fear into the hearts
> of brass monkeys. Winds had wind chifll at -43 F. Ahh...the true North
> Country has returned. So much for global warning.
> Listened to a DVD I burned off of a set  in Sacramento 1992 with the
> Sons of Bix. Randy Reinhart on cornet, John Harker clar and alto, Paul
> Woltz on bass sax, Sweden's Bert Dahlander (Hagar the Horrible) on
> drums, Rod McDonald guitar, myself on trombone, and Don Gibson on piano
> ( a fellow listee now near growing gills in relentlessly drenched
> Orgeon.) It was a kick ass band. Simon Stribling, from OZ, sat in on a
> couple tunes, and several times Randy grabbed my valve bone and stuck me
> on cornet and we had a hoot trading chases on a few tunes.
> The rhythm section comped wonderfully  well, and I had forgetten about
> that festival set until digging out a cassette to burn off on MP3..
> So, what matter the  weather? We're going to get whatever Manitou sends
> our way in the Great Lake Country.
> With good wife Jean of 52 years -- many of them road years --  a good
> steak, a cake,and libations worthy of awe, we ignore the snow piles and
> drifts. I file my copy and photos by email,  the magazine checks come
> in, so just stay snug in our 90 year old shack and  wait for the
> steelhead runs to start.
> Ahh, yes ... life is good if you are still alive to take what comes.
> So much for life in the tundra and pines.
> Don Ingle
>
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