[Dixielandjazz] Tony Spair - Small World

[Stephen G Barbone]

Dear Listmates:

Remember the Tony Spair thread from a year ago? Did he exist? Here's a  
note from his daughter. Small world.


Dear Mary Ann:

Thank you for the kind words.

I will be honored to meet you tomorrow night at the Music Pier. I will  
be there from about 7 PM for the 7:30 sound check and through the end  
of the concert. I am looking forward to meeting and talking with you,  
Please come up and say hello to the silver haired clarinet player,  
(me) before the concert, during the break between the two sets, or  
afterwards.

Yes indeed, I remember your dad. He was a wonderful trumpeter and a  
wonderful man. I saw and talked to him at Nick's a few times way back  
when we were both young men. <grin>

And John Coates? You took lessons from a GREAT jazz pianist who I had  
the good fortune to gig with a few times. If there is a piano (we use  
amplified guitar for the chord instrument) on  the stage, please sit  
in with us for a number. The old boys, and young girl,  in the band  
would be delighted.

Cheers,
Steve Barbone
www.myspace.com/barbonestreetjazzband


On Aug 30, 2010, at 10:55 AM, Mary Ann Spair wrote:

> Hello Stephen,
>
> You don't know me but I am Mary Ann Spair daughter of Tony Spair  
> jazz trumpeter from Trenton, New Jersey who played at Nicks in New  
> York and several other renowned clubs in our area.
> I saw something for the first time on the internet last week from  
> 2009... a message involving Johnny Varro, Bob Ringwald, Jim Butler  
> and you and found it amusing when you answered Jim that my Dad did  
> exist!
> I am coming to the concert tomorrow night in Ocean City and would  
> love to meet you for just a minute either before or after the concert.
> I personally took piano lessons from John Coates for 13 hears and  
> almost went to Juilliard instead of pharmacy school!
> I listened to a sampling of your music and it was greater than  
> great. I cannot tell you what it will mean to me to sit in your  
> audience and listen first hand!
>
> Hoping to meet with you tomorrow, time willing.
>
> Mary Ann
> Mary Ann Spair, R.Ph., CCP, CDE
> Executive Director, PNE