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Hot Steamed Jazz 2013 – Gospel Sunday

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The Sundary Revival Band

The Sunday Revival Band

Gospel Sunday, with the Reverent  Jeff Barnhart  (Rev. Josh Crowell couldn’t be here.)

Jeff Barnhart piano, Noel Kaletsky clarinet, Al Bernard sousaphone, Lou Bocciarelli string bass, Jamil Jorge trombone, Tom Palinko drums, Jane Campedelli vocals.  “Jazz knows no age.  Jamil  just graduated from college, and he’s playing fine trombone.”

Jeff started on piano with Just a Little While to Stay Here.  Before going into his homily, he thanked the appreciative audience for clapping in 2-4 time.  “Those that clap in 1-3 time are doing a polka.”

Sunday Band, Noel Kaletsky alto sax

Sunday Band, Noel Kaletsky alto sax

Down By The Riverside, with Noel on rip-roaring alto sax.   He’s Got The Whole World in His Hands,  Lead Me, a tune that came from Freddy’s  J.P.  Alessi Band.
Appropriate spirituals on this beautiful sunny Sunday!

Barnhart reading from script

Reverent Jeff Barnhart

Jeff’s sermon was a script he prepared appropriately for this Sunday, with the  Theme “Sharing Gifts”, which is what these musicians are all about.

Jeff said he was petrified when he learned he was leading the Gospel, so he Googled the internet, looking for a Jazz connection, and found  Psalm 150 was appropriate.  “Praise the Lord with lute, harps, cymbals, Praise the Lord with song.”

All clapping with hands in the air

Revival Meeting

 

Bob Seeley was helping him in the front row with his tambourine.
“I’ve got joy like a fountain in my soul.”  Just voices and drums – our own revival meeting.  Amen!!

 

Skip Hughes singing

Skip Hughes sings hymn

 

 

Skip Hughes stepped up with his formidable voice on Old Rugged Cross. It was a spontaneous epiphany.

 

 

 

Noel Kaletsky – Just a Closer Walk with Thee, in beautiful low-register clarinet, with Lou plucking string bass.  Palinko watched Noel carefully, nobody knows what he’ll do next.  His clarinet wrapped it up, rising way up to heaven.

Jane Campedelli  sang Amazing Grace,  with Noel Kaletsky backing her. They make a marvelous team, starting reverently and ending in a wild boogie.

Janie singing reveretnly

Jane Campedelli sings Amazing Grace

“Everybody’s going to have a wonderful time up there.”  She knows all the verses:
Everybody’s gonna have religion in glory,
Everbody’s gonna be singing that story,
Everybody’s gonna have a wonderful time up there,
(BASE) Oh, glory hallelujah!
Brother, there’s reckoning a coming in the morning,
Better get you ready cause I’m giving you warning,
Everbody’s gonna have a wonderful time up there.
This Little Light of Mine, Jane Skip and Jeff singing a capella.  (You had to be there!)

Skip, Jeff and Janie sing a capella

Skip, Jeff and Janie sing a capella

Bob Seeley also played an Amazing Grace on piano, first slowly, then with great drama,  moving into Boogie Woogie.
Video from Amazing Grace 2012: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iz6d6XaR1hc

The tent really felt like a chapel.  Finale was The Saints, ladies with parasols marching up and down the aisles.  Shirley Bombaci was having a great time!

ladies marching with parasols, Shirley Bombaci clapping along beside them

Marching parasols

Bob Seeley was right in the middle of them, dancing around with his tambourine.

Bob Seeley, marching and slapping his tambourine

Bob Seeley, marching and slapping his tambourine

Great Job, Reverent Barnhart!!

On with the 2014 Traditional/Dixieland Jazz Festival!!

 

Hot Steamed Jazz Festival 2013 – Wolverine Jazz Band

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videos by Eric Devine (some are only highlighted)

7-pc Dixieland Band

John Clark’s Wolverine Jazz Band

The Wolverine Jazz Band has finally become recognized as one of the top Traditional and Dixieland Jazz Bands.  It’s been a long time coming, since John Clark stepped in to fill in the reed section of the Paramount Jazz Band in 1994.

In his own words:
“I started at the Holiday Inn when Ray invited me to his 1994 Christmas party there – I thought it was an actual party and not a performance, so it was a good thing I thought to throw my bari in the car – it turned out to be an audition (I had played in a casual group with Ray the summer before). Apparently I passed, because I was put on the regular rotation after that (I believe the Christmas gig was the last local gig for both Gary Rodberg and Steve Wright – I think they both moved away within a week or so). That led to my subbing for Steve with the Paramount J.B. on the England tour in June, 1995.”

John continued his studies at Connecticut College, and soon formed the Wolverine Jazz Band, with its own ‘Bix’, Jeff Hughes on cornet and trumpet,Tom Boates trombone, Ross Petot piano, Jimmy Mazzy banjo/vocals, Rick MacWilliams tuba, Dave Didriksen drums.

