[Dixielandjazz] Jim Petri

[Ken Mathieson]

Hi Marek,

Jim Petrie is still to the fore and playing in Edinburgh with the Diplomats 
of Jazz.  He is indeed a fine 1920s-style small-group trumpeter and has a 
fantastic repertoire of classic material. I also agree with you that he 
leaves most other UK trumpeters of that idiom at the post. But then the UK 
scene has always been heavily slanted towards the London scene to the 
exclusion of many fine players who happen to live elsewhere.

Cheers,

Ken Mathieson


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Marek Boym" <marekboym at gmail.com>
To: "Ken Mathieson" <ken at kenmath.free-online.co.uk>; 
<Dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2010 2:19 PM
Subject: Jim Petri


> Hi Ken,Any idea whatever happend to Jim Petri?
> Some years ago a jazz pen pal of mine enquired whom did I consder the
> best British New Orleans style trumpeter, and extolled the relative
> virtues of Phil Mason and Sonny Morris.
>
> My reply was "Jim Petri," but I drew a blank.
>
> I listened to the Diplomats of Jazz yesterday, and to George Penman's
> with Jim subbing for the regular trumpeter, and my feeling has been
> reinforced.
>
> With kind regards,
> Marek


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