[Dixielandjazz] Young Kids in Big Bands

[Marek Boym]

Mentioning local pros reminds me of the BAnd BG brought to Stockholm
(probably other places as well) in  1970.  Made up almost entirely of
British musicians, it was the first band to match the quality of the
old bands, or at least - those that recorded "The Benny Goodman
Story."  And that was  few years since BG had a really good band.
Cheers

On 13 March 2011 17:47, Stephen G Barbone <barbonestreet at earthlink.net> wrote:
> Great points by Kash and Bob Ringwald. Also, many of the big bands today
> travel with only 2 or 3 regulars like the chord instrument, plus horn
> soloist and drummer. Then they hire the local pros in what ever city they
> visit to fill in and play the charts. The young guys love to do this as they
> possess the reading skills and the technique to cut the gigs and will work
> for scale.
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> A while back I gigged opposite Tito Puente Jr. who had a 14 piece latin
> dance band at the event in Delaware. His band is based in Miami. He brought
> himself and 3 members of that band. The other 10 were local Washington DC
> musicians, young and fiery, who read the charts for the gig.
>
> Also, lets not forget that when Louis Armstrong was 21, he was a sensation
> with King Oliver and by 23 or 24, starring with Fletcher Henderson and by
> the time he was 25, was changing the way jazz was played with the Hot 5.
>
> IMO, it is the young who are leading the way in jazz. (and always have)
>
> Cheers,
> Steve Barbone
> www.myspace.com/barbonestreetjazzband
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