[Dixielandjazz] New YOUNG Dixieland Band in Philadelphia Atrea.

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I have been noticing some coverage of a "young" jazz band in the San Francisco/San Jose area in the alternative press - Emperor Norton's Jazz Band. They are doing mostly traditional songs but also adapting pop-rock to the OKOM style. They play in venues that don't normally have this kind of music.
 More at http://emperornortonsjazzband.com/

I have not had a chance to hear them live, but the few Youtubes are pretty good!

Dave Richoux 

On Apr 10, 2011, at 9:10 AM, Stephen G Barbone <barbonestreet at earthlink.net> wrote:

> There is a new YOUNG Dixieland Band gigging in the Philadelphia / South New Jersey Area. Perseverance Jazz Band. Today they are playing at the Cape May (NJ) Trad Jazz Society event. They also work other venues such as Elena's Soul Lounge where a young audience congregates.
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> They've just posted a bunch of you tubes so if you want to hear them go to:
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> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxUd74yBQ7c
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> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NzHeSfG3YfM
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> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1dfw8dTyeM  (lots of energy on this one)
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> No, the audience for OKOM is not going to come back to what it was BUT, it is increasing, at least here in the Philadelphia area. In part because some really YOUNG kids are starting to play the music in venues where kids hang out. And at street festivals, municipal gigs etc. We now have 2 YOUNG Dixieland bands gigging as much as they want to, and more perhaps than some of the old fart bands around the country who insist that the young do not like this music.
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> Cheers,
> Steve Barbone
> www.myspace.com/barbonestreetjazzband
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