[Dixielandjazz] Upcoming Elkhart Jazz Festival. (Verbosely speaking)

[Lowell Busching]

I have been away for a few weeks so if someone else on the DJML has 
posted the following artists list for the upcoming Elkhart Jazz Festival 
in Elkhart, Ind on June 26-28 you may feel free to delete this email. 
Otherwise there may be a few of you in the area, or able to get to this 
festival that may not have seen the full list as given in the latest 
American Rag or on their web site. of the invited musicians and bands.

This festival treats the musicians well enough that in the many years I 
have attended the number of no show musicians for other then 
transportation glitches is almost nil. There have been some scheduling 
SNAFU's but they are now at a minimum also.  The sound is done by 
professionals who actually seem to know what they are doing with 
"acoustic" music. :-)

As to be expected with the return of the original music director there 
are now a number of names in addition to our usual OKOM musicians that I 
do not  recognize. This used to be  at least half the fun of going to 
the Elkhart Festival. You never really knew what to expect, but almost 
without exception it worked!  I heard excellent musicians I had never 
heard before, and probably will never hear again. Most festival 
remaining today seem to be locked in on the same musicians list..

On piano.
Johnny Varro.
John Sheridan. 
Mary Green,
Joan Reynolds
Rossano Sportiello
Don Stille.


The brass
Bill and John Allred,
Dan Barrett,
Tom Bartlett,
Art Davis,
Lew Green,
Art Hoyle.,
Jon-Erick Kellso,
Russ Phillips,
Randy Rinehart,
Randy Sandke,
Warren Vache.

On guitar, and maybe banjo are
Howard Alden,
Joe Cohn,
Eddie Erickson,
Marty Grosz,
Jack Meilain,
Bucky Pizzarelli
Ken Salvo.

Bass are 
John Bany,
Joel Forbes,
Steve Ley,
Frank Tate
Darrel Tidaback.

Reeds are
Harry Allen,
Dave Bennett,
Dan Block,
Tim Cunningham,
Kim Cusack,
Vince Giordano,
Jeff Green,
Pat Mallingar,
 Ken Peplowski 
Allan Vache.

Drums  are
Joe Ascione,
Charlie Braugham,
Wayne Jones,
Arnie Kinsella,
Ed Metz, Jr,
Butch Miles 
Chuck Riggs.

Vocals, Tom Bartlett, Dave Bennet, Eddie Erickson, Marty Grosz, Rebecca 
Kilgore and Warren Vache!

Groups invited are
The Airmen of Note,
Harry Allen Quartet,
Bill Allred's Classic Jazz Band,
BED,
Dave Bennett Quartet,
Tim Cunningham and his group,
East Hubbard Street Jazz Band,
Jeff Green's International Jazz & Ragtime All Stars,
Red Rose Ragtime Jazz Band,
John Sheridan's Dream Band,
Truth in Jazz (local),
Vibernation (local) 
Yoshimi and Carolina Shout.

This is June 26-28.

Information at www.elkhartjazzfestival.com  or 1-899-597-7627

See you in Elkhart?

Lowell  aka Mad dog