[Dixielandjazz] BanjoJazz.com Newsletter WINTER 2008

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BANJOJAZZ NEWSLETTER WINTER 2008

New News

ISLAND MUSIC: BANJO & UKULELE
A NEW BAND AFTER 30 YEARS
CATCH THE BANJO SNOW TRAIN
IN THE NEWS: MUSIC REVIEW DON VAPPIE IN THE NY TIMES

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Aloha!
My wife, Laura, and I recently returned from a pleasant week in Lahaina, Maui. Here
we are on board the Pride of Maui  enjoying whale watching, Pina Colodas,  and the
sunset.
I recently have taken up the Ukulele and I purchased a nice PTOC-E Pono Tenor Cutaway
Electric Uke at Bounty Music [http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001NezY478MCKMPzZAIRfUtrzPoeshkmGR3OWLyAEeflTy1lFvAw4Nebt2SxUtymTCp-FvT0qbHtoaRnrt5-CVV4IFvKarAoEBa6dbcHVDIwaU=]
in Maui. I have
been enjoyng the soothing sounds of Israel Kamakawiwo'ole [http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001NezY478MCKMYpUmhYcmvUPGIP20FzAU_kqbGZBx2rThD1V2w5CtkCRFUVaVN86vqZbIpzKv8jA8EpmKZysq5bdWJlTT2za4peOBLgOWVdvPBgTfrVMJjzBBnA2rZOZV9Robi_-fN4EE=]
and the young talent of Jake Shimabukuro [http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001NezY478MCKN1rWQVjf42f3SyeNThwzu-QSQqtb2zg7-a9KEt0eylATBXKyhqeoD0bIqOJ6ga9c8KAm1QQpV5o5hbcjSYx-Pjzt6OP212P3FghZzUDTmP_1sDXdDgmGiNJSRxJ8YOz9w=].
I have also been performing with my good friends, John Stafford & Gary Neuman,
at the San Franciscan [http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001NezY478MCKOsGXy9KyIYWxGH5dq8B6NJZgXqiOQleufQvGAOvYvQIEX5tPa4QEOnIwPkZdXVKGmQo0SQzHm7DqA1pElefMSXj7upxeNvPP_GBa4EVALDCiCB_6VVCVBEC5rMzRz3viU=]in
Walnut Creek, CA. I would like to say,
"Mahalo", which is Hawaiian for thank you, to all of you who came out to see me 
in 2007. I look forward to seeing you all in 2008!
Aloha & Mahalo,
Jack Convery
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Upcoming Gigs

*Every Saturday in Feb.2008: Feb (2, 9,16, & 23), -San Franciscan [http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001NezY478MCKOsGXy9KyIYWxGH5dq8B6NJZgXqiOQleufQvGAOvYvQIEX5tPa4QEOnIwPkZdXVKGmQo0SQzHm7DqA1pElefMSXj7upxeNvPP_GBa4EVALDCiCB_6VVCVBEC5rMzRz3viU=]
Walnut Creek,CA Reservations recommended (music 6:30pm-9:30pm)
02/05-07/08, Reno,NV, - Banjo Snow Train [http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001NezY478MCKOf3tBM_QKrfO9RyTsoeblwPgyrh1BXjsoVpId-f18RM_r73e6-FB8_6GhcNPnR4JQCBunF_QI8HiM84pLVdo4mJsuH8RNBj_1QIDDTODnJzlXNQw1qAEsX]
Sunday, 02/24/08, Carmichael,CA - Sacramento Banjorama [http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001NezY478MCKPU62tyXq-VECM09zMncXo1WYVuFf15DtkUFyFoyM1A7EKDw6cPz3lFKP0m1HI-163eqkdgNwAoPcPk_in3AQs63BEHJceos92n0H-k5jDekA==]
03/14-15/08,Springfield, OH - Mid-Winter Banjorama [http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001NezY478MCKN__HBp1psSNkDpd1_0QmmH0Kz__H1e7DUfZFNBpaKjGMaPMUzcNATllSldwK9Z-ZMBMTQN99slQ2nD7TyNk97MXfjwqmTYuLNSOYw9gG-FmhIkc2LzA7-ywGCc4vrdzVLtjLDhJXz1zA==]
05/15-17/08, Tucson, AZ - AZ Banjo Blast [http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001NezY478MCKOFfLMUyZyLhJqWyJ1USBiv9bXmStjLcWirgFszchWyT-wfw96j8FntqzLe2lTYs61FLtTkwpMD44lQKwqQK-t0t36JaOXhgoDAHmkIE-2APXw88Xk_PJHn1uTaQ6CcRDs=]
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ISLAND MUSIC: BANJO & UKULELE

