Jeff Hughes cornet, John Clark clarinet/bari sax, Tom Boates trombone, Jimmy Mazzy banjo/vocals, Ross Petot piano, Rick MacWilliams tuba, Dave Didriksen drums

The Wolverines are busy – new CD out anytime soon, and preparing for their trips to Festivals and their regular summer venues.  They’ve been invited to the Hot Steamed Jazz Festival in Essex, CT, America’s Dixieland Jazz Festival in Olympia, WA, Arizona Classic Jazz Fest.

They will be busy locally this summer: June 1, Melrose (noon-4);  July 9 – Willows at Westboro;  July 29 – Southgate at Shrewsbury; July 30 – Sherborn Center;  August 20 – Norwood;  August 21 – Natick Senior Center

All stellar Jazzmen who invoke the spirit of New Orleans Jazz, we are fortunate that they rehearse with us at the Sherborn Inn!  They began with a new song that will be on the CD coming out the end of this month – Dear Old Girl – for the sentimental Irish.

 

 

Savoy Blues, Jeff raucous on 1954 Long Model, “K-Modified” Selmer cornet, and being Bix Beiderbecke on There’ll Come a Time.  He’s an expert on many famous cornetist and trumpeters, and is known for always wearing a hat.

 

 

 

 

 

 

We have many Jimmy Mazzy vocals, Al Jolson’s California Hear I Come, T’Ain’t So, Jelly Roll Morton’s Sweet Substitute, with Jeff comping, more below.

 

 

 

 

 

This was the 115th anniversary of Duke Ellington’s birthday, so naturally there were some Duke’s: Sweet Mama (they haven’t played before).

1929 Cotton Club, Duke’s, Digga Digga Do let Dave Didriksen go on drums.

 

 

 

Jimmy volcal on Al Jolson’s California Here I Come, backed by bari sax, drum rim-tapping behind him.   Pre-Cotton Club Creole Love Call – Jimmy whistling the Adelaide Hall riff.  A tune Paramount Jazz Band did, and always messed up the beginning: Who Wouldn’t Love You?  The Wolverines don’t mess up.

 

 

 

Tom was featured on Ory’s Creole Trombone.  Magnificent!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

King Oliver recorded Olga in 1930 on Victor, Rick recreating the tuba solo, great New Orleans polyphony by front line.  This is a song that nobody ever plays.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Panama is one of our favorite Ragtime Marches, Jimmy Scatting, John Clark on that monster baritone saxophone.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ross was featured with the Trio on a more modern tune, In a MellowTone, stride piano giving it a Ragtime feel, joined by Jeff on cornet at close.

 

 

A no-holds-barred rendition of Sunset Café Stomp had all the feet tapping.  The first tune John Clark ever heard that captivated him and moved him toward Traditional Jazz was Mugsy Spanier^‘s I’m Sorry I Made You Cry.   Mood Indigo, Clark on low register clarinet, Jim vocal, soft muted trombone and cornet.   They hit all our favorites!  They closed with a Spanish beat on Oriental Man.  

Look above for all the places this marvelous Traditional Jazz Band will be playing this year.  Also check our calendars, and get on John Clark’s email list: jazzbnd@aol.com He sends out email updates once a month to everyone on his list.