at Milford TV
with host Harry Platcow

Steve’s “Dream Team”, with Jeff Hughes trumpet, John Clark clarinet and bari sax, Ross Petot keyboard, Justin Meyer string bass, and himself, Steve Taddeo on drums,  was televised at  Milford’s new Community Center TV station on South Main Street, to be broadcast locally in Milford, Hopedale, Mendon and Upton, Comcast Channel 8, Verizon 40.   Video

Steve showed his admiration for Gene Krupa with Don’t Be That Way.  Ross introduced Crazy Rhythm with a nice groove, with Clark taking over on clarinet, trumpet comping.  Piano intro with the verse to I’ve Got a Right to Sing The Blues, Jeff Hughes featured on that beautifully toned Yamaha tuneable bell trumpet.

You Do Something To Me, written by Cole Porter, was the first number in Porter’s first fully integrated-book musical Fifty Million Frenchmen (1929).  Ross performed in his specialty stride piano.

Next was some early George Gershwin, I’ll Build a Stairway to Paradise. Nice trumpet.  John Clark took out the baritone sax for Billy Strayhorn’s Day Dream.  Beautiful!

They closed with a barn-burning Dinah, with Steve doing his drum-walk-around to the string bass and sneaking in some of Bob Haggart and Ray Bauduc’s Big Noise From Winnetka, Steve drumming on the string bass, somebody sneaking in the whistling!  It was WILD!

Justin Meyer, a superb free lance bassist, plays full rich tone on acoustic string bass.

A consummate side man, he lifts any band he plays with.

Our favorite ex-DJ, Harry Platcow, now Professional Photographer, features local Jazz musicians at Milford TV several times a month.

Thank you, Harry!!

Steve Taddeo and the Swing Senders with Special Guest Stars – The Midiri Brothers of New Jersey, will present a Live Jazz Concert – Free! at Classic Jazz at Lincoln Center,  Bemis Hall, Bedford Rd. Lincoln MA on Wednesday, May 22 – 7:30.   Mark your calendars!