Eddie Peobody combined the banjo with island music long before it was popular  as
you can see in his 1940's short, Song of the Islands [http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001NezY478MCKPw0d20lnDS1YwwxeCGPtvnsHNTJ7vTI6HR7FvOoMttil9mkNDHGAsenq3VRw6N_7cplLjaC1fV17m0NUivu4sZwFGCvk342EcrzrsQn8Ta-kpHWg3qq5WKd_S4aBDVgKRqLVtXcM1pkfT14fjOVh0t5UcLhXWZY6I=]
 and Hula Heaven [http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001NezY478MCKO0oT6Hh1Yf9W4sd3yxv0g4BNqUyRSTzZu0JgIEn9gM5mMaX10P5n3XenRblNuR2v3tsWIHNw9xo1SElKxMdIo2PXUC7jmC5BEI2ViAQgvsmpNaKurrpZMXy-XfncfuLPRx9B1bdjXJhw==]
. I have recently found two ukulele artists who, if you do not know of them, I would
like to introduce to you. They are the young, talented Jake Shimabukuro performing
While My Guitar Gently Weeps [http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001NezY478MCKNQDfTdWIWJ5YYEOJiAXM4LFXhkQizKrzr2NdQJ_F__UkVAPnBTvBrrzf4dm7O9nI_qdP0Vkt_8U8ve_ZiBwkaGbS12QYbBEOOlt88g4ogVdZkXP-FqTB7UNAA84ITfc-J2NFNFE86oPELm0Hy9Jas2iuRH3j8I9Bg=]
and
the late, great
Israel Kamakawiwo'ole performing his now famous rendition of Over the Rainbow. [http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001NezY478MCKOc6GxPDGBBowyw826jkiIST9C1UmaZ__9D6iIxt6SYCTuuu03C4vAHjASoOvO_xsGZsZL6zNPVIcAQMs5I7e37dUcUfk_DnEhJMRcHxeF1LvzsYEb_3sZDmoQCJ77ltcMGzulyenvEpg==]
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A New Band after 30 Years

The first time I heard Gary Neuman play piano he was performing with the late Bill
Carlson at Petars in Lafayette, Ca.  The year was 1977.  I was a student at U C 
Berkeley and I was recording a jazz recording with John Stafford with our band, 
Jazzmen Tea  [http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001NezY478MCKNQsIVfyVhfMOXEjA5bMuklP7d2fdy7DuQrZhD-CRLrfPIzOL2VOos9rG-syOPKzGXxGAbLu_aOwCe76IJBlPYO6tx1cNYBTa2NaOwvcy7ZrpIqD0PInx8S].
Now, after 30 years, circumstances have reunited us as Jack Convery & Friends
and we will be performing every saturday night in February, 2008 at the San Franciscan.
 [http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001NezY478MCKOsGXy9KyIYWxGH5dq8B6NJZgXqiOQleufQvGAOvYvQIEX5tPa4QEOnIwPkZdXVKGmQo0SQzHm7DqA1pElefMSXj7upxeNvPP_GBa4EVALDCiCB_6VVCVBEC5rMzRz3viU=]
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Catch the 2008 Banjo Snow Train to Reno

Catch the 2008 Banjo Snow Train to Reno before it leaves the station!
Special Guest Charlie Tagawa
Price: $239/pp
PRICE INCLUDES:
Round-trip from Emeryville, Martinez, Suisun, Sacramento or Roseville to Reno.
Two nights deluxe Hotel Accommodations Harrahs East.
"Winner's Book" of Valuable Coupons, including meals, drinks & much more!
Afternoon Snack Served on Tuesday. Wednesday night banjo show & Jam
Deli Lunch served on return train.
All taxes
For more info contact Jack Convery 707-747-1004
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MUSIC REVIEW | 'KINGS OF THE CRESCENT CITY'

Way Up Yonder in Manhattan, Dreaming of Home
By NATE CHINEN
No one could ever accuse Jazz at Lincoln Center of giving short shrift to the jazz
legacy of New Orleans, especially as it pertains to Louis Armstrong. READ ON... 
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Please contact me regarding performances or to purchase CD's.  Better yet, click
 on buy a banjo cd  [http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001NezY478MCKP1BZFKTxn0hM-xWPQqS1KixXa4aIT0BgL17I8YKPpWF9GnLI_CcZHyB-52U21IUVd43KMhgNtQLCMg7lh1II7KO4BgA_dGmsyIfjF-Gzhyf3Ef64BUieWsU5rZuU9MBTtrd7Jwjc-4H0tI2X4hfc90BXkzlo6dBT-XG6HnVElMYw==]and
pick up some extras for friends and relatives.  Spread banjo music around the world!
Be well & do good work. Until next time.
Sincerely,
Jack Convery
banjojazz.com

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