They have since been invited to the Bar Harbor Jazz Festival,  America’s Dixieland Festival, Olympia; Arizona Classic Jazz Festival, Summit Jazz Festival, Hot Steamed Jazz Festival.

They kicked off this session with a tune Santo Pecora, trombone, played with the New Orleans Rhythm Kings. Check out our own Santo Pecora! She’s Crying For Me,.

Jimmy starts a swinging 1920’s Dardanella,

Jimmy on banjo and vocals

Jimmy sings Yellow Dog Blues

 

 

The one and only Jimmy Mazzy singing in the 1919 W. C. Handy’s Yellow Dog Blues.

(People in New England don’t jump up out of their seats and holler like the West Coast Trad Jazz Fans on Yellow Dog Blues.)

 

 

Sweet Jenny Lee is on one of the Woverines’ many CDs.  Clark dug out the bari sax.

The Rhythm Boys keep the band jumping.

drummer Dave Didriksen

Dave Dickriksen

Rick MacWilliams tuba - file photo

Rick MacWilliams

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

They stole a tune from Clarence Williams – “You can never get enough from him.” Cushion Foot Stomp, with Jimmy vocal, Dave wrapped it up with a loud crash cymbal.

The Halfway House Orchestra did this old chestnut in the 1920’.  Wolverines updated it to 1925 style. Let Me Call You Sweetheart, Ross marvelous on stride piano.

trombone player Tom Boates sings vocal

Tom Boates

 

 

They moved to ‘western swing’ with a tune played by Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys, with Tom Boates’ captivating vocal.  Cherokee Maiden, backed by Dave’s Native American drum beat.

 

 

Ross was back in stride with a hard driving tempo on Duke’s Street Beat CD, Birmingham Breakdown.  Fabulous muted trombone and baritone sax.

Trumpet and banjo kicked off Irving Berlin’s 1929 Waiting at the End of the Road, featuring Jimmy; nice tight ensemble on Jimmy Blythe’s 1920’s Oriental Man.

The Wolverine Jazz Band plays at least once a month at the Sherborn Inn’s Tuesday Night Jazz, and always to a full-house.  For their schedule, best get on John’s email list at jazzbnd@aol.com

Dr. John Clark and his Wolverine Jazz Band have a bright future ahead of them!!
Wolverine Jazz Band – Massachusetts

Hot Steamed Jazz Festival – 2013

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2014 Hot Steamed Jazz Festival is
June 20, 21, 22

The Hot Steamed Jazz Festival June 21-23 at the Valley Railroad in Essex Connecticut was a complete SUCCESS – and Shirley Bombaci is now looking for an appropriate date in 2014 for a repeat performance!  The spirits were with us this year with perfect sunshine, a slight breeze, and to top it all off, a Super Full Moon.

Shirley Bombaci with a big smile

Shirley Bombaci

 

Shirley and the Committee worked tirelessly all year to pull the Festival together.   President/Chair Shirley Bombaci, Vice President Bob Brummett, Treasurer Nina Sulinski, Secretary Beth Fitzsimmons; Members: Sue Brummett, Marge Olmstead, Nancy Loader (publicity) and Joanne Sousa who assembled the many volunteers.  (They could have used more volunteers – Leo Martin was setting up the chairs on Thursday by himself.)

Music was top priority, they skipped frills like badges, expensive programs.  The Friday night crowd was light, but Saturday and Sunday made up for it.

Eric Devine Videos

Jeff Barnhart on piano

Jeff Barnhart

 

Gospel Sunday
Rev. Crowell couldn’t make it this year, so Jeff Barnhart was appointed temporary minister for  He searched the internet for appropriate passages, and God answered him with Amazing Grace!

 

Jeff Barnhart leaning completely across piano in front of Bob Seeley

Jeff Barnhart and Bob Seeley Duet

 

Jeff  and Bob Seeley managed to get together for a short 4-handed Boogie-Woogie.

 

 

Joel in straw hat dancing with lady

Joel Silvestro and partner

 

Joel Silvestro was spotted on the dance floor, still demonstrating his marvelous dancing style.

 

 

 

THE BANDS at the 2013 Hot Steamed Jazz Festival included:

Festival All Stars, led by Jeff Barnhart.  They started out Friday night with four people, including indefatigable Noel Kaletsky, who never stopped playing until the last note on Sunday!   By Sunday, the Fest Band had a full stage.

Noel plays Sleep

Dan Levinson was here for the 16th year, bringing in a new generation of talented musicians, Dan Levinson’s Millenium All Stars from New York.  We hope they will  introduce Traditional Jazz to their peers at various venues there.

Bob Seeley will be 85 in September, that that hasn’t slowed this boogie-meister down at all!

