[Dixielandjazz] Galvanized Jazz Band Alert! (Note Yankee Clipper day change this week)

Tue Apr 26 04:14:19 PDT 2011

 Galvanized Jazz Band Alert!

Hi GJB Fans,

                        April 25, 2011

(Note: Yankee Clipper Day Change to Thursday, this week only, see below)

Sad News: GJB fan Bob Wheeler, wife of long time GJB fan Gayle Wheeler,
passed away on April 16th.   Bob and Gayle both ran the The Great CT Trad
Jazz
Fest Jazz Camp not too long ago.   Burial was private.   There will be a
memorial service, to be announced later.   Gayle's address is 203 King
Street,
East Hartford, CT 06108.

Two Fund Raisers (below) Saturday May 7th, Kentucky Derby Day, with Skip
Hughes and the GJB!

3-5:30 at Folly Farm, 75 Hartford Road, Simsbury, for the Ron Foley
Pancreatic Cancer Foundation. It's Ron's Run for the Roses, with guest host
Jerry
Christopher, food, drink, live auction, and more!   For tickets and info, go
to www.ronsrun.org.

6:30-9:30 at the Hartford Golf Club, 134 Norwood Road, West Hartford for
the Cedar Hill Cemetery Foundation.   Food, drink, live auction, and more!
For
tickets and info, contact Mellissa Craig at 860-956-3311 or
mcraig at cedarhillcemetery.org.   Tickets are $150 per person or $1,000 for a
table of 10.

A New Orleans Jamboree, with the Galvanized Jazz Band!  Friday, May 13th,
7-9:30PM, Unitarian Society of New Haven, 700 Hartford Turnpike, Hamden,
featuring trombonist Ben Griffin and vocalist Cynthia Fabian!!   Tickets are
$15ea for adults, $5 for children, $40 family max, under 5 yrs free.   Free
child care and youth activities on site.   Light snacks and soft drinks are
free.   Beer and wine sold by the glass.   Table seating and large DANCE
FLOOR.
 Chances to win prizes.   For advanced tickets, send check payable to USNH
at 700 Hartford Tpk, Hamden, CT 06517.   Tickets may be purchased or picked
up at the door on May 13th after 6pm. For more info, go to www.usnh.org, or
call Terry Vidal at 203-499-8422, or email Terry at  tvidal.tv at gmail.com.

The great SAMMY RIMINGTON at Bill's Seafood!   Sunday, May 15th, 3:30-7:00.
Joining Sammy will be Jerry Zigmont, Jimmy Mazzy, Bill Sinclair and John
Russell.   Don't miss this ONE TIME performance of one of the finest New
Orleans Jazz reedmen in the world!   And then, head over to Aunt Chilada's,
below, to hear Ian Frenkel with the GJB!

The GJB will be at Aunt Chilada's, 3931 Whitney Ave, Hamden, SUNDAY, May
15th, 6:30-9 (THE THIRD SUNDAY OF EVERY MONTH) with Tom Artin-trombone,
Cynthia Fabian-vocals, Ian Frenkel-piano, Noel Kaletsky and Russ
Whitman-reeds,
Art Hovey-bass, Fred Vigorito-cornet, Bob Bequillard-drums, Joel Schiavone
-banjo, a 9 piece band!  Don't miss the hot Jazz, great food, and dancing
too!
No cover, no minimum!   Call 203-230-4640 for reservations.

GJB IN CONCERT, with Skip Hughes! Tuesday, May 17, 7:30-8:30 PM, at the
beautiful Nelson Hall at Elim Park, 150 Cook Hill Road, Cheshire, CT. And
it's
free!   For details and reservations, check out their Web site:
www.nelsonhallelimpark.org, or call 203-699-5495.

Mark your calendars!   Sunday, June 5th, 6:30-9PM, The Beachhead Restaurant
in East Haven, a special one-time Galvanized Jazz Band performance
featuring Noel Kaletsky-clarinet and Dirck Spicer-vibes.   It's a tribute to
the
music of Benny Goodman and Lionel Hampton!   Call 203-469-5450 now for
dinner
reservations, space limited.   Listen to our Air Mail Special CD for a
little
taste of what to expect!

The Great Connecticut Traditional Jazz Festival, celebrating its 25th
anniversary, is presenting a One-Day Jazz & Blues Extravaganza   at the
Sheraton
4 Points Hotel, Meriden, CT!   It's July 30, 2011, with the Galvanized Jazz
Band, the Heartbeat Jazz Band, the CT Festival Jazz Band, the Midiri
Brothers, and Blues bands (TBA) too.   It's trad Jazz from 3-9PM, and Blues
from
5-12 midnight, all for $30 before July 30, $35 at the door, and dancing too!
Food and drinks available at the hotel. The Board is continuing to work at
building its Sponsor base in order to come back in 2012 with a tremendous
kick-off to our second 25 years!   If you would like to help, or know
someone
who might like to help, call 1-800-HOT-EVENT (1-800-468-3836), or email Ray
Ross at rross92239 at sbcglobal.net, or Ken Chant at kcjazz2001 at yahoo.com.
Keep an eye on the website (www.greatctjazz.org) and Facebook page for the
latest!”
GJB CDs…Please check our web site, http://www.galvanizedjazz.com for
details on how and what to order, or you can order by phone, 203-453-5916,
or by
email, vigorjazz at aol.com, $15, post paid.

The Heartbeat Jazz Band, with special guest John Clark, this Thursday,
continues their weekly Jazz Lunch gig every Wednesday, 12 noon to 1:30PM at
the
Yankee Clipper Restaurant, 157 West Main Street, Niantic, CT (860-739-9634).
Just take exit 72 off I95, left on 156, 1 mile on left just past Rocky Neck
State Park, and you're there! The band will also be at Olivers in Essex on
Thursday, May 5th, 7-9:30PM, with Ben Griffin and Skip Hughes!   Remember,
it's the first Thursday of every month! Contact leader Bill Logozzo at
Bill at nutmegchrome.com or http://www.heartbeatjazzband.net for details.

Help the Hot Steamed Jazz Fest, and remember a friend or family member.

Jean Hadley is once again soliciting for the Hot Steamed "Remembrance"
program page.   If you would like to remember a former friend, fan, loved
one or
musician, just contact Jean M. Hadley, P.O. Box 153, Northford, CT 06472,
(203) 250-8881, email: jeanhadley at webtv.net.

WWW.OKOM.COM <http://www.okom.com/>
Make sure you check out this wonderful web site, for Our Kind Of Music,
with our good friend Bruce McNichols, OKOM's Program Director!

~Marce Enright…has a great web site with all you'd like to know about NEW
ENGLAND TRADITIONAL JAZZ PLUS.   Check out her web site: www.nejazz.com.

~Jeff Barnhart is everywhere.   Visit him at:  http://www.jeffbarnhart.com,
or contact him at mysticrag at aol.com.

~JIM FRYER: He's a busy guy, with a great web site.   Check it out to see
his playing schedule and recordings, http://www.jfryer.com.

~Scott Kahn (bass) is getting around. Email him for performance dates at
scevka at netzero.com.

~Pierce Campbell: continues the Funky Butt Jazz Band tradition.   Check out
http://www.piercecampbell.com.

Need your piano tuned, by a professional Jazz musician?   Just call Bill
Sinclair at 203-261-3208, or Email him at: booboo_1940 at yahoo.com.

For more details, just go to our award winning web site,
http://www.galvanizedjazz.com

See you soon!   Thanks for your support!

Fred Vigorito-The Galvanized Jazz Band!
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