[Dixielandjazz] Canal Street Jazz Band

[Marek Boym]

Dear Jim,
You seem surprised at the reactions of the swing dancers;  am not - I've
seen this happen!  And - surprise surprise - the kids dance some very fast
dances as well.
And yes - despite being busy dancing, they are attentive and applaud good
solos, especially those who seat out a number to rest.  And they follow
their "music providers" to non-dancing gigs as well.
Ad that's the right thing to do - go where there are audiences.  Being the
music to the young, and expand the ranks of fans!
Well done, Jim!
Cheers

On 21 June 2016 at 19:01, Jim Kashishian <jim at kashprod.com> wrote:

> Thanks to all the members that contacted me privately about the loss of
> our trumpet player, Pepe.  It was a difficult time.  However, we had a
> gig two days after his burial, and we played some very happy music!  A good
> way to send a friend off!
>
> We had our first encounter last Sunday nite with the Swing dancers crowd.
> There are a number of dancing groups in Madrid, and they dance to live
> bands from time to time.  Must have been a success as we have been just
> contracted by another group for the 1st of July!
>
> Interesting, playing for dancers.  They were very attentive to the band
> (surprising!) and applauded crazily.  Very young crowd.  All well under the
> age of 30.  Doing all the swing steps!  We, of course, held our tempos
> down, and shortened our solos, etc.  Fun!
>
> Our sub trumpet for the last 8 years is now with us.  A Russian kid who
> plays up a storm.  More important...a real nice guy!
>
> The music rolls on..........
>
> Jim
>
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