[Dixielandjazz] Anyone see Treme on HBO?

[David M Richoux]

I thought the dirge by Treme Brass at the end was pretty darn  
traditional!   http://www.myspace.com/tremebrassband  has the current  
line-up of the band - they consider themselves to be "traditional."

There are still a few other bands playing in a more traditional NOBB  
style, but I read a comment on another list that the Olympia band is  
not playing very much (or at all.) Ever since the success of the Dirty  
Dozen and ReBirth bands, the move of younger bands (and some of the  
traditional older bands) has been towards more modern, riff, funk, and  
rap/hip-hop style performance.  I don't have a big problem with that,  
myself - if that is what works and gets people dancing after what they  
went through, let it roll!

Dave Richoux

On Apr 14, 2010, at 5:45 AM, Kent Murdick wrote:

> I was a bit disappointed  that there was no trad music being played,  
> just a lot of riff style playing.  The actual Treme  brass  band is   
> a trad band as I recall.  I sat in with them once.
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