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<p>I have it on as I write Jim, and am enjoying it very much. Your
post was one of the few which have come through on DJML for what
seems like quite a time.</p>
<p>I'm about equidistant from Birmingham, Manchester and Liverpool
in the UK and have mainly lost touch with the local OKOM scene
since the Covid pandemic seemed like a good time to call a halt to
my active involvement. Jazz is still being played in my area but
the loss of too many good friends over recent years and the
decision to call it a day by others have meany that I'd find it
very difficult to field a band. Having been lucky enough to have a
regular line-up for so long I really didn't want to have to go
back to putting a band of subs out. Equally I must say that I'm
the same age as you and setting out in the early hours of the
morning to drive a considerable distance home lost its charm over
recent times. I'm happy just to look back and be grateful that I
was able to continue something I started in 1958 for so long. <br>
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<p>These are three YouTube videos of one of the bands I played with
in action at what was its final concert in 2010 after the death of
its founder and leader. <br>
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<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=zenith+Hot+stompers+Redwing">https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=zenith+Hot+stompers+Redwing</a><br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4DNJ3PxPUo">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4DNJ3PxPUo</a><br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TB1xfEu82yY">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TB1xfEu82yY</a>
<p>You mail was very welcome and I'm looking forward to listening to
the rest of it. My best wishes to you and to all of a similar
vintage who are still active.</p>
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Best Regards<br>
Keith Garner<br>
The Five Towns Footwarmers
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 24/11/2024 10:58, <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:jim@kashprod.com">jim@kashprod.com</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">I wonder how many folks
still subscribe to our old favorite Jazz Mailing List? I
can’t believe islandnet still support it! Nevertheless,
Jazz is still alive in Madrid where I have been performing
since 1966. Our band, Canal Street Jazz Band, is now
celebrating it’s 57<sup>th</sup> yr performing, and although
the gigs began to lessen with the financial crisis in 2008,
and even more after Covid, we still get one to 2 gigs a
month. We’ve maybe fallen into the dreaded “too respected
to even possibly book” arena, even though we are very
adaptable to costs & situations! I even was presented
as a “legend of Spanish Jazz” during a concert when I
substituted a trombonist at a gig with visiting New Orlean’s
drummer Joe Lastie. I’m only a “legend” because I’m 83, and
been at it for a long time! :><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Anyway, the reason for
sending this post was to give anyone that might be
interested the chance to see a concert we did in Madrid in
early October. The sound guy took about ½ the concert to
get his act together, and actually, the crowd (non Jazz
folk) were the same. I feel, also, that the band was “being
careful” up to past the ½ way mark, only really playing Hot
Jazz after that! Still, it’s a nicely put together set,
although, I somehow chose tunes were the bass & drums
are not well shown off. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">So, if you have an hour,
please go to </span><a
href="https://canal.march.es/es/coleccion/amanecer-jazz-nueva-orleans-chicago-47537"
moz-do-not-send="true"><span lang="EN-US">https://canal.march.es/es/coleccion/amanecer-jazz-nueva-orleans-chicago-47537</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">If you have less time
for us, just go to maybe the 30 min mark. Either way,
please watch on something better than your telephone!!!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Cheers, Jim Kashishian<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><a
href="mailto:jim@kashprod.com" moz-do-not-send="true"
class="moz-txt-link-freetext">jim@kashprod.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Phone & Whatsapp:
+34 609 100 348<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">FaceBook: Canal Street
Jazz Band Madrid<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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