[Dixielandjazz] djml not dead, just resting!

[jim at kashprod.com]

Good to see that djml was not actually dead, maybe just resting.  I see we
have a newish member (to me, anyway!), Andrew Homzy, who might stir those
more learned members into life, to answer his enquiries.  I, for one, have
never dealt much with the history of what I do, other than listening to
those I was impressed/influenced by.  I get my kicks from just playing this
stuff, but respect those that wish to dig deeper.  

 

Good to hear from old friends Norman Vickers, Phil Wilkin, Jack Wiard, and
Ron L’Herault.  I see another name I didn’t recognize, James Converse.  Last
correspondence, I believe, on djml was in April when Patrick Skiffington
wrote about Jim Maihack´s passing.  A bit earlier, in March, there was a
short bout on djml, but little since.  Maybe we can keep it going a bit now.
I can’t add a lot, other than what my band is up to.

 

Here in Madrid, we recently played a private dinner party at a Tablao de
Flamenco (Flamenco Club).  That was a first for our band, and it was fun
playing in a joint where the acoustics were so good.  Plus, we had those
great straight backed straw & wood chairs behind us (that the Flamenco
people sit bolt upright on!).  One of those chairs served well for my “foot
stunt” I mentioned earlier.  By the way, I copied that trick from Bob
Havens, so I tend to refute any type of complaint that it is just “circus”!
If someone as good as Havens was did it, that’s good enough for me.
Besides, audiences love it.  I can manage a fairly musical solo with the
slide between my toes, so there you have it!

 

We are in for two nites next week at Madrid’s most famed jazz club:  Café
Central.  It’s right in the center of the touristy part of town.  We’ve
played there since they opened their doors some 35 yrs ago.  They managed to
get through the pandemic lay off, and are doing well.  We do 2  one hour
concerts each nite, with an hour in between when they serve us a dinner.
Nice gig!

 

Jim

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