Hold on tight, miss ida's rollin t'night. Up the heat, summer concrete. With a hot mic, these blues be flowin all right
wednesday august 14th
borough hall plaza
209 joralemon street (at court street):: brooklyn
noon
- featuring -
jim fryer :: trombone
john gill :: banjo
dan levinson :: clarinet
“Mara Kaye’s voice bears a resemblance to Mamie Smith or Sippie Wallace, though with slower tempi, hers is a more introverted style, to which she adds a Betty-Boop-like coy, knowing coquetterie, and a subtlety not apparent on the original records.” -- Seth Gilman, New York City Music Culture Journalist, Examiner.com...
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Hold on tight, miss ida's rollin t'night. Up the heat, summer concrete. With a hot mic, these blues be flowin all right
wednesday august 14th
borough hall plaza
209 joralemon street (at court street):: brooklyn
noon
- featuring -
jim fryer :: trombone
john gill :: banjo
dan levinson :: clarinet
“Mara Kaye’s voice bears a resemblance to Mamie Smith or Sippie Wallace, though with slower tempi, hers is a more introverted style, to which she adds a Betty-Boop-like coy, knowing coquetterie, and a subtlety not apparent on the original records.” -- Seth Gilman, New York City Music Culture Journalist, Examiner.com
“Jim Fryer began his career as age 16 in the Boston area. In the more than 3 decades since, he has toured internationally; recorded as a bandleader and sideman; and played television, radio, theaters, jazz clubs, and concert halls in a variety of musical settings. First and foremost an exceptional jazz trombonist at ease in any style, he has become especially noted as one of the foremost traditional jazz exponents on the scene today”
"A fine supportive player (whether on soprano saxophone, trombone, drums or banjo), John Gill grew up in the same neighborhood that Tony Sbarbaro of the Original Dixieland Jazz Band lived; Sbarbaro has long been his main influence on drums. Gill gained early experience playing with Tony Parenti and grammy winning, Vince Giordano playing drums, banjo and soprano saxophone. A musician of many instruments, John Gill has played alongside some of the greatest musicians New York has had to offer"
“The Mississippi Rag calls Dan Levinson the "in-demand reedman." A specialist in traditional jazz and swing, Dan is indeed one of the most prolific musicians on the scene today, equally at home as both a leader and sideman. During a twenty-year career, he has appeared alongside such prominent artists as Dick Hyman, Mel Tormé, Wynton Marsalis, Ed Polcer, Howard Alden, Joe Ascione, Dan Barrett, Jon-Erik Kellso, Randy Reinhart, Mark Shane, Kevin Dorn, Dick Sudhalter, Frank Vignola, Randy Sandke, and John Cocuzzi.”
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