[Dixielandjazz] N.O

[Marek Boym]

Hi Dave,
I believe that the Merseys are still arond, albeit with a slightly
different personnel - time takes its toll!  At least - it was until a few
years ago.  As late as 2010 it still featured at least one founder member
(since 1949!).
In the early '60's, the Beatless were an intermission group in the band's
club.
Cheers

On 11 May 2015 at 13:00, domitype . <domitype at gmail.com> wrote:

> That sort of reminds me of an experience I had when I was travelling
> through England about 30 years ago.
>
> I was visiting Becky Stringer (the daughter of the late clarinetist John
> Stringer and also a noted local rock bass player) in Liverpool and she
> suggested that we go see the Merseysippi Jazz Band for their weekly show.
> During their break I was introduced by Becky to the band as a jazz tuba
> player from the States. They invited me to sit in for a song - the String
> Bass player had a banged up old tuba he used for a occasional number - I
> gave it a try and it seemed to be playable. They called "Chimes Blues" and
> everything went well - however, the audience seem to be a bit shocked. I
> didn't think I was doing anything unusual and they asked me to play another
> song (forgot what that one was, but it also was good.)
>
> It turned out that they had never heard a tuba being played "musically" for
> a jazz song - just honking and blats that the Bass player was able to do!
>
> I was invited to move to Liverpool and play as often as I wanted...  that
> didn't happen, but it was a fun night!
>
> Dave Richoux
>
> On Mon, May 11, 2015 at 1:52 AM, Patrick Ladd <patrickjladd at hotmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Thanks everyone who sent details of music in NO. I have passed it all on.
> > Makes me a little sad that I shall never go there again myself. I
> remember
> > my first visit more years ago than I like to remember. There was jazz in
> > every bar down Bourbon Street, no rock n roll, and kids were buck and
> > wingin` in the street.
> > I remember that a friend and I walked into  bar just as the band were
> > having a break, leaving only the piano player. My mate, who had a good
> > voice and played good chord guitar wandered onto the stage and asked if
> the
> > pianist knew a particular number. Its an old Bessie Smith number,
> explained
> > Bill. Sing it, said the pianist. Bill began to hum it, the pianist picked
> > it up and Bill began to sing.The rest was like a bad `B` movie. The band
> > wandered back on stage one by one, picking up their instruments and
> > joining  in. The leader came on,picked up his trumpet and the whole band
> > with Bill in full voice played the whole thing out,
> > The leader went to the mic. and said `We play this stuff all the time and
> > then we get a bloody Limey come in and  show us how to sing the blues.
> The
> > whole place, including the band gave Bill a standing ovation.
> > Bill is dead now but I think that moment was the musical highlight of his
> > life. I miss him
> >
> > Pat
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