[Dixielandjazz] Capital Focus

[Justin Au]

Hi Jim et al,

The director of the Capital Focus Band is Dave Robinson, who is close to releasing his new curriculum kit which will show school band directors how to teach their students traditional jazz. I believe it will be distributed to all attendees of his presentation at the next JEN (Jazz Educators Network) conference.

Justin
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> Date: Mon, 25 Aug 2014 18:39:30 +0200
> From: "Jim Kashishian" <jim at kashprod.com>
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> In July of 2011, Don Robertson (DJML member) brought his group, Capital
> Focus Jazz band, through Madrid.  It is a group formed of young people
> around the age of 15.  They played at a local club in between our sets, and
> of course joined with our band, also.
> 
> Travelling with them was a young clarinetist who I noted at the time was
> very good.  He dropped by last nite, this time on his own and of course that
> much older & that much better.  Fine clarinetist.  I threw some hard tunes
> at him, with some pretty strange endings...he caught them all!  Good ear.
> 
> His name is Ricky.  Perhaps Don can add in his last name & how he can be
> reached, in case anyone is looking for a very nice guy and a good clarinet
> for their band in the New York area?
> 
> He did all the right things for a sit in...contacted me by email before,
> shook hands with all the members of our band (really, many don't speak to
> any others than just me...as though the others don't exist!), noted how many
> choruses we normally did & stuck to that, and was generally very enjoyable
> to have on stage.  I'd say that Don is doing a very good job with those
> young people.
> 
> Jim
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