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

[Hal Vickery]

After taking a year off to have some surgery done, I'll be back this year with my son and his soon-to-be-new wife.  They're getting married a week from tomorrow and are heading to Elkhart with the old man six days later.  I like the more varied lineup they have this year.  It's fun to hear players get together who normally wouldn't play together, and there are already a few sets that I'm thinking are "must hear."

I definitely will "see you there."

Hal Vickery
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Lowell Busching<mailto:verbose at daktel.com> 
  To: Hal Vickery<mailto:hvickery_80 at msn.com> 
  Cc: Dixieland Jazz Mailing List<mailto:dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com> 
  Sent: Friday, June 12, 2009 2:39 AM
  Subject: [Dixielandjazz] Upcoming Elkhart Jazz Festival. (Verbosely speaking)


  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<http://www.elkhartjazzfestival.com/>  or 1-899-597-7627

  See you in Elkhart?

  Lowell  aka Mad dog


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