[Dixielandjazz] Sweet Dixie & Le Dixieband at Montreal Jazz Festival

[David Richoux]

Steve,

I think Marek and I were looking at the links provided (or as guessed  
at by Google) for this year's festival. Seems like maybe the webmaster  
didn't try too hard for better info about the bands in question. (That  
can easily happen with that many listings.)

When I search on [ "Sweet Dixie" Canada ] the closest correct I think  
I am getting is:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8u-GGK5F_Q&feature=channel_page but  
there is not much info there.
(But plain "Sweet Dixie" goes to a US vocal group predominantly.)

Nothing other than an address (or the photo and paragraph you mention)  
for "Le Dixieland,"  and I was not knocking "Cocktail Jazz" at all!

Dave Richoux

On Jun 17, 2009, at 7:35 PM, Stephen G Barbone wrote:

> There seems to be some miss-information floating around about  
> certain bands at the Montreal Jazz Festival: For example, Sweet  
> Dixie was called "a country group",  Le Dixieband was called a vocal  
> group and Montreal Dixie was dissed for playing cocktail music by  
> list-mates.
>
> FYI, below are the official Montreal Jazz Festival bios of Sweet  
> Dixie and Le Dixieband. Also. their photo of Le Dixieband shows a  
> traditional trumpet, trombone clarinet, banjo, tuba, drums line up.  
> Hardly a vocal group. The photo of Sweet Dixie shows the same  
> instrumentation except that a double bass replaces the tuba.
>
> Sweet Dixie
> When the itch hits and your feet start twitching into a two-step,  
> you must be hearing the call of Sweet Dixie. With Pierre Perron  
> leading the parade of clarinet and sax, every day is Fat Tuesday on  
> the esplanade! Take a trip through the vivid colours and  
> unforgettable Dixieland sounds of New Orleans.
> Le Dixieband
> All aboard for New Orleans! America's most exotic city endures, and  
> these seasoned musicians from Lac Saint-Jean celebrate its  
> repertoire of jazz classics. Their explosive energy and bonhomie  
> remind us all of what makes the Crescent City swing and survive,  
> from its wild past to its life-affirming present.
> Also, below is the official bio of Montreal Dixie. IMO, the fact  
> that they also interpret jazz standards, Latin Jazz and Cocktail  
> Swing is simply an indication of the breadth of their musicianship.  
> It appears that they are "working musicians" who do other things  
> besides play at Festivals. As any working musician will tell you,  
> they too have been known to interpret jazz standards, latin jazz and  
> cocktail swing. (at weddings etc.) Their photo shows drums, helicon,  
> trombone, saxophone, trumpet. This is the same, no chord  
> instrumentation, that I worked with in a marching Dixieland Band gig  
> (15 months) at the Showboat Casino in Atlantic City, except that I  
> played clarinet instead of saxophone.
>
> Montreal Dixie
> Before forming Montréal Dixie and launching five extensive tours,  
> the members of this quintet performed on cruise ships, sailing the  
> seven seas of music. Along with their crowd-pleasing repertoire of  
> traditional Dixieband, the group interprets jazz standards, Latin  
> jazz and cocktail swing.
>
> IMO, all 3 bands above qualify as OKOM.
>
> Cheers
>
> Steve Barbone
>
> www.myspace.com/barbonestreetjazzband
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