[Dixielandjazz] For those who might be interested in John Kirby... Ghost Train Orchestra

[Stan Brager]

Thanks for posting about the Ghost Train Orchestra and its interest in
keeping alive the incredible music of John Kirby, Raymond Scott, Alec Wilder
and Reginald Forsythe. They wrote and performed music which was not strictly
jazz, popular or classical but an amalgam of all three.

Stan

> -----Original Message-----
> From: david richoux [mailto:domitype at gmail.com]
> Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2012 12:40 AM
> To: DJML Jazz
> Cc: Dixieland Jazz Mailing List
> Subject: [Dixielandjazz] For those who might be interested in John
> Kirby... Ghost Train Orchestra
> 
> There is a group of youngish musicians who have been playing
> interesting 1930s music with a touch of modern influences. Their latest
> project is some arrangements of John Kirby's takes on classical music.
> I have the first Ghost Train recording and I thought it was quite good.
> 
> They are looking for donations to help this project via KickStarter -
> there is more info and a few video clips of some of their works in
> progress here:
> http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/345148287/ghost-train-orchestra-
> book-of-rhapsodies/posts
> 
> I have made contributions to some other musical projects and events
> with KickStarter - I think it is a good way to support OKOM! Even a
> small donation helps a lot (and you will get some rewards...)
> 
> David Richoux