[Dixielandjazz] Marty Grosz

[Marek Boym]

Unfortunately, I could not make Balckpool then, but a bunch of my
friends did.  The Swing Party took place in the local Hilton - not
really my cup of tea, but  I would have liked to be there.  One of
them has videos - not very good, but what music!
Cheers

On 10 December 2010 20:27, Steve Voce <stevevoce at virginmedia.com> wrote:
> Seeing Marty is inevitably an experience to put one in a great humour. But
> then he's a jazz humorist in the best tradition of Slim Gaillard, Eddie
> Condon and Jack Sheldon.
> A few years ago, at a jazz festival in Blackpool (England), he and Ken
> Peplowski struck sparks off each other and as a result worked up a comedy
> act which is hilarious.
> If you see them billed on the same programme you should do your damndest to
> get to hear them.
> It was years ago, but I remember that Ken said that the night before Marty
> had been showing him his techniques for pulling the birds (English slang for
> picking up girls).
> Ken wasn't sure about some of Marty's lines - like 'These are all my own
> teeth, you know...'
> Marty said that last time he was in Blackpool he'd met a girl that he'd
> never forget.
> 'I'm still seeing the doctor,' he said.
>
> Steve Voce
>
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