[Dixielandjazz] Bunny Berigan Jazz Jubilee

[Julie Flemming]

 News Release.

Bunny Berigan Jazz Jubilee
Features Guest Artist Steve Lilley
 
      The Bunny Berigan Jazz Jubilee will take
place in Fox Lake, WI, on May 16, 17 & 18, 2014. For the first time in 40
years of honoring the great “Bunny” Berigan, the Bunny Berigan Jazz Jubilee
will be featuring a guest artist along with the terrific bands made up of
excellent musicians.  This year the Jazz
Jubilee is adding the talents of Steve Lilley, Cornet player from St. Louis.  Steve will be a member of the Bunny Berigan
Memorial and heard playing a number with many of the other bands during the
Jazz Jubilee.  He will also be one of the
featured speakers of the weekend, giving a glimpse into the real “Bunny”
Berigan.
         Steve is the leader of the St. Louis
Stompers Classic Jazz Band, having joined the Stompers in 1994.  Over the years he has played with a number of
jazz groups.  In fact, a group he led may
have had the longest name of any trad group in the St. Louis area, The Chamber
Music Society of Greater Lincoln County.  He has performed with numerous jazz bands including ten years with Jean
Kittrell.  He continues to play with the
St. Louis Rivermen, Red Lehr’s Powerhouse Five, and the Old Saint Louis Levee
Band.  A retired high school teacher,
Steve has also written three history books and several magazine articles. Steve
has an engaging smile, a hot cornet, and a sparkling personality that no one
will want to miss as the Bunny Berigan Jazz Jubilee welcomes him to the
festival.
        Also NEW to the festival is an auction
of instruments to fund the scholarship awards.  The awarding of scholarships had not taken place in the last few years
due to a lack of funds, but this auction will kick off a drive to bring that
important part of the festival back.  The
scholarship recognition for students living within Dodge County who are
interested in pursuing a musical career began in 1975.  Donations are welcome and all are encouraged
to put in a bid on the three new instruments offered this year:  an Alto Saxaphone by Le Var, a La Var Trumpet
and a Clarinet.  To bid on one of these
instruments simply go to the web site www.bunnyberiganjazzjubilee.com   Bids will
take until 4 PM on Saturday, May 17, 2014.
       
      
Julie Flemming
N10472 Chief Kuno Trail
Fox Lake, WI 53933
920-928-6094