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

[Marek Boym]

Hi,
The 27 second take is not much, but "related videos" give better
examples of Sweet Dixie.
The "coctail swing" bit was, I believe, at the motreal official site.
To me, this still sounds like the definition of Muzak.

I don't know how Ascona has developed, but it used to be a two week
affair.  Anyway, even though it does not stick to New orleans anymore,
it must be among the biggest OKOM festivals (wish I could got there;
the trouble is taht one must make the decision long in advance to get
accommodation.

Cheers

On 18/06/2009, David Richoux <tubaman at tubatoast.com> wrote:
> 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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