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| Music Makers -- by Bill Irvin |
Jam Session -- May, 2006
THE CLUBS' JAM SESSION ON APRIL 30, WAS AN ENJOYABLE
AFTERNOON FILLED WITH MANY OF OUR FAVORITE TUNES PLAYED
BY A GROUP OF TALENTED MUSICIANS. ADDING TO THE ENJOYMENT
WAS THE FACT THAT MANY OF THE MUSICIANS PLAYING IN THE
VARIOUS SETS HAVE NOT PLAYED TOGETHER BEFORE BUT
NEVERTHELESS DELIVERED A TIGHT, ORGANIZED STYLE.
AFTERNOON FILLED WITH MANY OF OUR FAVORITE TUNES PLAYED
BY A GROUP OF TALENTED MUSICIANS. ADDING TO THE ENJOYMENT
WAS THE FACT THAT MANY OF THE MUSICIANS PLAYING IN THE
VARIOUS SETS HAVE NOT PLAYED TOGETHER BEFORE BUT
NEVERTHELESS DELIVERED A TIGHT, ORGANIZED STYLE.
` THE MUSICIANS WERE: JIM DAVIS-TRUMPET, AND AL KINNEY-TRUMPET/VOCALS, AID
HARSCH-REEDS, BARRETT TAYLOR-REEDS, AND MIKE KOVACH-REEDS. TROMBONES
INCLUDED JIM HRONEK, RED EVANS, ED BALLINGER AND DAVE BAIR. PIANISTS WERE BILL
PARTHE, JIM EMERT AND BOB BOSTON. RON BENACH PLAYED BANJO AND BASS. DAVE EVANS
PLAYED GUITAR AND Russ MORTUS-BANJO AND VOCALS, AND LOU KUNKLE-BASS. THE
DRUMMERS WERE FRED GILT, JOE MOPCHAK AND JIM CHATTERTON.
SOME OF THE TUNES WERE "DR. JAZZ", “SOUTH", “TIN ROOF BLUES", AND "RADIO". JOVIAL
DAVE BAIR DELIVERED AN UNUSUAL 2-FINGER WHISTLED SOLD ON “WHEN YOU’RE
SMILING". VOCALISTS INCLUDED RON BENACH ON “SOME OF THESE DAY” AND JOHN
TOWNSEND ON "WHEN SHADOWS FALL".
IT WAS A LIVELY 3-HOUR SESSION THAT THE AUDIENCE ENJOYED. GENE GREEN WON THE 50-
50 RAFFLE AND JUDY SHAFFER WON THE FREE AMERICAN RAG SUBSCRIPTION.
HARSCH-REEDS, BARRETT TAYLOR-REEDS, AND MIKE KOVACH-REEDS. TROMBONES
INCLUDED JIM HRONEK, RED EVANS, ED BALLINGER AND DAVE BAIR. PIANISTS WERE BILL
PARTHE, JIM EMERT AND BOB BOSTON. RON BENACH PLAYED BANJO AND BASS. DAVE EVANS
PLAYED GUITAR AND Russ MORTUS-BANJO AND VOCALS, AND LOU KUNKLE-BASS. THE
DRUMMERS WERE FRED GILT, JOE MOPCHAK AND JIM CHATTERTON.
SOME OF THE TUNES WERE "DR. JAZZ", “SOUTH", “TIN ROOF BLUES", AND "RADIO". JOVIAL
DAVE BAIR DELIVERED AN UNUSUAL 2-FINGER WHISTLED SOLD ON “WHEN YOU’RE
SMILING". VOCALISTS INCLUDED RON BENACH ON “SOME OF THESE DAY” AND JOHN
TOWNSEND ON "WHEN SHADOWS FALL".
IT WAS A LIVELY 3-HOUR SESSION THAT THE AUDIENCE ENJOYED. GENE GREEN WON THE 50-
50 RAFFLE AND JUDY SHAFFER WON THE FREE AMERICAN RAG SUBSCRIPTION.
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