[Dixielandjazz] Banjos and Brass St Louis---Update

[Gluetje1 at aol.com]

Hi Steve and All,
Wow is right.  I did not know the Chloe was in grave danger due to  being a 
student at Webster University.  I say that with a smile since  Webster 
University has a great faculty for contemporary jazz. so now I will lose  sleep 
nights over whether Chloe becomes corrupted.  You guys are  playing well and 
tight so perhaps you can prevent total corruption.
 
My claim to fame is that I was playing banjo at Chloe's first sit-in  
session with Dixieland at the San Diego Jazz Festival in 2005.  It was  a set 
late one morning with Dick Williams JazzSea Jammers.  She  "got it" instantly 
in that first set, was on saxophone at that time.  (I  just had another email 
from Joe Thompson saying she was on clarinet last  night.)  After that 
first session I talked to her in the ladies  restroom for a couple of minutes.  
She basically said that she just found  the ability to play this music 
seemed to come instinctively and automatically  from someplace inside, that she 
liked hearing it and "knew" she could play  it.
 
Thank goodness the weather report has improved for tomorrow's Rivermen  
concert.  Beth has also said that the club is bringing Noel Kaletsky in for  
the session and we know how much Red Lehr loves to play when Noel's on  board. 
 I hear Red say one day that he was ready to give up playing,  then he met 
Noel and was reborn, so to speak.
 
Since this discussion opened because of Chloe, let's bring up another  
youngster in a set with Lehr and Kaletsky, Adam Swanson, 16 at the time of the  
video.
>_http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wa8fT3Xslyc_ 
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wa8fT3Xslyc) <
 
Ginny 
 
 
 
 
 
In a message dated 12/11/2010 2:02:41 A.M. Central Standard Time,  
eupher61 at hotmail.com writes:

Wow.

Chloe Feoranzo sat in with us tonight.  She's a  student at Webster 
University, not far from The Sands, where Banjos and Brass  plays weekly.  (no, not 
weakly.)

Chloe's reputation certainly  proceeded her, and I don't think the 
reputation is nearly strong enough.   Goodness, that girl can play!

Jaws were dropping, and closing back to  huge smiles all through the 
restaurant.  Chloe has a whole new set of  fans.  We're fortunate that she's in St 
Louis, and also that she's into  OKOM.  I look forward to following her 
career, and to playing many sets  with Chloe.  If you haven't had the chance to 
catch her at a festival  yet, you're missing a great sound, and you'll be 
rewarded once you  do.

(Damn kids.  Playing so much better than I did at that  age.  
Sheesh.....Get off my lawn!) :)

Banjos and Brass is Bobby  Grimm, Al Lehmann, and Larry Dodd, Banjos...Pat 
Arana, Trombone, and Steve  Hoog, Tuba.  Some regular guests add fun every 
week, and surprise  visitors make it all the better.  

Thanks to Beth Schweitzer for  coming out, and bringing her family.  See 
you again soon, Beth!   (Yeah, Sunday....I know)

Sunday Dec 12 is the St Louis Jazz Club  Christmas Party, featuring Red 
Lehr and the St Louis Rivermen.  Rumor has  it that Jean Kittrell will make an 
appearance and sing a bit.  I hope  that's true....

steve  hoog