The Midiri Brothers are entertainers as well as accomplished musicians.  They are always crowd pleasers.

Ben Mauger   is a Hot Steamed favorite, with a new clarinet player this year in Ben Mauger’s Speakeasy Six.

Route 17 Stompers  were Art Hovey’s Sugarfoot Youth Band.  All but a few of his Sugarfoot alumni have moved on to higher education, hopefully as professional musicians.  Art is starting fresh with a whole new crew, mostly from Durham CT,  who are already showing great promise, even a new Louis Armstrong and King Oliver.  Some of his alumni were here to support the new group.

Heartbeat Dixieland Jazz Band was augmented by Skip Hughes, Jane Campedelli, and Ben Griffin.  With a new manager  in charge of publicity,  Karen Senn – Watch Out! This band is going places.

Ladies marching with parasols, Shirley right beside them

Parasol Parade, with Shirley

The Wolverine Jazz Band has been practicing their performance on us at the Sherborn Inn for the last few months, and did not disappoint.  This is a New England favorite, and has been invited to festivals all over the country.  Dr. John Clark and this band have a great future!

Galvanized Jazz Band was also joined by Jane Campedelli.  We missed Bob Price golden voice and banjo.  Steve Keeler, Jazz Guitar subbed for Bob.  You’ll be hearing more from him!  Our own Sophie Tucker, Jane Campedelli was back from Florida, belting out tunes with the Galvanized and many other bands.

The Jazz Jesters from Cape Cod led by Jeff Hughes.  Jeff has many bands playing music from the 20’s through the 50’s.  The Jazz Jesters delve into the Jazz Decades of the 20’s and 30’s, (much as Ray Smith does every Sunday on www.wgbh.org 8-9pm.)

Funky Butt Jazz Band is led by Pierce Campbell, known for his finger-style guitar work and singing. He was appointed Connecticut State Troubadour for 2007-2008.

Bob Seeley leads more parasols with his tambourine

Bob Seeley leads more parasols with his tambourine

Proceeds from this festival benefited Paul Newman’s Hole In The Wall Gang Camp, celebrating its 25th Anniversary this year. www.holeinthewallgang.org

In 1988, Paul Newman opened The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp in Connecticut so that children coping with serious illnesses could have a special hideout where they could simply be kids.  Music fans contributed in special cups placed at each tent, and there was a raffle of baskets full of items from the Camp.

The Committee may have skipped many of the frills, but there were Hot Steamed Festival Tee Shirts and Polo Shirts available at a very reasonable price.  There will be more great bands next year.  We hope more volunteers will step up.  How about it??

Thank you Shirley Bombaci and Crew for persevering and giving us another weekend of great Traditional and Dixieland Jazz.  See you all next year!

Marce

HOT STEAMED JAZZ FESTIVAL IN ESSEX JUNE 21, 22 AND 23

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(Essex, CT) — Experience New Orleans style traditional jazz in Connecticut as The Hot Steamed Jazz Festival turns up the heat, during the weekend of June 21, 22 and 23. Proceeds from the festival, which is located at the Essex Steam Train, benefit The Hole In The Wall Gang Camp in Ashford, CT, founded by the late Paul Newman.

More than 13 bands, ranking in the Top 20 in jazz polls for their instrumentation will perform in simultaneous sessions under two tents on the grounds, adjacent to the Steam Train. A Gospel service, which is free and open to all, is scheduled for Sunday, June 23 at 10:30 am and, in addition to the Festival All Star Band, features vocalists Jane Campedelli of Florida and Connecticut’s own child vocalist Jason Senn of Essex.

The festival takes place rain or shine. Seating is provided under the tents.
Friday 5-10:45pm – Saturday 10am-4:45pm  5-10:45pm  –  Sunday 10am-4:45pm

THE BANDS scheduled to appear at the  2013 Hot Steamed Jazz Festival include:

 

A complete band performance schedule is available at the festival’s website, www.hotsteamedjazz.com.

 

Food and concessions such as popcorn, coffee and soda are available at the festival. Guests are invited to bring their own beer and wine. No hard liquor is allowed.

 

Festival sponsors include:

Essex Savings Bank/Essex Financial Services
Clark Corporation
David Florence
Bob Johnson
Bob’s Discount Furniture
Glenn Connolly
Arris
Karen Torrenti
Shore Discount Liquors
as well as individual sponsors

 

Ticket prices per person are $100 for the full weekend sessions; $60 for an all-day Saturday pass (11 am – 10:30 pm); $35 for the Friday afternoon, Saturday afternoon, Saturday evening or Sunday sessions.  Youth tickets under age 12 are $8.00.

To purchase tickets, call 1-800-348-0003 or visit the festival website at www.hotsteamedjazz.com.

Proceeds benefit the Hole in the Wall Jazz Camp

Hot Steamed 2012