[Tradjazz] Trad Jazz on the Radio

[trevor rippingale]

Henry N, 
                Yes, audiences have aged, as have many of the players (those who are stil alive, that is !). But isn't it great to see the young players coming on in traditional jazz and swing styles, such as 
   (i) JOSH DUFFEE AND HIS ORCHESTRA in Davenport, Iowa. He's 27 now, but has been organising his Jean Goldkette re-creation orchestra (and several smaller goups) for five or six years now....using 15 or so young players (20s/30s) of high musical standard from that area. Oh that there were more like Josh, not only playing the music well, but enthusing his own age-group to actively participate ...not just listen to junk on their ipods their ipods.
(ii) SAM MILITICH AND THE CLEARWATER HOTCLUB.(Wisconsin) Now 21 years of age, virtuoso guitarist/pianist/composer Sam has already achieved an international reputation for his re-creations of Django Reinhardt guitar/violin music, which he's been doing for several years now. He even induced his father and uncle (both top musos on bass and rhythm guitar respectively) to take an interest in the Django repertoire and join his group, which is wonderful to shear in live concertperformance.  Sam's several  CDs are outstanding.
(iii) AARON WEINSTEIN (New York). At 19 years of age, this gifted jazz violinist's ARBORS recording backed by the Pizzarellis, Houston Person, Nicki Parrott and Joe Ascione has to be heard to be believed for one so young.
(iv) MICHAEL MCQUADE (Melbourne Australia). Still  in his early 20s, Michael has already established himself around Australia as  Australia's leading re-creator of 20s 30 40s hot jazz. He's been wowing jazz concert and jazz club audiences since his mid teens.He plays cornet, clarinet and all the saxophones, arranges and transcribes all his own music. He leads "The Red Hot Syncopators", a  9-piece band, plus swing groups, whose CDs are just wonderful : you'd think they were an authentic 20s/30s group of highly experienced jazz men (and women). Their lead tenor sax and their trombonist are girls in their mid 20s, playing hot driving stuff, The trombonist's sir-name by the way is "Liston", though not related to the great Melba Liston.
                   Now all we need is for some media people to market and promote them, and we may see their own generation taking an interest on hearing them at festivals (pie in the sky?).
                    Can we hear of other young up and coming players from members of this list please ?
                      Trevor Rippingale 
                           (New Wolverines, Sydney, Australia)  
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Henred at aol.com 
  To: tradjazz at list.okom.com 
  Sent: Wednesday, September 27, 2006 3:02 AM
  Subject: Re: [Tradjazz] Trad Jazz on the Radio


  Hello Bruce!

      Your comments are right on the money. Unfortunately, the average age of our audience is deceased. The music is still great, but it hasn't been "young peoples' music" for many years.

                                                                                                              Henry N.


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